Mike Johnson, a pro-Trump election denier, now holds a position that could influence future election outcomes.
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Why Democrats can’t save Republicans from themselves
‘The obstacle lies in the fact that the current House Republicans are hesitant to defy party allegiance by voting for Jefferies.’
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Vivek Ramaswamy’s controversial remarks draw condemnation from Congressional Black Caucus
‘Ramaswamy’s words are not merely the ramblings of a deeply unserious person but count as part of a dark and calculated attempt to obfuscate the truth about racism in America.’
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Time to fight back against censorship
Students grow up knowing less about the world. Censorship stunts their intellectual growth.
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The national assault on a Black curriculum
A Black curriculum designed to help students think critically about social hierarchies is being stifled by right-wing politics.
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Republicans feeling the heat in Tennessee as council votes to return Justin Jones to State House
The 36-0 vote came after the council suspended its rule that disallowed an individual from being nominated and appointed to the seat in the same meeting.
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American democracy in peril as Tennessee GOP expels two Black lawmakers over gun control protests
American democracy took another hit in Tennessee, where Republicans in the state House of Representatives ousted two Black lawmakers who joined a protest against gun violence.
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Republicans oust Rep. Ilhan Omar from Foreign Affairs Committee
House Republicans voted to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee, citing her past comments about Israel.
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Some never tire of abusing Dr. King’s legacy
Reading Dr. King and reviewing his speeches will give anyone a rounded picture of him that can allow us to truly cast our comments about him in the light of truth and of what he would likely approve.
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Rep. Omar blasts GOP leader for fueling a ‘constant stream of hate’
Omar said McCarthy’s preoccupation with removing her from the committee doesn’t address the issues most important to voters.
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Big Lie candidates running in November
In Minnesota, Republican Kim Crockett is running for Secretary of State on a Big Lie platform.
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The cruelty of exploiting vulnerable people for political gain
DeSantis’s scheme to deceive, , and harm vulnerable people seeking asylum is evidence that the cruelty wielded by Trump and embraced by so many of his followers will continues to poison our politics.
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Minnesota House approves public safety bill
‘All Minnesotans deserve to be safe in their communities—no matter where we live or what we look like,” said House Speaker Melissa Hortman.’
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Elon Musk’s plans for Twitter could make its misinformation problems worse
A crucial issue is how Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter, and private control of social media platforms generally, affect the broader public well-being.
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The rise of a new McCarthyism
McCarthyism v2.0 has already been installed in the Republican party operating system.
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GOP senators’ case against Ketanji Brown Jackson: She did her job
Their problem with Jackson is that she did her job— and that, above and beyond doing her job, she supports the Constitution while they oppose it.
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Day 3 of confirmation hearings reveal two troubling reasons GOP senators oppose Judge Jackson
‘Many Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee are wasting no time embracing the kind of bad-faith scrutiny often reserved for women and Black nominees.’
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Critical Race Theory controversy is about denial of truth
Money-saturated right-wingers have seized the term strategically as a convenient rallying cry for their agenda.
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MN Legislature fails to deliver significant police reform
Last year, legislators passed some police reforms measures after the murder of George Floyd, but much of the police reform has not lasted.
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Misusing King’s message
King said, ‘True compassion is more than flinging a coin to the beggar. It comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring.’