How Mark Meadows' nonprofit benefited from Trump's 'Big Ripoff' The former North Carolina congressman and White House chief of staff, under investigation for registering to vote in three states, promoted lies about the 2020 presidential election that President Trump used to raise hundreds of millions of dollars from supporters. Trump then gave a chunk of the money to the nonprofit Conservative Partnership Institute, where Meadows and other Trump loyalists work to lift up election deniers. (6/24/2022) Read More > South Carolina tire workers expose corporate subsidy, human rights abuses Workers at state-subsidized Giti Tire, a Singapore-based company with operations in South Carolina, report exposure to toxic substances, forced overtime, and intimidation for pro-union views. Giti workers are in the midst of an organizing drive with the United Steelworkers, and a win could open the door to organizing in a state with the nation's largest tire manufacturing industry. (6/17/2022) Read More > Appointee will give DeSantis a high court majority as it weighs Florida abortion ban Soon Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) will have appointed a majority of justices on his state's Supreme Court, just as it considers striking down precedents guaranteeing abortion rights. He's considering a judge who'd bring to the court sorely needed gender and racial diversity — but not ideological diversity. (6/22/2022) Read More > | |
