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FBI Arrests Judge, in Dangerous Escalation of Immigration Enforcement

FBI Arrests Judge, in Dangerous Escalation of Immigration Enforcement

U.S President Donald Trump poses with the new FBI Director Kash Patel at the Oval Office of the White House. Daniel Torok/Zuma Milwaukee County...

25.04.2025 2

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What DOGE is Getting Wrong About Privatizing USPS

On Thursday, United States Postal Service workers, retirees, and supporters gathered in dozens of cities nationwide to protest the Trump...

21.03.2025 30

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Trump’s New Labor Secretary Is a Fig Leaf For His War on Workers

Trump appointee Lori Chavez-DeRemer found herself facing a tight committee vote Thursday morning to head the Department of Labor. The question: was...

27.02.2025 4

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The Old Republican Idea at the Center of Vivek Ramaswamy’s Run for Governor of Ohio

Vivek Ramaswamy speaks at the 2024 Young Americans for Liberty National Convention in Kissimmee, Florida. Gage Skidmore/Zuma On Monday afternoon,...

25.02.2025 7

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Is This the End of USPS?

President Donald Trump is taking aim at the US Postal Service.  According to a Thursday report from the Washington Post‘s Jacob Bogage, the...

23.02.2025 40

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How Trump’s Firings “Paralyze” the NLRB

President Donald Trump has plunged the National Labor Relations Board—an independent federal government agency that enforces laws on collective...

14.02.2025 4

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The Danger of Trump’s Plan for a Private USPS

Trump promised retribution in his second term. For our March April issue, we spoke with those targeted about lessons from the first term, fears of a...

11.02.2025 2

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Why Trump’s Potential Cuts to Veteran Affairs Would Be a “Disaster”

Trump promised retribution in his second term. For our March April issue, we spoke with those targeted about lessons from the first term, fears of a...

11.02.2025 4

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DOGE Is a New Way To Talk About an Old GOP Aim: Attacking the Poor

For all the talk of a new class-conscious GOP, the Republican Party sounded much like its old self when, in December, Vivek Ramaswamy laid out the...

23.01.2025 3

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Trump Shuts Down Diversity Programs Across Government

Federal diversity, equity, and inclusion employees are set to be placed on paid administrative leave by the end of Wednesday afternoon as part of...

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As Los Angeles Fires Burn, Community Organizers Race to Prevent a Wave of Evictions

In the week since wildfires began spreading through Los Angeles County, rent prices have skyrocketed as the thousands who have lost their homes try to...

17.01.2025 30

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Elon Musk Applauds the German Neo-Nazi Party

Elon Musk listens as President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with US House Republicans in Washington. Allison Robbert/CNP/Zuma Elon...

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How Democrats (Just Barely) Flipped America’s Most Expensive House Seat

Mother Jones illustration; Paul Bersebach/The Orange County Register/AP; Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG/Getty In late November, more...

09.12.2024 6

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The Republican Trifecta Looks Complete. What Happens Now?

Mother Jones illustration; Democrats needed to snap up just four seats in 2024 to gain control of the House of Representatives. But today it became...

13.11.2024 2

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A Ballot Measure About Rent-Control Is Dividing California Democrats

Rent control advocates show support for Prop. 33 at Oakland Pride. Tony Avelar/AP As Americans cast their votes in an election dominated by debates...

06.11.2024 30

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The Future of the House Runs Through Two Blue States: California and New York

Mother Jones illustration; Getty(4) This year, the road to take back the House of Representatives runs through California and New York, two states...

06.11.2024 5

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California Told Its Richest Cities to Build Housing. Instead, They Made Homelessness a Crime.

Gov. Gavin Newsom helps clean up a homeless encampment alongside I-5 and G Street in San Diego in 2022. K.C. Alfred/San Diego Union-Tribune/Zuma In...

18.10.2024 20

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Report: Mark Robinson Skips Vote on Hurricane Helene Support—Again

North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson speaking at the Faith & Freedom Coalition's 2024 Road to Majority Conference. Michael...

08.10.2024 2

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Report: Elon Musk Has Been Funding Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Mastermind

Elon Musk speaking at the symposium about antisemitism, organized by the European Jewish Association, in Krakow, Poland. STR/NurPhoto/AP Long gone...

04.10.2024 2

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How a Top House Race Became a Fight Over Communism, Immigration, and Asian American Identity

Left: Rep. Michelle Steel (R-Calif.). Right: Democrat Derek Tran campaigning in Little Saigon. Mother Jones illustration; Bill Clark/CQ Roll...

04.10.2024 9

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Let’s Break Down All the Lies in Elon Musk’s False Tweet About Noncitizens Voting

Elon Musk presents Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni with the Global Citizen Award. PCM/Zuma On Sunday, Elon Musk posted a lengthy diatribe about...

30.09.2024 4

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Report: Yet Another Example That JD Vance Used to Hate Donald Trump

JD Vance speaks at a Chase the Vote rally at Generations Church in Mesa, Arizona Gage Skidmore/Zuma Surprise, surprise. JD Vance’s self-proclaimed...

27.09.2024 2

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Kamala Harris Has Finally Promised to Tax the Rich

Kamala Harris delivers remarks at a campaign rally in Madison, Wisconsin. Daniel DeSlover/Zuma Kamala Harris is starting to respond to calls by...

27.09.2024 10

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Rudy Giuliani Officially Disbarred in DC

Frank Franklin II/AP It’s been quite the week for New York City mayors. One day after reports said that Mayor Eric Adams was indicted in a federal...

26.09.2024 7

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How Olympic Athletes Are Fighting for Fair Pay and Working Conditions

Team USA celebrate after the water polo women's quarterfinal match between Hungary and the United States at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Wang...

10.08.2024 2

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