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The president’s leaked taxes are an explosion of many different scandals, like a huge fireworks display on the Fourth of July, writes Jon Schwarz.

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Trump’s Taxes: A Thousand Scandals in One

Jon Schwarz

The president’s leaked taxes are an explosion of many different scandals, like a huge fireworks display on the Fourth of July.

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Neo-Fascist Proud Boys Exult Over Trump Telling Them to “Stand By,” Not Stand Down

Robert Mackey

Asked to tell white supremacists and militia groups to stay away from protests, the president told them to be on alert.

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Unredacted FBI Document Sheds New Light on White Supremacist Infiltration of Law Enforcement

Alice Speri

A 2006 intelligence assessment reveals that officials had concerns about the infiltration of police departments for years but failed to warn the public.

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Democrats Need to Wake Up: The Trump Movement Is Shot Through With Fascism

Rich Benjamin

The sooner liberals understand that Trump’s supporters don’t care about autocracy, the better they can push to win this election.

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Crumbling Case Against Assange Shows Weakness of “Hacking” Charges Related to Whistleblowing

Micah Lee

The entire computer crime case against Assange is based on a brief discussion, between a publisher and source, about cracking a password — but the cracking never actually happened.

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How a Canadian Mining Company Infiltrated the Guatemalan State

Max Binks-Collier

Documents expose a company’s campaign to expel Indigenous communities from their land.

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Rep. Dan Crenshaw’s Coronavirus Rhetoric Has Put His Seat at Risk

Rachel M. Cohen

Sima Ladjevardian, Crenshaw’s Democratic opponent, is going after the representative’s downplaying of the coronavirus pandemic in Texas.

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Did the White House Stop the EPA From Regulating PFAS?

Sharon Lerner

A proposal to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances has been sitting at the White House for more than a year.

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Philadelphia Activists on Verge of Historic Win for Public Housing

Akela Lacy

Protesters and Philadelphia city officials have reached a tentative agreement to turn 50 properties over to a community land trust.

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Excess Mortality Data Shows Trump Is Lying About Covid-19 Being More Deadly in Europe

Robert Mackey

The president keeps saying the excess death rate during the pandemic is higher in Europe than in the U.S. That’s not true.

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Prisoners Describe Official Missteps at the Center of Michigan’s Worst Coronavirus Outbreak

Aaron Miguel Cantú

People in custody at the Muskegon Correctional Facility say frequent, haphazard transfers contributed to the virus’s spread.

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Five Years Later, Soldiers Convicted of Executing Women and Children in Cameroon

Nick Turse

Video footage of the atrocity sparked an outcry that led to five soldiers receiving prison sentences in a blow against military impunity.

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Proud Boys Rally Fizzled but Portland’s Cops Went on the Attack

Ryan Devereaux

Dozens of riot cops chased protesters and the press, pummeling them with fists and clubs following an order to disperse.

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The Spread of QAnon

Saturday, September 26, 2020

From Parker, Colorado, to Minneapolis, Minnesota, our reporters find signs of the conspiracy theory's expanding reach. MOST READ How QAnon Conspiracy Theories Spread in My Colorado Hometown Aída

As Joe Rogan’s Platform Grows, So Does the Media and Liberal Backlash. Why?

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

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William Barr is weaponizing the Justice Department to help Trump win

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

The health of our democracy depends on dogged, fearless investigative journalism. After months of reporting and investigation, the truth is undeniable: Attorney General William Barr is weaponizing the

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Saturday, September 19, 2020

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