How Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley Could Deliver for Joe Biden

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Pennsylvania’s Democratic Party Isn’t Ready for This Fight, but Its People Might Be

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A constellation of grassroots progressive organizations in the Lehigh Valley is hoping to fill the gap left by the Democratic Party.

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Google AI Tech Will Be Used for Virtual Border Wall, CBP Contract Shows

Lee Fang, Sam Biddle

Google Cloud will be used in conjunction with Anduril Industries’ surveillance tech on the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Department of Homeland Security Sued for Chemical Weapons Use

Sharon Lerner

Federal agents employed “a vast arsenal of weapons,” including toxic smoke grenades, against protesters in Portland.

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Army Sergeants at Fort Hood Fear for the Safety of Their Soldiers

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Noncommissioned officers at the troubled base say they have little faith that military or congressional reviews will change the toxic leadership culture.

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“We’re Not a Democracy”

James Risen

Four years ago, the nation tumbled down the Trump rabbit hole. We’ve been lost in the dark so long it’s hard to know which way is up.

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South Carolina Could Reject a Record Number of Absentee Ballots

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Voting rights groups warn that mixed messages around a witness requirement and a new bar on ballot curing could lead to disenfranchisement.

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Twitter Surveillance Startup Targets Communities of Color for Police

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Insiders say Dataminr’s “algorithmic” Twitter search involves human staffers perpetuating confirmation biases.

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Trump Sets Up Pharma Billionaires for Coronavirus Payday

Sharon Lerner

Regeneron’s federally funded Covid-19 treatment, which was used to treat Donald Trump, will likely be unavailable to most patients.

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Cindy Hyde-Smith Wants to Destroy the ACA. In the ’90s, Her Organization Lobbied for a Public Option.

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The Mississippi senator, in a battle for reelection, calls Obamacare “the worst thing that’s happened to us.”

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Metcalfe Park: Black Vote Rising

Brad Lichtenstein, Miela Fetaw

Activists in Milwaukee are determined to prevent a repeat of Wisconsin’s April primary, held at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Links Between Sen. Dan Sullivan and Pebble Mine Are Deeper Than Previously Known

Matthew Cunningham-Cook

A managing partner at the controversial mine’s lobbying firm sits on the board of the Alaska senator’s family company.

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Organizers Push for Stronger Covid-19 Utility Shut-Off Protections as Winter Nears

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Thirty-three states have either let their Covid-19 utility moratoriums expire or never passed them at all.

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