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Cori Bush Is the Real MVP
The congresswoman’s protest on the steps of the Capitol helped force the Biden administration to extend the eviction moratorium.
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Acting Boston Mayor Kim Janey Has a Point About Freedom Papers and Vaccine Mandates
I get why people are trying to drag her, but her fears aren’t wrong.
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Tennessee Republicans Want to Withhold Money From Schools That Teach Critical Race Theory—Even Though They Aren’t
Schools could lose up to $5 million in funding for teaching CRT, even though there is no evidence that schools in Tennessee are even teaching CRT.
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Cuomo Ain’t Gonna Survive This Time
State and federal Democrats are calling on the New York governor to resign or face impeachment after AG Letitia James’ damning report.
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Former President Obama Scales Back 60th Birthday Celebration as Delta Variant Spreads
The forever president and first lady had planned a star-studded affair at their Martha’s Vineyard estate. Now it will be a party for family and close friends.
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What Shontel Brown’s Win and Nina Turner’s Loss Say About the State of the Democratic Party
Basically not much at this point, because progressives are still a force.
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The Beginning and End of My 11-Year Relationship With My Father
My first Father’s Day without my dad is making me reflect on loving complicated family members who hurt and love us
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Documents Show That Explosives and Weapons Were Found Near Right-Wing Protests and Events
Of course, explosives and weapons are being found at far-right rallies across the country. We really didn’t need the Guardian to tell us this, but the news outlet did obtain documents via the Freedom of Information Act and a transparency organization called Property of the People, that outlines how law enforcement have located arms at…
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Family Member of Robert E. Lee Joins Fight to Have Confederate Statue Removed
That we even have to debate whether a statue of Robert E. Lee should exist tells us how backwards many people in America are. Of course, four years of Donald Trump and his racism certainly didn’t help. If people are willing to travel to Washington, D.C., to take down the government, they certainly aren’t going…
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Derek Chauvin's Lawyer Seeks New Trial
Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder for killing George Floyd weeks ago, but his defense lawyers are already trying to get a new trial. Eric Nelson said in a four-page document that a number of errors were made during the trial, including mistakes made by Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill, prosecutorial and juror misconduct, intimidation…
