26-Year-Old Gun Violence Prevention Activist Is Taking on 26-Year Incumbent Rep. Bobby Rush
Robert Emmons is vying for the Chicago-area congressional seat that Bobby Rush was first elected to in 1992.
Politics
How Voice of America Persian Became a Trump Administration PR Machine
Journalists at the U.S. government-funded VOA Persian have been lashing out at people they deem unsupportive of President Donald Trump’s Iran policy.
The Kochs Funded Third Way to Push Free Trade to Democrats, New Book Says
Koch Industries secretly financed a 2007 report by Third Way titled “Why Lou Dobbs is Winning” — to promote the free trade agenda to liberals.
Former Beto O’Rourke Organizers Rally Behind New Texas Senate Candidate
Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez’s campaign wants to mobilize young voters and voters of color around progressive issues against incumbent Sen. John Cornyn.
HBO's "Succession" Is a Masterful Demolition of the Absurdity and Cruelty of Our 1 Percent Overlords
“Succession” isn't directly about the Murdochs and Fox. It's about a class of super-wealthy individuals who are manifestly unfit to rule.
Denver's City Council, Led by Democratic Socialist, Stuns For-Profit Prison Operators by Nuking Contracts
It wasn’t about pulling money from the halfway houses but from “organizations that put kids in cages, run concentration camps,” said one council member.
The War on Immigrants
Democrats Are Resurfacing a Gun Control Bill That Contains an Anti-Immigrant Amendment
H.R. 8 would expand background checks — but mandate gunsellers notify ICE when an undocumented immigrant tries to purchase a gun.
Voices
These 7 Prominent Conservatives Have Nothing in Common With White Supremacists, Nothing at All
Please don't tie Tucker Carlson, Ben Shapiro, Laura Ingraham, John Cornyn, Candace Owens, Stephen Miller, or Donald Trump to white supremacy.
Business Group Spending on Lobbying in Washington Is at Least Double What’s Publicly Reported
Billions of dollars are being spent in the dark on “advocacy,” “consulting,” “contributions,” “coalitions,” “consortiums,” “government affairs,” “communications,” and “memberships.”
Donald Trump and Fox News Warned of a Migrant "Invasion" Before El Paso Gunman Struck
The president and his favorite news channel have both promoted the racist conspiracy theory cited by the attacker in El Paso, of a migrant “invasion.”