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Black pastors call on Kelly Loeffler to "cease and desist" her "attack against the Black Church"

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Progressives tell Biden: Don't roll out the red carpet for "torture enablers"

In new court filing, Bill Barr accused of arresting impeachment witnesses to shield Trump

The Biden administration: Who will hold the power?

Nothing to see here: Why media keeps downplaying Trump's coup attempt

Trump pardons Blackwater war criminals — but ignores Julian Assange, who exposed U.S. war crimes

More frightening than Nixon's final days: Trump's firing Pentagon civilians, pardoning war criminals

Leaked documents show how China’s army of paid internet trolls helped censor the coronavirus

My Oma’s apple pancakes — and why they never taste the same without her

Amidst federal execution spree, Trump pardons Republican friends charged with fraud and war crimes

Republicans enabled Trump for four years — of course he's betraying them in the 11th hour

A chocolate cake that celebrates mothers — lost and found

Substack isn’t a new model for journalism — it’s a very old one

Trump supporters file a lawsuit against Mike Pence

NY Attorney General subpoenas pro-Trump troll Jacob Wohl for voter suppression scheme

Tom Hanks' "News of the World" is a toothless throwback Western

Did the pandemic stave off climate change? Here's what the science says

Best of 2020: I'm a public defender. My elderly client might die in prison from COVID-19

With "Midnight Sky," George Clooney directs a visually arresting post-apocalyptic yawnfest

Scientists discovered a radio signal from the nearest star and want to know if it's from aliens