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

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

Mother Jones

Alex Nguyen

Trump Shuts Down Diversity Programs Across Government

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...

23.01.2025 40

Mother Jones

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

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

Mother Jones

Alex Nguyen

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...

21.12.2024 200

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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 5

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Alex Nguyen

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 1

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Alex Nguyen

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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Alex Nguyen

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 2

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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: 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 1

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Alex Nguyen

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 8

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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 3

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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 1

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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 6

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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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Alex Nguyen