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An American Century of Carnage: Measuring Violence in a Single Superpower World
We're only three quarters of the way through the US's violent century and there's more to come.
Undocumented Filipinos Are Living a Special Nightmare in Trump’s US
Undocumented Filipinos are linking arms with others in the anti-Trump resistance.
Florida Vacations for the President; Budget Cuts for Everyone Else
When it comes to personal vacations, the president doesn't seem interested in sparing any costs.
A Climate of Hate: How Border Militarization Is Getting Deadlier
Border communities have already witnessed growing technologies and weaponry, border agents and buildup over the last 20 years.
Not Your Grandma’s Civil Rights Strategy: Whose Streets? (Then and Now)
Does reform still demand powerful allies, and if so, who might they be?
The DLC Lives: “Third Way” Democrats Are Trying to Push the Party Rightward
The DLC never went away: Through well-funded think tanks like Third Way, it continues to push Democrats to the right.
How Chicago Became the First City to Make Reparations to Victims of Police Violence
The ordinance provides a meaningful model for creating reparations at the local level.
Hospitals Are Throwing Out Perfectly Usable Medical Supplies
Some hospitals and clinics in the US — including in the prison system — struggle to get by, while their wealthier, larger counterparts cavalierly toss useful products.
The Power of Ordinary People Facing Totalitarianism
An overview of “The Origins of Totalitarianism,” by a German Jewish political theorist Hannah Arendt.
Despair in Europe’s Camps
A deal between Turkey and the EU has had disastrous consequences for refugees — but thousands across Europe are demanding that they be let in.