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Reclaiming Possibility: A Rant Against Despair
Fear can crowd out our imaginations and dampen our compassion.
Now Is No Time for Cowardice. Abolish the Filibuster and Expand the Court.
The Democrats must make a decision to stop being doormats.
No Drugs Should Be Criminalized. It’s Time to Abolish the DEA.
After 47 years and over $1 trillion in costs, it’s time to move toward a human-centered approach to drug use in the U.S.
Trump Aims to Convince Supporters That a Loss Means Election Is “Rigged”
Trump's been telling his fans for weeks that there's no way he can lose. So they're primed for a vicious backlash.
Get Ready for the Eight Longest Days of Our Lives
The state of play is far weirder and more perilous now than it ever was in 2016.
Fracking Isn’t Just Bad for the Climate. It’s Bad for Mental Health Too.
High numbers of people living near fracking operations report chronic stress and long-term depression.
Candidates Focus on the Middle Class, But They Must Also Tackle Deep Poverty
Biden and Trump spent too much time discussing the “struggling middle class” instead of those at the very bottom.
Barrett Poised to Be Sixth SCOTUS Justice Hand-Picked by Federalist Society
Through state legislatures and courts, we must aim to secure the rights that the conservative Supreme Court threatens.
Trump Isn’t Spewing Random Nonsense — He’s Consistently Authoritarian
Trump only makes sense when he is placed alongside the far right foreign leaders closest to him.
Trump Lied and Lied and Lied and Lied. But at Least the Debates Are Over.
Trump seems to believe that his best hope for reelection is a shabby, fact-free assault upon his opponent’s son.