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September 26, 2023

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NY Judge Rules Trump Defrauded Banks, Insurers by Overvaluing His Worth and Assets

New York Attorney General Letitia James, who brought the civil suit against the former president, says Trump at times overvalued his assets by as much as $2.2 billion.

Supreme Court Rejects Alabama Bid to Impose Racially Rigged Congressional Map

As the Alabama ACLU noted, the state must now create a second district "where Black voters have an opportunity to elect a candidate of their choice by the 2024 elections."

With 98% Support, SAG-AFTRA Video Game Performers Vote to Authorize a Strike

"The result of this vote shows our membership understands the existential nature of these negotiations," union president Fran Drescher said.

FTC Hits Amazon With 'One of the Most Important Antitrust Cases in US History'

"Breaking up Amazon is key to repairing the online market and opening the way for competition," said one expert.

Jessica Corbett

In Historic First, Biden Walks Picket Line With Striking UAW Workers

"You deserve what you've earned, and you've earned a hell of a lot more than you're getting paid now," President Joe Biden told Michigan autoworkers.

'A Trainwreck': House GOP to Hold Biden Impeachment Hearing as Shutdown Nears

"MAGA House leaders are holding baseless impeachment hearings against President Biden to deflect attention from the ongoing major legal efforts to hold Trump and his cronies accountable."

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IEA Says 'Unprecedented' Clean Energy Surge Has Kept Key Warming Target Alive

Fetterman to Return Menendez Donation... in 'Envelopes Stuffed With $100 Bills'

Senate Dems Want to Cancel All Student Lunch Debt—A 'Term So Absurd That It Shouldn't Even Exist'

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Opinion

Democrats Walking the Picket Lines vs. Anti-Worker Republicans

The UAW is fighting for worker rights. At least one major political party is standing with them.

It's Been a Year and We Still Don't Know Who Blew Up the Nord Stream Pipeline

Increasingly it seems that those in many Western governments and mainstream media outlets would rather not solve this ongoing mystery.

Kelley Beaucar Vlahos

Professional Psychology, 22 Years After 9/11

Decades of prior research by social psychologists had already identified human tendencies likely to lead to poor choices in the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. So what went wrong and where are we now?

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