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April 22, 2025

Jesse Ferguson: People Are Feeling the GOP Economic Agenda

And Republicans are like the dog that caught the car... except the dog hasn’t just caught the car, it’s dragged the mailman out and is driving it, too.

national news & analysis

April 22, 2025

Trump’s tax promises come with a catch

Michael Jones explains how the Republicans' tax bill risks blowing a gaping hole in the deficit and putting critical programs like Medicaid, SNAP, and the Pell Grant on the chopping block.

national news & analysis

April 21, 2025 American Freakshow

The Far Right is Coming for the Vatican

JD Vance and the End of the Pope Francis Era

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April 19, 2025 Wisconsin

Trump halts funding ‘Head Start.’ Baldwin says ‘not so fast.’

Baldwin called on U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to answer for the closure of five regional Head Start offices across the country.

local

April 18, 2025 Arizona

Arizona Republicans vote to block funds for clinics that even mention abortion

Abortion is legal in Arizona, but state Republicans are one step closer to putting new roadblocks in place to make it difficult for patients to even hear about how to get one.

local

April 18, 2025 Iowa

A look at the Democratic contenders considering a run against US Sen. Joni Ernst

The road to 2026 couldn’t have higher stakes. The Democrats considering a run are among Iowa’s heaviest-hitting (pun intended) members of the Iowa Legislature.

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Trump’s Assault on Reproductive Freedom

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POTUS on Strengthening the American Workforce

Voters 'Sick' of GOP, says Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

Pete Puttigieg Pushed Back on Speaker Johnson's Homophobia

Trump Praises Authoritarian Dictators

Republicans Attack Sen. Tuberville's Stonewalling

Local CO News Anchor Slams Boebert

Gov. Josh Shapiro on Defending Democracy

Chris Christie Calls Out Trump at GOP Debate

Biden Becomes First Sitting President to Join Union Picket

Nine Questions for the Governor of Michigan

National News & Analysis

Analysis from national contributors explaining and exposing attacks on our freedoms and democracy

national news & analysis

April 22, 2025

Trump’s tax promises come with a catch

Michael Jones explains how the Republicans' tax bill risks blowing a gaping hole in the deficit and putting critical programs like Medicaid, SNAP, and the Pell Grant on the chopping block.

national news & analysis

April 21, 2025 American Freakshow

The Far Right is Coming for the Vatican

JD Vance and the End of the Pope Francis Era

national news & analysis

April 14, 2025

Democrats can’t decide how to fight Trump’s tariffs

Michael Jones unpacks how elected Democrats' attempted nuanced approach to tariffs is confusing or frustrating to some.

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op-ed

April 22, 2025

Jesse Ferguson: People Are Feeling the GOP Economic Agenda

And Republicans are like the dog that caught the car... except the dog hasn’t just caught the car, it’s dragged the mailman out and is driving it, too.

op-ed

April 21, 2025

Tony Carrk: Trump and Congressional Republicans’ Tax Bill Betrays the American People

At a time when costs continue to rise, Republican Lawmakers are selling out everyday Americans in favor of billionaire donors

op-ed

April 18, 2025

Patrick Leahy: Trump’s PTO Director Must Protect Everyday Inventors, Not Wealthy Investors

Those who “follow the money” will notice that big-money interests from abroad have zeroed in on U.S. intellectual property as an area to exert their influence.

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