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All the signs had seemed to point to a Democratic sweep. Why didn’t it materialize?

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Democrats Waste No Time Punching Left in the Wake of Biden’s Win

Ryan Grim, Akela Lacy

But in Detroit, Minneapolis, and Philadelphia, organizing by progressives gave Biden a boost.

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Nonwhite Voters Are Not Immune to the Appeal of Right-Wing Populism

Murtaza Hussain

From Toronto’s Rob Ford to Donald Trump, racist candidates attract nonwhite support. What gives?

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As Fox News Support for Trump Wavers, Struggle Breaks Out in Murdoch Family

Peter Maass

Kathryn Murdoch called on her family, which owns Fox News, to ensure the network reports honestly on the election.

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A Hallmark of the Trump Campaign’s Final Days: News Conferences Without Questions

Robert Mackey

The president took no questions from reporters because his bogus claims of mass vote fraud evaporate under scrutiny.

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Behind Joe Biden’s Georgia Surge, a State Ready to Boil Over

George Chidi

The results are bittersweet for Southern Democrats.

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Losing Could Expose Trump to Prosecution for Any Number of Crimes

Jon Schwarz

Former presidents normally don’t go to jail, but few have committed so many obvious crimes unrelated to their duties in office.

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Enraged Trump Supporters Swarm Election Offices Spouting Conspiracy Theories

Robert Mackey

Trump voters in Michigan, Arizona and Nevada want more counting in some states, less in others.

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One Man Will Decide Who Fills Kamala Harris’s Senate Seat

Matthew Cunningham-Cook

If Biden wins, California Gov. Gavin Newsom will appoint Harris’s two-year replacement — because of a loophole in the Constitution.

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An uncomfortable conversation the media is avoiding

Thursday, November 5, 2020

Why did so many working-class people reject Democrats? For months, Democrats — and much of the media — seemed confident that President Donald Trump's mishandling of the pandemic would guarantee a

What We Should Talk About When We Talk About Fox News

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

The Murdochs own Fox News but rarely get the scrutiny they deserve for bankrolling racism and hatred. MOST READ When We Talk About Fox News, We Need to Talk About the Murdoch Family Too Peter Maass The

How Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley Could Deliver for Joe Biden

Saturday, October 24, 2020

Progressive organizers are trying to fill the massive void left by the Democratic Party. MOST READ Pennsylvania's Democratic Party Isn't Ready for This Fight, but Its People Might Be Akela Lacy

The Intercept needs your help to investigate voter suppression

Friday, October 23, 2020

No legitimate democracy can possibly function this way, and it must be stopped. I wanted to make sure you didn't miss this important message from our team about the voter suppression crisis. So far

Bolivians Return Evo Morales’s Party to Power One Year After Coup

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Right-wing forces cheered by the US tried to destroy one of Latin America's most vibrant democracies. Voters just restored it. MOST READ Bolivians Return Evo Morales's Party to Power One Year

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