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Historic rainfall that devastated the Southeast was generated by conditions that still exist. What lessons can local governments in other parts of the country take from Helene?

North Carolina was once a climate leader, but more than a decade of Republican and corporate obstruction left the state ill-prepared for the historic disaster.

Muslims distraught by Democrats arming Israel may stay home or vote uncommitted, potentially affecting the party’s chances in key states, researchers and advocates say

Eleven of Impact Plastics’s workers were at the company’s Tennessee factory when Hurricane Helene hit. Two are confirmed dead, four are still missing. Workers say the company did not let them leave until it was too late.

"Ryan Walters' multimillion-dollar school Bible scheme appears to be a grift to funnel taxpayer dollars to Donald Trump and his allies."

Rampant rigging has blocked fair representation, especially in the South. Nearly all population growth over the past decade took place in the South and Southwest, and most of that came from communities of color, who are being shut out of power.

Our research has found that some of the people sharing conspiracies online don’t believe their own content. They are opportunists: the extremists, the disinformants, the trolls, and the profiteers.

The movement that fueled January 6 is revving up again.

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“The USMX’s anti-worker tactics fool no one, and the ILA is serving dockers and workers everywhere by drawing a line in the sand and refusing to accept anything less than they deserve."