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Are Americans Ready to Strike?
This past October, women in Poland used a mass strike to stop an abortion ban. Organizers in the US are looking to similar tactics.
When the Government Really Did Fear a Bowling Green Massacre — From a White Supremacist
Assault rifles, body armor, a possible kill list, but not much attention when feds arrested a white man they said was bent on “race war.”
Translating the White House’s White Words
The words coming from the White House, whether as tweets or executive orders are full of racialized criminal imagery.
Michael Flynn Is Out — Will Trump Be Next?
How big of a mess does Trump have to make before his purported allies throw their hands up and say, “enough”?
Michael Flynn Out: From Trump’s “Full Confidence” to Midnight Resignation
Having served just 24 days, US national security adviser Michael Flynn quits after secret talks with Russian diplomat raise too many questions for him to answer.
Trump Challenges the Limits of Executive Power
In stopping Trump's unlawful Muslim ban, US courts were fulfilling their constitutional responsibility.
The Irony of Trump’s Attack on the National Endowment for the Arts
Providing security for Trump's residence in New York costs taxpayers twice the annual federal budget for the arts.
The Dakota Access Pipeline Doesn’t Make Economic Sense
The Dakota Access pipeline imposes huge environmental and health costs, creates few jobs and generates little government revenue.
Is President Trump Headed for a War With China? All Options Are “on the Table“
Most Americans probably don't even know that there is a South China Sea. They will soon.
Iowa’s New Union-Busting Bill Is Worse Than Wisconsin’s
Republicans in both houses of the Iowa state legislature have introduced a bill that is aimed at destroying public sector unions.