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Mark Meadows (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Experts rip Meadows bid to dodge Willis

Igor Derysh
Published 2 years ago

Even if Meadows can move the case, Fani Willis would still be the prosecutor and a president still can't pardon him

Former President Donald Trump speaks to crowd during a campaign event on July 1, 2023 in Pickens, South Carolina. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

"Teflon Don" is not inevitable

Amanda Marcotte
Published 2 years ago

Trump still believes he's untouchable, and so do his dangerous followers. It's time for consequences that count

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Steer 27 Steinbar at the Iowa State Fair on August 12, 2023 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Trump's real conspiracy: So much larger

Kirk Swearingen
Published 2 years ago

Trump's Georgia indictment is impressive in scale. His conspiracy to end democracy is a lot bigger than that

Former US President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a Farmers for Trump campaign event at the MidAmerica Center on July 07, 2023 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

States' rights backfire on GOP in Fulton

Stefanie Lindquist - The Conversation
Published 2 years ago

Abundant irony: Federalism, a right-wing fave rave, comes back to haunt the Republican frontrunner

Homeless people gather on Willow Street in the Tenderloin on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 in San Francisco, California. (Gabrielle Lurie/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)

Housing, not drugs, is driving poverty

Morgan Godvin - Truthout
Published 2 years ago

Corporate media outlets like The New York Times are misleading the public on drug decriminalization in Oregon

Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Governor of Arkansas, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, on May 2, 2023. (PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

Arkansas: No AP Black History credits

Chris Walker - Truthout
Published 2 years ago

The state will stop awarding credits for AP African American Studies, claiming it violates Sarah Sanders' order

Attorneys for former U.S. President Donald Trump Todd Blanche (R) and John Lauro (L) arrive at the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Court House August 11, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Profs: Trump's D.C. lawyers at risk too

Thomas A. Durkin, Joseph Ferguson - The Conversation
Published 2 years ago

Trump’s free speech faces court-ordered limits – and his lawyers need to watch themselves as well

Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the Capitol Hill Club on Tuesday, February 28, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Video: GOPer Ronny Jackson berates cops

Patrick Svitek - The Texas Tribune
Published 2 years ago

“You better recalculate, motherfu**er!” Jackson told the trooper, repeatedly threatening to get him in trouble

Packages of Nestle Toll House chocolate chip cookie dough displayed on a shelf (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Nestlé recalls product due to wood bits

Joy Saha
Published 2 years ago

The manufacturer is confident that the incident is "an isolated issue" that's being addressed immediately

Wandrea ArShaye “Shaye” Moss (L), former Georgia election worker, is comforted by her mother Ruby Freeman (R) as Moss testifies during the fourth hearing on the January 6th investigation in the Cannon House Office Building on June 21, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Indictment seeks "justice" for Freeman

Gabriella Ferrigine
Published 2 years ago

"We must never forget that Trump's alleged crimes were not victimless crimes," warned attorney Sherrilyn Ifill

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (John Bazemore-Pool/Getty Images)

Viral country song is a right-wing fave

Nardos Haile
Published 2 years ago

Oliver Anthony's "Rich Men North of Richmond" calls out corporate elitism and the rich in a conservative bait song

Emma Mackey as Barbie, Simu Liu as Ken, Margot Robbie as Barbie, Ryan Gosling as Ken and Kingsley Ben-Adir as Ken in "Barbie" (Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures)

Algeria bans "Barbie" for homosexuality

Nardos Haile
Published 2 years ago

The North African country said the film allegedly does not abide by its cultural values

Colorful vegetables and fruits vegan food in rainbow colors (Getty Images/MEDITERRANEAN)

The power of an anti-inflammatory diet

Lauren Ball, Emily Burch - The Conversation
Published 2 years ago

"Inflammation is a major factor in the link between diet and many health conditions"

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the Faith & Freedom Coalition June 17, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Seth Herald/Getty Images)

Trump could move case to federal court

Areeba Shah
Published 2 years ago

"There's a good chance he can get the charges dismissed," warns Georgia Law Prof. Eric Segall

Sign at an abandoned fast food restaurant (Getty Images/dickiedavis123)

When food insecurity hits the drive-thru

Ashlie D. Stevens
Published 2 years ago

You have Americans on both sides of the drive-thru window hoping they can afford to feed their families

Red, White & Royal Blue (Prime Video)

Gen Z's coming out still faces hurdles

Nardos Haile
Published 2 years ago

The progressive strides seen in "Heartstopper," "Red, White & Royal Blue," "XO, Kitty" and more are just the start

Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Kemp blasts Trump's election fraud claim

Igor Derysh
Published 2 years ago

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger also didn't mince words after the former president was charged in Fulton Co.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks during a news conference at the Fulton County Government building on August 14, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Fox expert: Ga. charges "most perilous"

Gabriella Ferrigine
Published 2 years ago

"Willis’ case may well be more straightforward — less legally problematic — than Smith’s," wrote Andy McCarthy

Close-up of crabs, Annapolis, Maryland, USA (Getty Images/Glowimages)

The importance of migrant labor in MD

Thurka Sangaramoorthy - The Conversation
Published 2 years ago

"Over 2.1 million migrants and immigrants work in jobs growing and processing food in the United States . . ."

Republican Gov. Brian Kemp addresses supporters at a watch party after winning re-election on election night on November 8, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Megan Varner/Getty Images)

Fox Newser: Change law to pardon Trump

Gabriella Ferrigine
Published 2 years ago

One Democrat slammed the GOP's "horrifying" response as "Banana Republic stuff"

The aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, western Maui, Hawaii on August 11, 2023. A wildfire that left Lahaina in charred ruins has killed at least 67 people, authorities said on August 11, making it one of the deadliest disasters in the US state's history. (PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

Maui survivors describe fleeing wildfire

Elizabeth Hlavinka
Published 2 years ago

At least 99 people have been reported dead from the wildfires in Maui. Survivors recount their story to Salon

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster on July 07, 2021 in Bedminster, New Jersey. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Trump Fulton defense may badly backfire

Gabriella Ferrigine
Published 2 years ago

"Trump's lawyers will be hiding under the covers" when he presents his "riggers" report, ex-prosecutor warns

Donald Trump (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Trump melts down over Fulton indictment

Gabriella Ferrigine
Published 2 years ago

The indictment cited a dozen Trump tweets as “overt acts in furtherance of the conspiracy”

Donald Trump, John Eastman and Rudy Giuliani (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Some Trumpers already starting to turn

Igor Derysh
Published 2 years ago

“Most people have their lives turned upside down by an indictment, and plead guilty to avoid ruin," expert warns

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