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Pentagon and Tax Cheats Already Cost Taxpayers Far More Than Biden’s Job Plan
A $2.3 trillion jobs plan only seems remarkable because the federal government has grown stingy toward real investment.
Wolves Remain at Risk as Hunters and Their State-Level Allies Call the Shots
Reform of state wildlife management to give nonhunters more power is needed to ensure long-term protection for wolves.
I Got My Second Shot Yesterday — and the US Saw 73,200 New COVID Cases
COVID still rages and the more virulent B.1.1.7 variant that emerged from Britain is now the dominant strain in the U.S.
McConnell-Led Opposition to Infrastructure Plan May Haunt GOP in Next Elections
McConnell's usual scare tactics may fail if Biden's new infrastructure bill delivers tangible economic benefits.
The Little-Known Senate Rule That Could Change Everything
Voilà! All sorts of great stuff can suddenly be passed with a simple majority under the auspices of reconciliation.
With No Coherent Policy Platform, GOP Flocks to Cries of “Cancel Culture”
The GOP isn't even consistently pushing “small government.” It's pushing white supremacy.
Trump Fans Were Duped Into Donating Money to Whatever He Wants to Use It For
A new Trump scam has surfaced -- and yet again, he's fleecing his base.
Being “Anti-Racist” Isn’t Enough. The Violence of Whiteness Must Be Exposed.
I want to see a U.S. where white people in congregations scream, “I refuse to live behind the craven mask of whiteness!”
Spree of Anti-Asian Violence Has Long Roots — Including Terror in 1990s Philly
To confront anti-Asian violence, we must unearth buried histories and stop erasing “imperfect victims” from our memory.
Biden Could Chart a New Path for US on Palestinian Rights. Will He?
We need more than a rollback of Trump policies, or else the apartheid system that oppresses Palestinians will remain.