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Anatomy of Banning a Worldview
Tucson schools banned books, shut down the Raza studies department and colluded with Arizona to attempt to ban a purportedly
Living a Death
Will India or any other country give me asylum? I do not know at all.
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Why the Government Shutdown Is Not Anarchist Utopia
Real anarchists aren't just for abolition of the state. They're for a society in which ordinary people can freely and democratically govern themselves.
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Eight Reasons Democrats Should Refuse a Shutdown “Grand Bargain“
The GOP's trying to solve the problem it has created for itself by offering the administration something they both seem to want: Social Security cuts, and perhaps benefit reductions …
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How a Telecom Helped the Government Spy on Me
What happened next says a lot about what happens when the governmentu2019s privacy protections collide with the day-to-day realities of global surveillance.
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Let Go of the Car, Mr. Speaker
Republicans in Congress are like a dog that chases cars and finally catches one. There is a fleeting sense of accomplishment, followed by sheer panic.
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A Reprieve From Climate Doom
Fox News presents the silver lining of climate change, while ignoring the raincloud.
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Arctic Sea Ice and Al Gore’s “Prediction 2013“
While climate change deniers misrepresent what Al Gore said about arctic ice, reality in the arctic outpaces the most pessimistic predictions.
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Obamacare: The GOP’s Waterloo
Throughout this country's history, believers in two different visions of what American society should be have duked it out over every single aspect of public policy.
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The GOP’s Shutdown Tab: $1 Billion Dollars and Counting
The GOP's federal shutdown is on the verge of becoming the most fiscally irresponsible gesture in modern political history.