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Biden Plans To Raise Minimum Wage & Increase Food Stamp Benefits — Here’s ...

It’s Official: Melania Is America’s Least Favorite First Lady

Rachel Levine Will Be The First Openly Trans Woman To Hold National Office

The Biden Administration Will Change How Vaccines Are Rolled Out ...

Following Joe Biden’s inauguration next week, there will be quite a few changes to COVID-19 vaccine distribution in the country. Under the Biden admini

The Alt Right Is Planning Armed Actions On Inauguration Day. Here...

It’s only been a little over one week since the failed but deadly Capitol coup staged by far right extremists. And there are only five days left until In

Lisa Montgomery Is The First Woman Executed By The Federal Govern...

Next month, Lisa Montgomery is scheduled to be killed by the United States government. After a gap period in federal executions, the U.S. has recently star

Did The FBI Know About The Capitol Riot Before It Happened?

On Tuesday, new details emerged regarding the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) knowledge of the attack on the Capitol prior to January 6 — a

Republicans Refused To Wear Masks While Sheltering At The Capitol...

As of Tuesday, three members of Congress have tested positive for COVID-19 following the attack on the Capitol. It started with Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman

Here’s What We Know About The People Who Died During The Ca...

It’s been three days since the riot and attempted coup that took place at the Capitol on Wednesday, and it turns out that the day of terror was, unsu

Nazis Stormed The Capitol. Why Are People Afraid To Call Them That?

Among the many different factions of white supremacist groups — from the Proud Boys to to Confederate flag-wavers to QAnon — who stormed the Capitol th

The Police Officer Who Shot Jacob Blake 7 Times Is Not Being Charged

Jacob Blake, a Black man living in Kenosha, Wisconsin, was severely injured in August 2020 after a police officer shot him at least seven times, leaving hi

Why People Are Worried About Mike Pence Rejecting The Electoral V...

Our long road to a new presidency, which has felt like it’s taken a million years between November 3 and now, will soon come to an end on January 20 when

Apparently, The CIA Is Rebranding As A Millennial Start-Up

If you’re wondering why jokes about the CIA have suddenly taken over social media timelines, you’ll want to sit down for this one — and we promise it

Bernie Sanders Has Entered The Stimulus Chat

Just after President Donald Trump finally agreed to sign the stimulus bill that would help the millions of people struggling with under and unemployment, t

Oh No, Nikki Haley Is Upset About “Mainstream” Socialism

It’s almost never a good sign when the word “socialism” is trending on Twitter — especially as we are on the brink of a new year and a new White Ho

The New Stimulus Checks Will Go Out To Fewer People Based On Guid...

After waiting nearly all year for more government aid during the pandemic, a second round of stimulus checks has finally been approved. But, as with the fi

Breonna Taylor’s Mother Wrote An Open Letter To Joe Biden —...

With just over a month until President-elect Joe Biden is sworn into office at his inauguration, Tamika Palmer, the mother of Breonna Taylor, ran a full-pa

Wow, Trump’s Password Is Even More Obvious Than 1234

On each day of his presidency, Donald Trump has somehow seemed to surpass his previously sky-high levels of ineptitude, so we really shouldn’t be sur

On FOX News, Madison Cawthorn Uses Racist Dog Whistles Against Ra...

Congress-member-elect and noted Hitler-vacation-home-visitor Madison Cawthorn, who has also faced accusations of racism and sexual misconduct, seems determ

A NYC Paramedic Was Doxxed For Being On OnlyFans. The Real Scanda...

Over the course of the pandemic, OnlyFans, a relatively new social media and content-subscription platform has increasingly gained popularity. The platform

For Her Final Act, Tulsi Gabbard Is Promoting A Bill That Threate...

While she might be ending her final term in Congress in just several short weeks, former presidential candidate and Representative Tulsi Gabbard partnered

Why TIME Magazine Chose Joe Biden & Kamala Harris As Perso...

For TIME Magazine’s 2020 Person of the Year issue, four candidates made it to the shortlist: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, frontline health care workers and D

Movements & Memes: How The Struggle For Social Justice Shaped 2020

As we approach the end of 2020, on the cusp of a new presidency, we’re also able to see the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel. Vaccines are startin

After A Year Of Violence, 14 Officials At Fort Hood Are Being Fired

After a year of record violence at Fort Hood in 2020, army leaders have announced that they are firing or suspending 14 officers and enlisted soldiers at t

Congress Is Considering Decriminalizing Marijuana. What Does That...

The House of Representatives voted on Friday to pass a historic piece of legislation to decriminalize marijuana in the U.S. — and it’s quite a game

Biden Plans To Asks Americans To Wear Masks For 100 Days — Here&#...

In his first interview since winning in November, President-elect Joe Biden spoke with CNN on Thursday, and revealed some of his plans for curtailing the c

Elliot Page Inspired Trans Joy — TERFs & Transphobes Can’t Take T...

When Elliot Page, the Oscar-nominated star known for Juno, Whip It, and Umbrella Academy came out as trans yesterday, my whole Twitter timeline rejoiced at

Here’s Why Everyone’s Mad That Rahm Emanuel Might Joi...

At the heels of Neera Tanden’s controversial nomination for Joe Biden’s cabinet, there’s another contender for the President-elect’s new administra

Watch As Arizona’s Governor Sends Trump Directly To Voicemail

After a tumultuous election cycle and an attempted “coup,” the tides have turned for what feels like the hundredth time as state results contin

The Best Ways To Give Back This Holiday Season

This year has been called many things, and few are very positive. Across the United States, communities are suffering from lack of access to medical care,