The Capitol riot wasn’t a fringe ‘uprising’. It was enabled by very deep pockets
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That siege was just one battle in a decades-long assault on democracy, funded by billionaire donors and corporate interests. A window at the US Capitol building broken by supporters of US President Donald Trump. Photograph: Dmitry Kirsanov/TASS – By Brendan O’Connor 2021 Jan …