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9/15/2021 1:56:35 PM

The January 6 attack never ended

On January 6, a violent mob incited by President Trump attacked the US Capitol, attempting to overturn the results of the presidential election. Ultimately, the Capitol building was secured and Joe
9/20/2021 10:34:27 AM

Apple's Texas problem

Since September 1, about one in ten women have effectively been stripped of their reproductive rights. That's when an extreme abortion ban went into effect in Texas — home to 7 million women aged
9/22/2021 10:34:27 AM

AT&T abandons pledge, makes contributions supporting Republican objectors 

After the January 6 riot at the US Capitol, AT&T announced that it was suspending contributions to all 147 Republicans who tried to overturn the election results: Employees on our Federal PAC Board
9/29/2021 10:44:27 AM

UPDATES: The corporate campaign to tank reconciliation

The reconciliation bill, also known as the "Build Back Better" plan, has two main components. There is a wide-ranging collection of new policies, including: Paid family leave An expanded
10/28/2021 10:44:27 AM

The political exploitation of sexual assault in Virginia high schools

Last May, a boy sexually assaulted a girl in a bathroom at Stone Bridge High School in Loudoun County, Virginia. The teen was convicted of the assault this week in a Virginia juvenile court. The
10/26/2021 10:44:29 AM

5 things you should know about Facebook

Whistleblower Frances Haugen, a former Facebook product manager, has released a trove of internal Facebook documents to a variety of media outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, the Associated
4/8/2022 7:54:27 PM

EXCLUSIVE: Koch group says U.S. should deliver partial "victory" to Russia in Ukraine

In an internal email obtained exclusively by Popular Information, Stand Together, the influential non-profit group run by right-wing billionaire Charles Koch, argues that the United States should seek
4/7/2022 11:14:27 AM

Tennessee Republicans pushing to undermine same-sex marriage are backed by major corporations

A group of 24 Tennessee Republicans that introduced a bill to undermine same-sex marriage rights are financially backed by prominent corporations who publicly champion LGBTQ rights — including Amazon,
4/6/2022 10:34:28 AM

EXCLUSIVE: Koch group says U.S. should deliver partial "victory" to Russia in Ukraine

In an internal email obtained exclusively by Popular Information, Stand Together, the influential non-profit group run by right-wing billionaire Charles Koch, argues that the United States should seek
10/26/2022 6:54:27 PM

Semafor's infuriating climate misinformation

Ben Smith's news outlet promised to be "something new," but it's spreading tired fossil fuel industry propaganda just like the rest. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
1/3/2023 11:34:27 AM

$858,000,000,000

In 2015, the United States spent $585 billion on its military, more than the next 11 countries combined. Since then, the United States withdrew from Afghanistan, ending its longest-running war. And yet
12/26/2022 1:34:27 PM

The year in Popular Information

Accountability for right-wing billionaire Charles Koch. On March 14, 2022, Popular Information broke the news that Koch Industries, the conglomerate run by billionaire Charles Koch, was continuing
6/22/2023 10:37:09 AM

Did Hunter Biden get a "sweetheart deal"?

In a May interview, President Joe Biden said that his son, Hunter, "has done nothing wrong." That turned out not to be true. On Tuesday, Hunter Biden was charged with two misdemeanor counts