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Lessons in Activism: Middle School Students Advocate for Syrian Refugees
Nassim Zerriffi's activism campaign class teaches middle schoolers in Manhattan how democracy really works.
Trump’s Nonvoter Strategy: Will It Work?
Trump's grand gamble is that he can turn nonvoting angry white men into a voting bloc for him in 2016.
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Who Would Trayvon Have Been? Becoming a Black Man in the United States
I asked myself: How did you learn to be a Black man?
Convention Dissent: There’s Less Than Meets the Eye
On a night of inspiring speeches and calls for unity, the media jumped on the recalcitrant Bernie Bros meme and wouldn't let it go.
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Trump Gets His Talking Points From White Supremacist Twitter Accounts
We have a candidate for the most powerful US political office openly flirting with the darkest fringes of the far-right.
With the Clinton Coronation Underway, Did Sanders Actually Win the Primary?
As the DNC heads to its climax, the question remains, “Did Hillary win fair and square?”
Could a Hillary Clinton Presidency Lead to War With Russia?
If elected, Clinton likely will continue the trend in abrasive relations between the US and Russia.
Riding Trump’s Wave, Former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke Runs for Senate
The climate of fear, bigotry and xenophobia stoked by the RNC may help KKK's David Duke reemerge as a political voice.
Mike Pence Is a Loyal Friend to Polluters
In 2015 the Indiana governor told Obama his state would not comply with the Clean Power Plan.
ALEC 2016 Agenda Boosts Charters, Coal and Other Corporate Funders
Like ALEC, Mike Pence has cast his lot with industry, peddling deceptive claims like smoking doesn't cause cancer and opposing laws to reduce gun violence.