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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) speaks to reporters following the weekly Republican policy luncheon on Capitol Hill on May 25, 2021 in Washington, D.C.

by Robert Reich
The GOP is increasingly defined not by its shared beliefs but by its shared delusions. This right-wing political party puts us all in peril.

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Protestors in support of former President Donald Trump gather outside Veterans Memorial Coliseum where ballots from the 2020 general election wait to be counted on May 1, 2021 in Phoenix. The Maricopa County ballot recount comes after two election audits found no evidence of widespread fraud in Arizona. (Photo: Courtney Pedroza/Getty Images)

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"We urge members of Congress to do whatever is necessary—including suspending the filibuster—in order to pass national voting and election administration standards."



French President Emmanuel Macron takes photos with his smartphone from a document held by German Chancellor Angela Merkel

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The public is being left in the dark as to the demands, influencing strategies, and full firepower of the Big Pharma lobby at a time when the debate over who gets to keep monopoly control of Covid-19 patents is raging."



A Zyklon B container is displayed at the KL Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp museum in Poland. (Photo: Michael Hanke/WikiMedia Commons)

by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"Let that sink in for a minute," said Sister Helen Prejean, a prominent death penalty abolitionist. "Then take action."



U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem on May 25, 2021.

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It's unconscionable that they ask. It would be even worse if we give it."



A sign for the Department of Justice is seen ahead of a news conference at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. on January 12, 2021. (Photo: Sarah Silbiger/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"DOJ Antitrust is run by people promoted under Trump/Barr!" said Jeff Hauser of the Revolving Door Project, which urged Biden to quickly name regulators "who will take on Big Tech monopolies."



A worker prepares packages for delivery at an Amazon warehouse on September 4, 2014 in Brieselang, Germany.

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Amazon's abysmal health and safety record is not an accident," the report states.



Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks during a hearing in Washington, D.C. on January 27, 2021.

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We must pass S. 1, the For The People Act. The future of American democracy is at stake."



A father wears an ankle bracelet as he is cared for in an Annunciation House facility after being reunited with his son on July 25, 2018 in El Paso, Texas

by Julia Conley, staff writer
"The technologies that these programs employ only further entrench the criminalization of immigration and pose barriers to social and economic wellbeing."




by Julia Conley, staff writer
"Democrats backed themselves into a corner a long time ago when they began sacrificing bold action for marginal wins," said People's Action. "Our 2022 strategy will finally kick this habit."


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Waiting in line for food in Cuba. (Photo: UPI.com)

by Medea Benjamin
Biden ignores the crisis in Cuba at his own peril.



A mob storms the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. Senate Republicans have used the filibuster to block an official investigation of that day. (Photo: Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

by Jesse Jackson
The scope of what they won't do is breathtaking.



 Paris on a winter afternoon, with clouds and fog generated by pollution. (Photo: Jerome Cid / Alamy Stock Photo)

by Laura Basu
Six reasons why the EU isn't as green as it claims.



New Yorkers with Sunrise Movement take action In Brooklyn for an economic recovery and infrastructure package prioritizing climate, care, jobs, and justice, calling on Congress to pass the THRIVE Act on April 7, 2021. (Photo: Noam Galai via Getty Images for Green New Deal Network)

by Jeremy Brecher
Biden's timetable is not enough to halt colossal climate damage.



With the seas rising and a new fire season upon us, cooperation—not war—with China is essential if the climate emergency is to be contained. (Photo: CodePink)

by Joseph Gerson
Despite our differences with China—some of them profound—we would do well to prioritize pursuing mutually beneficial diplomacy and building collaborations to address the existential threats to survival over preparing for catastrophic war with the Middle Kingdom.



The body of an unidentified black victim of the Tulsa Race Massacre lies in the street as a white man stands over him, Tulsa, Oklahoma, June 1, 1921. (Photo: Greenwood Cultural Center/Getty Images)

by Alaina E. Roberts
The story of prosperity of Black communities in Tulsa, Oklahoma is incomplete without discussing their roots.


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