Police Attacks on Protesters Are Rooted in a Violent Ideology of Reactionary Grievance

A peaceful protest movement confronts a lawless police culture.

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Police Attacks on Protesters Are Rooted in a Violent Ideology of Reactionary Grievance

Ryan Devereaux

A peaceful protest movement confronts a lawless police culture.

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Georgia Protests Differently: A Dispatch From the Front Lines of Atlanta Divided

George Chidi

The days of defiance here have been half police misconduct protest rally and half carnival. Incongruity abounds.

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With His Latest Lunacy, Trump Has Moved Into Nixon Territory — and Perhaps Beyond

Jon Schwarz

Trump’s berserk claim about a protester shoved to the ground by police recalls Nixon’s musings about a horrific photo from the Vietnam War.

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A Powerful Petrochemical Lobbying Group Advanced Anti-Protest Legislation in the Midst of the Pandemic

Alleen Brown

West Virginia is one of several states that have taken advantage of the pandemic to ease the construction of controversial oil and gas projects.

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Trump Campaign Aide Shared Praise for Racist With Chainsaw Who Assaulted Protesters

Robert Mackey

A Trump campaign adviser shared praise for a man in Texas who assaulted Black Lives Matter protesters while screaming a racist slur and waving a chainsaw.

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He Tweeted That He Was the Leader of Antifa. Then the FBI Asked Him to Be an Informant.

Ryan Devereaux

The Charlotte, North Carolina, man tweeted in protest because he thought the Trump administration’s designation of antifa as a terror group was absurd.

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New Poll Shows Political Risks of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Bailout of Corporate Lobbyists

Lee Fang

New polling conducted by Data for Progress for the Democratic Policy Center reveals there is little public appetite for prioritizing the lobbyist bailout.

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The Coronavirus Stimulus Discourages Aid to Small Business Owners With a Criminal Record

Bryce Covert

The Paycheck Protection Program, created by Congress through the CARES Act, is disqualifying and discouraging small business owners with felony convictions.

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Hickenlooper, Champion of “Broken Windows” Policing, Says “Every Life Matters” in Response to Protests

Akela Lacy, Aída Chávez

John Hickenlooper, recruited and backed by Democratic leaders in Washington for a Colorado Senate seat, faces questions about his policing approach as Denver mayor.

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The New York Times Admits Key Falsehoods That Drove Last Year’s Coup in Bolivia: Falsehoods Peddled by the U.S., Its Media, and the Times

Glenn Greenwald

The U.S. government and its media once again help destroy a thriving Latin American democracy.

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Amid Protests, Phoenix Police Swept Up Immigrants on Mistaken Charges. Now They Face Deportation.

Hannah Critchfield

“This is a prime example of why local law enforcement should not have any interaction with ICE — because cops make mistakes,” a Phoenix attorney said.

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