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Sanders Delegates Push DNC to Reform Anti-Democratic Superdelegates
After a divisive afternoon, hours of negotiations bring results.
Coercive Mental Health Legislation Threatens Rights of People With Disabilities
The Murphy Bill uses people with mental illnesses as scapegoats for gun violence while threatening civil liberties.
Is the Trans-Pacific Partnership President Obama’s Vietnam?
“Credibility” is an ill-defined goal, and the quest for it can have very bad outcomes, as we saw in Vietnam.
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Hillary-Kaine: Back to the Center
Clinton's VP choice, Tim Kaine, bends to pressure from Wall Street and the mainstream media.
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The World After Me: Eternal “Wartime” in the US
The fate of lost children, if they become the norm, will be the scandal of the century.
Fourteen Movies That Illustrate Problem With Law Enforcement
Polarized media representations of police brutality undermines honest conversation about systemic bias.
Koch Brothers’ Fingerprints Can Be Found All Over GOP Convention
Over the years, the Koch network has contributed large amounts of money to Governor Mike Pence.
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The Republicans Just Passed a Platform That Would Eviscerate Workers’ Rights
In a not particularly unexpected move, Republicans are denying workers of their right to unionize while targeting their most vulnerable communities.
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Northwest Tribes Band Together to Stop Oil-by-Rail
Coastal tribes share tactics and resources to bring fossil fuel transport to a halt.
How Utah Coal Interests Helped Push a Secret Plan to Export Coal From California
Companies and investors are trying to survive a collapsing US coal market.