Politics - Part 17

Jayapal, House Dems Propose Constitutional Amendment to End Corporate Personhood
The Washington Democrat said the proposed amendment "ends corporate constitutional rights, reverses Citizens United, and ensures that our democracy is really of the people, by the people—not corporations." ...[Read more]
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Trump Fans Were Duped Into Donating Money to Whatever He Wants to Use It For
Trump and his post-election PAC, Save America, raised hundreds of millions of dollars imploring supporters to pony up and pay for his vividly doomed courtroom fights… except the fine print on the donation page stated that he can use that money however h ...[Read more]
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Georgia’s New Voting Law Is Rife With Hidden Horrors
When we first reported that handing a slice of pizza to a voter waiting three hours in a line is now a felony in Georgia, other media quickly picked up the story, highlighting the cruelty of Georgia Republicans making predominantly Black voters suffer fro ...[Read more]
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The British Monarchy Will Not Survive Late Capitalism — And Harry and Meghan Are Proof
The spectacle of Harry and Meghan’s reinvention as a standard-issue, new money California couple shows that the British monarchy’s ability to resist the cultural demands of late capitalism is reaching a breaking point. ...[Read more]
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Angry, despondent, and powerless: New report reveals how loyal Trump voters are coping with his loss
In a March 26 report, Democracy Corps explained, "We conducted focus groups in March with Trump loyalists in Georgia and Wisconsin and Trump-aligned, non-Trump conservatives and moderates in suburban and rural Georgia, Ohio and Wisconsin. It took a long t ...[Read more]
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‘It’s Not a Border Crisis,’ Says Ocasio-Cortez. ‘It’s an Imperialism Crisis… a Climate Crisis… a Trade Crisis.’
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took to social media Tuesday night with a detailed reminder of the root causes of Central Americans and other migrants seeking asylum at the United States' southern border. The New York Democrat is known for engaging with con ...[Read more]
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The Republican Party’s dark turn is fracturing its support base and even its ideology
The United States Chamber of Commerce is pretty much the gold standard when it comes to indicating the political opinions of corporate America. For this reason, it's a bit curious that one of the nation's biggest business lobbies isn't doing what you'd ex ...[Read more]
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‘QAnon Shaman’ and other Capitol riot suspects issue apologies as reality sets in: report
As the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) continue investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, reality is setting in for the alleged suspects facing charges. According to the Associated Press, many of the ...[Read more]
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America’s Fascism Problem Isn’t Going Away
Connect the following dots. Tucker Carlson recently agreed with a guest — a famous Republican — that they’d have to “elect a fascist” soon, or else. Stephen Miller, the architect behind “separating families” and putting kids in cages is now ...[Read more]
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AT&T said Trump’s tax cut would create jobs – now it’s laying off thousands of workers
The moves come despite the company’s keen support for a major corporate tax cut under Donald Trump, which it claimed would spur it to create jobs – not cut them. AT&T is also closing dozens of retail stores this spring around the US, including three s ...[Read more]
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Parler explains ‘free speech’ to angry users after sharing Capitol riot posts with the FBI
The reaction to the news that Parler "colluded" with the FBI in order to report violent content was so strong on the right wing platform, the company was compelled to release a statement addressing those outraged users. In doing so, Parler found itself un ...[Read more]
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