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Trump’s Anti-Trans Action Affects Way More Than Bathroom Access
Trump's move against trans students goes even further than bathrooms. But communities are poised to fight back.
Read These Words of Resistance and You Will Know That You Are Not Alone
Here are seven inspiring quotations from the past few years contained in Verso's “Book of Dissent.”
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The Republican Bid to Kill the Affordable Care Act Is a Trojan Horse
Ryan and his fellow Republicans want to gut Medicaid, as revealed in a set of talking points that received little press coverage.
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The Hunt for Black Family History
Simple genealogy searches don't work for people whose ancestors were treated like property. But some new tools could help.
Angst in the Church of “America the Redeemer”: David Brooks on “Making America Great Again“
Brooks et al. see a world that needs saving and believe that it's the US's calling to do just that.
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Standing Rock Lives on as a Model for Peaceful Resistance
Wednesday and Thursday Water Protectors at Standing Rock experienced the full brunt of a police state in action.
On Why Crowd Size (Actually Still) Matters
President Trump's repeated exaggerations about the crowd size at his inauguration are an index of the way he thinks about power.
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Oscar-Nominated “Hidden Figures” and the Ongoing Legacy of Overlooked Contributions in STEM
Is the box-office success of “Hidden Figures” due to the way it positions racism and sexism as things of the past?
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Researchers Find Pesticide Spills, Accidents May Alter Farmworkers’ DNA
Farmworkers who have a high pesticide exposure event are more likely to experience molecular changes on DNA that may lead to certain cancers.
In Connecticut, Calling for Help Carries Arrest Risk for Domestic Violence Survivors
The state's rate of dual arrests is nearly 10 times the national average.