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Trump’s vows to pardon Jan. 6 insurrectionists if elected

Trump's pronouncement positions this act of clemency at the forefront of his day-one agenda, alongside promises to intensify oil drilling and reinforce the U.S.-Mexico border.

Why the Jan. 6 convictions set dangerous new legal precedents

The recent convictions against the Proud Boys will only strengthen the state’s ability to target the left.

January 6 gave revolution a bad name

Even John F. Kennedy recognized that when confronted with extreme abuse of power, we are left with no alternative. 

Oath Keepers founder guilty of seditious conspiracy for plotting to violently...

The case marks the first time in nearly three decades that a federal jury has convicted defendants of seditious conspiracy.

Police sergeant found guilty on all counts after participating in Capitol...

Both officers were initially placed on administrative leave for attending the Capitol riots. The town fired them after their arrests.

DOJ must permanently bar insurrectionists from public office: Ethics group

"The DOJ must take action to stop, by all means available under the law, those who broke their oath to support our Constitution from being entrusted with public office again."

The Jan. 6 committee, 4 key investigations; Trump can run, but...

His time is up. His future will be very rocky and painful if these various investigators do their job. 

Islamophobia and the Capitol insurrection

In such a world, even Muslim Americans active in peace centers become inherently suspicious, but heavily armed white nationalists in motels just outside Washington aren’t.

Corporate seditionists are no better than the seditionists who attacked the...

The tsunami of money now flowing from corporations into the swamp of American politics is larger than ever.

The Jan. 6 insurrection showed us the limits of polarization

Polarization looms large in many diagnoses of America’s current political struggles. Some researchers warn of an approaching “tipping point” of irreversible polarization.

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Noem calls to eliminate FEMA after delaying Texas flood response by days

FEMA officials say Kristi Noem’s own approval policy caused life-threatening delays before she used them to justify dismantling the agency.

Millions of tons of invisible nanoplastics found polluting North Atlantic Ocean

New research finds an estimated 27 million tons of nanoplastics in the North Atlantic, raising concerns for marine ecosystems and human health.

Albanese sanctions: Marco Rubio now acting just like Putin, charging human rights officials

An explanation of why this verbiage is arrant nonsense.

Five facts that show the enormity of American inequality

Whatever wealth exists among America's poor should not be taken away because of some ignorant prejudice of the rich.

No ordinary solidarity—inside Chicago’s hunger strike for Gaza


For 18 days, six members of Jewish Voice for Peace-Chicago led a hunger strike that helped re-center Gaza in the public discourse and pressure elected officials.