by Kenny Stancil, staff writer "If you actively campaign against majority opinion on healthcare during a pandemic, don't be surprised that voters don't like it," warned one journalist, looking ahead to runoff races in Georgia.
by Julia Conley, staff writer Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday discussed multiple reasons for rejecting centrist Democrats' claims that the embrace of progressive policies led to lackluster election results for the party.
by Jessica Corbett, staff writer Stop the Money Pipeline coalition pressures executives at major banks, insurance companies, and asset managers to call out his behavior.
by Julia Conley, staff writer People aboard the Russian icebreaker ship 50 Years of Victory in 2018 believed the time capsule they placed in ice in the Arctic Circle would stay there for at least three decades—and were shocked to learn this week that the container has already been uncovered.
by Brett Wilkins, staff writer Local police and the FBI launched an investigation after two men with unlicensed guns who drove from Virginia were arrested near a site of the ongoing vote count in the 2020 election.
by Julia Conley, staff writer "I don't show up and talk about myself," says Maxmin, who this week unseated the state's Republican Senate Minority Leader. "I really try and listen and make sure that the voices that I hear are reflected in our campaign."
by Jake Johnson, staff writer "Former top White House aide is advocating for the murder of two government officials for being disloyal to Donald Trump."
by Jake Johnson, staff writer "The GOP is telling the nation, on cable television, that it installed its 6-3 Supreme Court majority in order to steal elections. Believe them."
by Norman Solomon Without a strong progressive program as a rudder, the Biden presidency will be awash in much the same old rhetorical froth and status-quo positions that have so often caused Democratic incumbents to founder, bringing on GOP electoral triumphs.
by Jonathan Cook T he US empire’s insatiable greed and determination to colonise every last inch of the planet, if only with our waste products, is gradually killing the life-systems we depend on.
by John Lynch We have to switch the energy sources powering farms and food production from fossil fuels to renewables, while halting the deforestation that creates new farmland.
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