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January 8, 2021

Riotous Republican Lawmakers

Emma Coleman Route Fifty

Republican state lawmakers from across the country traveled to D.C. on Wednesday. At least one joined the siege of the U.S. Capitol Building.

January 8, 2021

Partners in Crime: The Siege of the Capitol, Police and White Supremacy

Jerry Iannelli The Appeal

The historical connections were on full display during Wednesday’s violence at the Capitol.

'May my story be an inspiration': Watch Raphael Warnock's victory speech

January 8, 2021

'The hands that used to pick somebody else's cotton went to the polls and picked her youngest son to be a United States Senator.'

Jon Ossoff Claims Victory in Georgia Senate Runoff

January 8, 2021

After historic victory, Jon Ossoff lays out his priorities for serving the interests of the people of Georgia and the United States.

How Trump’s Capitol Speech Incited an Insurrection

January 8, 2021

The speech President Trump gave to his supporters on Capitol Hill on January 6, 2021 synced with images of the events that directly followed it.

Police Treatment of MAGA Mob vs. BLM Protesters

January 8, 2021

A documentary comparison of police treatment of the violent Trump-supporting invaders of the Capitol with the treatment of Black Lives Matter demonstrators

Stop Saying 'This Is Not Who We Are'

January 8, 2021

Guns, conspiracies, rampages are part of who we have always been. Until we face that truth, we’ll never change it.

January 8, 2021

'Lazy,' 'Money-Oriented,' 'Single Mother': How Union-Busting Firms Compile Dossiers on Employees

Lauren Kaori Gurley VICE

Backs of worker with raised arms facing men in suits

Leaked files from IRI Consultants, a top union avoidance firm hired by Google, show how it collects data on workers' personality, motivations, and work ethic to bust unions.

January 8, 2021

Speaking of Disinformation

Rebecca Starks Rattle

“I was trying to understand, on a smaller scale than national politics,” writes Vermont poet Rebecca Starks, “how an obvious falsehood can seem obviously true to someone else.”

January 7, 2021

The Confederacy Finally Stormed the Capitol

Elie Mystal The Nation

President Trump should be impeached, removed from office, and then arrested for inciting his supporters to besiege and invade the US Capitol. Because the rioters were white, they were allowed to walk away. But just imagine if they had been Black.