U.S.
Trial of far-right poster boy, Kyle Rittenhouse, begins
November 5, 2021He crossed state lines from Illinois, murdering two and wounding a third who were protesting a Kenosha police officer who shot Jacob Blake in the back seven times, paralyzing him, but not killing him.
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Austin voters reject Proposition A, which would have pumped up police budgets
November 4, 2021The measure was backed by local Republican Party officials posing as grassroots community leaders.
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House vote on historic Build Back Better and infrastructure bills draws near
November 4, 2021As Dems manage to get family leave and lower prescription prices back into the human infrastructure measure, they face continued sniping from so-called “moderates.”
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Landslide for democracy in Washington State’s Clallam County
November 4, 2021White supremacy was a constant undercurrent of a group of right-wingers known as “Gang of Four.” All went down to defeat.
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Democrats can avoid midterm election disaster by running on their actual agenda
November 3, 2021Virginia shows you can have Trumpism without Trump—and that it can win.
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