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Donald Trump speaks on the right while Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani look on in the background.

Trump Threatens America: Reelect Me, or Else Trump Threatens America: Reelect Me, or Else

His plan, aided by the GOP, is to use any means necessary to remain in power despite having lost popular legitimacy.

Sep 29, 2020 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky

Tamika Palmer holds her first up in front of a mural of Breonna Taylor's face

Justice for Breonna Taylor Justice for Breonna Taylor

We’ve been telling you we can’t breathe, so we knew not to hold our breath. Yet due process is something that never seems to come due for us.

Sep 29, 2020 / Charles Booker

Colombian police

Colombians Take On Their Militarized Police Colombians Take On Their Militarized Police

The police killing of an unarmed civilian in Bogotá has brought a new scrutiny to police violence in the country.

Sep 28, 2020 / Christina Noriega

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Lindsey Lindsey

The way the Graham crackers.

Sep 28, 2020 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

Trump and McConnell Are Undoing the Supreme Court’s Constitutional Legitimacy

Trump and McConnell Are Undoing the Supreme Court’s Constitutional Legitimacy Trump and McConnell Are Undoing the Supreme Court’s Constitutional Legitimacy

A rush to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the eve of an election jeopardizes the credibility of the judicial branch.

Sep 28, 2020 / John Nichols

One Black Lives Matter Protest in Rural New York Opens the Door to Change

One Black Lives Matter Protest in Rural New York Opens the Door to Change One Black Lives Matter Protest in Rural New York Opens the Door to Change

In the months since a Black Lives Matter protest in Catskill, N.Y., one of the march’s organizer has decided to run for office. Change is coming to the rural town.

Sep 28, 2020 / All Politics Is Local / Karen Rothmyer

Undocumented Immigrants Are Still Suffering With No Federal Relief

Undocumented Immigrants Are Still Suffering With No Federal Relief Undocumented Immigrants Are Still Suffering With No Federal Relief

Undocumented immigrants have had to fend for themselves during the coronavirus crisis.

Sep 28, 2020 / Photo Essay / Mary Ann Koruth

Amy Coney Barrett’s Extremist Religious Beliefs Merit Examination

Amy Coney Barrett’s Extremist Religious Beliefs Merit Examination Amy Coney Barrett’s Extremist Religious Beliefs Merit Examination

Her Catholicism is irrelevant. The worldview of the fringe right-wing sect she has grown up in definitely isn’t.

Sep 26, 2020 / Joan Walsh

Countdown: 38 Days Until the Election

Countdown: 38 Days Until the Election Countdown: 38 Days Until the Election

Democracy is on the line.

Sep 26, 2020 / OppArt / Sue Coe

Amy Coney Barrett Is an Extremist—Just Not the Kind You Think

Amy Coney Barrett Is an Extremist—Just Not the Kind You Think Amy Coney Barrett Is an Extremist—Just Not the Kind You Think

The problem with Trump’s Supreme Court nominee has nothing to do with her strongly held religious beliefs and everything to do with her right-wing Republican ones.

Sep 25, 2020 / Elie Mystal

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