Oregon Voters Overwhelmingly Said Yes to Limiting Money in Politics. Then Politicians Had Their Say.

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Back in 2019, it looked like Oregon lawmakers might finally commit to ending the state’s outlier status on campaign finance. I had just authored an investigative series for The Oregonian/OregonLive, my previous newsroom, revealing how Oregon’s lack of limits on campaign donations had allowed corporate America to give more toContinue Reading

Behind the Curtain: The big lie warping America

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Watch TV, scroll social media or listen to politicians, and the verdict seems clear: Americans are hopelessly divided and increasingly hateful.It’s a ubiquitous, emphatic, verifiable … lie.Why it matters: Most Americans are too busy for social media, too normal for politics, too rational to tweet. They work…Read MoreContinue Reading

Exclusive: Film Studio Executive Ryan Millsap Launches Georgia Congressional Bid After Antifa Occupied His Land

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Ryan Millsap, a film studio executive and real estate developer, says a years-long dispute involving activists occupying land he owns near Atlanta helped push him into politics and ultimately led to his decision to run for Congress in Georgia’s 10th Congressional District. Appearing on Breitbart News Saturday with Washington BureauContinue Reading

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Art by Matheus Pigozzi/Agência Pública, used with permission. This text, written by Guilherme Cavalcanti and Wanessa Celina, was originally published on January 12, 2026, on Agência Pública’s website. It is republished here, with edits, under a partnership agreement with Global Voices. After the US attack on Venezuela and the captureContinue Reading