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Op-Ed
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It’s Time to Dismantle Trump’s Murder Budget and Defund Militarism
Trump's budget prioritizes murder over survival. In order to effectively confront it, we must challenge US militarism itself.
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How Slashing the NEA Would Damage the US Economy
Losing the NEA would upset local economies and affect the wallets of people not directly involved in the creative arts.
To Stand With Palau, We Must Stand Against Capitalism
Perhaps the ocean, in its immensity and its intimacy, its vast and delicate diversity, can awaken us, when appeals to lower carbon emissions have not.
The Human Race Has Only 50 Years Left
The environmental crisis is likely to spur increasing conflict ending in nuclear war.
Why Progressives Should Care About US Agricultural Policy
Farmers should not have to plow 20,000 acres of rented land just to make a living.
Trump’s Budget Won’t Balance Federal Spending, but It’ll Move a Lot of Money to the Rich
Trump can't use his oratory skills to overcome basic mathematics.
Oh, the Irony! Historical Western Anti-Semitism and the “Anti-Semitic” Critics of Israel
Real anti-Semitism has resurfaced in the US, and it has absolutely nothing to do with the opposition to Israel.
How Trump’s Environmental Agenda Will Exacerbate the Refugee Crisis
Trump has proven himself a direct adversary of climate refugees and their fight.
The Flint Water Crisis: The US’s Systemic Violence Against the Disadvantaged
Flint water crisis continues to persist. In the richest country in the history of the world, there are people living without clean water.
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Trans Women of Color Face Violence and Hostile Legislation in the South
Transgender women, and particularly trans women of color, are at disproportionate risk of deadly violence.