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Running ads portraying Black candidates as soft on crime — or as “different” or “dangerous” — Republicans have shed quiet defenses of such tactics for unabashed defiance. For the Trumpers it was always about all about race.

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New evidence shows that the conviction of Mumia Abu-Jamal – who has spent over 40 years in prison – was tainted, prompting calls for a re-examination

Democrats ask ‘what’s the endgame,’ then withdraw the question (which nonetheless persists).

Simply put, the elections are “tightening” because rightwing billionaires and giant corporations are pouring billions of dollars into advertising. And advertising works.

We are producing more food than at any other time in human history, yet millions of people around the world are starving. The global food system is broken.

Gird up your loins for Early Voting Blues

If the conservative court upholds attempted violations of the Voting Rights Act, the US can drop pretenses to justice.

A new EPI report has the receipts on our overcompensated corporate titans.

This new crisis comes as workers across the UK are preparing for a new wave of strikes against the rising cost of living.