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The Republican Deficit Hawks Abandon Their Religion
We're about to see the GOP's congressional leader, Paul Ryan, convert from a deficit hawk to a big spender.
Life Under Trump: Night Terrors and Daytime Hopes
When people decide that they are human beings and not beasts of burden, that is a genie no one can shove back into the bottle.
Bringing Back Waterboarding? Torture Policy in Trump’s USA
As the US prepares for president Trump, anyone who cares about human rights should be alarmed that he has pledged to restore torture.
Don’t Be Passive Observers of Last Night’s Terrorization in Standing Rock: Here’s What You Can Do
Last night, as the temperature in Standing Rock plunged below 30 degrees, hundreds were blasted with water cannons.
Street Heat: Does the Hancock Reaper Drone Base Feel the Burn?
By our presence and by our signs, we seek to prick the conscience of the 174th's personnel, cogs in the Pentagon's war machine.
Bridging the Gap: Why Trump Should Meet With Green Energy CEO Elon Musk for Huge Job Creation
Donald Trump knows perfectly well why his coastal golf course in County Clare, Ireland, is under siege by rising sea levels.
What Repealing Obamacare Would Mean for My Daughter, a 2-Year-Old Heart Transplant Recipient
The pain of worrying about our daughter's future hangs over me and my wife every day.
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Rejecting Dangerous Saviors: Can “The People” Save the US?
We have to stop looking for elite saviors and move toward a progressive politics where the people save themselves.
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Countering Trump: Let’s Build a People-Powered Democracy and Economy
It's time to decentralize political and economic power and bring back the concept of true public ownership.
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Why “Climate Change” Must Become a Promise to Decolonize
Climate change needs to be discussed in terms of conquest, genocide, slavery and other conditions that are at its root.