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US Elections Don’t Have to Be Hackable
We must find the political will to ensure that our digital vote-counting systems are not compromised.
ALEC Serves Corporate Hegemony, Not the Constitution: I Know Because I’m a Member
ALEC's drive to amend our Constitution has nothing to do with actual people and everything to do with corporate backers.
A “String Theory” for the Trump Era
Corporate CEOs are cheering a new White House executive order that lets them keep cheating on the taxpayer dime.
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Get to Know the “Badass Teachers” Fighting Privatization
In New Jersey, teachers are fighting for community control of education and against state takeovers of school districts.
The Legend of Buddy Red Bow: How a Lakota Country Singer Echoed the Soul of the Great Plains
Buddy Red Bow's music continues to resonate deeply.
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The Sanctuary Movement Was Reignited Under Obama and It’s Growing Under Trump
Sanctuary is much more than just buildings, it's support from community, say refuge-seekers who've been helped.
As Seas Around Mar-a-Lago Rise, Trump’s Cuts Could Damage Local Climate Work
The president's budget calls for ending an environmental program that had supported climate efforts in his and several Cabinet members' backyards.
The Bloodstained Rise of Global Authoritarian Populism: A Political Movement’s Violent Pursuit of “Enemies“
If populism's need for an “apocalyptic confrontation” proves accurate, it might lead the Trump administration's “systemic revolutionaries” far beyond even their most extreme rhetoric.
El Salvador Becomes First Country to Ban Metals Mining
The move follows on the heels of similar bans enacted regionally in El Salvador.
Are Crisis Pregnancy Centers Misusing Public Funds?
Many CPCs are reaping public funding from local and federal taxpayers. Frequently, those funds come with little oversight.