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Manchin Asks Big Oil CEOs to Help Push Through Dirty Deal as Opposition Grows
Joe Manchin is reportedly calling in oil and gas executives to build GOP support for his anti-environmental side deal.
Report: 17 of 18 Pro-Democracy Bills Were Killed by Filibuster This Congress
The report lends evidence to arguments that the filibuster erodes democracy.
GOP Election Officials Block Abortion Rights Ballot Initiative in Michigan
Two officials' votes threaten a proposal that garnered a record-shattering 753,759 signatures from residents this year.
We Need a New Language of Resistance Amid Far Right’s Calls for Civil War
The left must accentuate and embrace a language that is forward-looking and offers the possibility for real change.
Virginia Judge Throws Out Republican Attempt to Ban Book About LGBTQ People
The suit went further than other ban attempts, seeking to outright ban the sale of two books in the state.
Republicans Are Deleting Anti-Abortion Views From Their Campaign Sites
Republicans who promoted themselves as staunch anti-abortionists are taking a softer tone to widen their appeal.
Chomsky: Maintaining Class Inequality at Any Cost Is GOP’s Guiding Mission
The Republican Party has been waging a war on the working class for decades -- and it’s not letting up.
GOP Candidate Says the Climate Bill Is Bad Because “We’ve Got Enough Trees”
The baffling statement adds to a list of spurious and false criticisms that the GOP has raised over the climate bill.
Conservative Group Led by Man Behind Far Right Supreme Court Got $1.6B Donation
The funds were given to a group led by Leonard Leo, who has had a major hand in the GOP’s packing of the Supreme Court.
Republicans Say They’ll Go After Labor Movement If They Take Control of House
Likely sensing the power of the labor movement, the GOP has compiled a shortlist of labor officials to go after.