It’s pride month, which means corporations are tripping over themselves to come out as allies of the LGBT community — even those corporations that are actively standing in the way of legislation that would expand protections for the members of that community. But a growing number of activists and lawmakers …
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WASHINGTON — Nearly five months ago, a violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol, attacked police officers, chanted about hanging then-Vice President Mike Pence, and tried to stop the certification of Joe Biden‘s election victory. At one point on that day, January 6, 2021, insurrectionists spilled onto the floor of the …
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“Nobody’s votes are being suppressed anywhere across America, in any of the states,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said this week of the Democrats’ H.R. 1 For the People Act to ensure voting rights, but leaked footage obtained by Mother Jones reveals the opposite is true. The head of the …
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Campaigning requires compassion. The same goes for governance. Neither Donald Trump nor anyone in his orbit have yet come to this realization, surviving instead on their stale brand of Fox News testosterone. Sure, that message still can draw a lot of (white) people on a frigid weekday evening, especially if …
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On Wednesday’s Full Frontal, Samantha Bee shifted her focus away from President Trump — instead examining the numerous ways Mitch McConnell has become “the dry rot of Democracy.” “If our institutions seem like they’re on the verge of crumbling,” she said, “Mitch is the guy who gnawed away at the …
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