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Three things to know about what critics are calling Mississippi’s ‘Jim Crow’ bill

Controversy has abounded in the community of Jackson, Miss., over the past month in the aftermath of the GOP-controlled state house passing a bill that could heighten control from overwhelmingly white state leaders on a predominantly Black community. The Mississippi state House passed House Bill 1020 mostly along party lines last month, sending the proposal...

Want to save the climate? Buy a coal mine

Companies like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon could be buying and closing coal mines rather than spending more than $500/ton to remove carbon from the air with costly experimental technologies.

Marianne Williamson officially launches long-shot bid for 2024

Marianne Williamson officially launched her 2024 bid to run again for the Democratic nomination for the presidency on Saturday, pushing for the party to turn the page from President Biden. “I, as of today, am a candidate for the office of president of the United States,” she said. Williamson, who Las ran as a Democratic...

Toxic train wrecks are the high cost of rigged cost-benefit analysis

Toxic and even deadly train wrecks like the one in East Palestine, Ohio, are the high cost of a regulatory system rigged to favor big corporations over the needs of ordinary Americans. One of the major culprits that contributed to the severity of this disaster — with a heavy assist from millions of dollars in...

Texas GOP votes to censure Rep. Tony Gonzales over votes on same-sex marriage, guns and border security

The Texas GOP on Saturday voted to censure U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, for his votes on a variety of issues, including same-sex marriage and border security.

Trump overwhelmingly wins CPAC’s Republican primary straw poll with DeSantis coming in a distant second

Trump wins CPAC straw poll by a wide margin Saturday, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis coming in second choice for the GOP nomination for president in 2024

Ohio Republican Secretary of State ‘actively’ considering Senate run against Sherrod Brown

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, a Republican, said on Saturday that he is "actively" considering running for Senate against Democrat Sherrod Brown in 2024.

DeSantis family spends the afternoon at Houston Rodeo ahead of governor’s speech

Casey DeSantis, wife of Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., and their two children toured the annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo on Friday ahead of the governor's speech.

Why the COVID lab leak cover-up is reminiscent of Chernobyl

The effort to control the narrative about the origins of the coronavirus leak are reminiscent of efforts to cover up the Chernobyl disaster.

Why child care and semiconductor chips don’t go hand in hand

Pres. Biden recently announced that companies receiving federal funding to help produce semiconductors must provide workers with child-care. But how might parents feel about...

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