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William Rivers Pitt | How to Slow-Cook Trump Stew (American Style)
This recipe and many of its ingredients are highly toxic. Proceed with extreme caution.
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Unforeseen Consequences: The Death of Trees
We need to start respecting how necessary forests are for the health of our planet — and our species.
A Multiracial and Multigenerational Movement Is Coming Together in Arizona
We deserve more than the mistreatment Arizona has given us, and this year will be the start of us getting it.
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Corporations in Politics Are Like a Tractor-Trailer Drifting Into Your Lane
Corporations are now in our elections and they're empowered to claim religious exemptions from democratically-enacted laws.
Is Standing Rock the Oil Industry’s Last Stand? It’s Up to Us to Make It So
The struggle in Standing Rock is at a profound turning point.
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The Old Debt and Entitlement Charade
Those organizing the debate want to see Social Security and Medicare cut, so they are framing the topic in a way that cuts to these programs will seem like …
Time to Implement a Fixed Minimum Tax Rate on the Wealthy
In 1944, the year billionaire investor Warren Buffett first paid income tax, Americans “soaked the rich” — and benefited mightily from the soaking.
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White People: Stop Saying We Need Dialogue
Instead, white folks need to realize we have the power to stop police violence and defend Black lives.
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The Danger With Trump’s “Election Rigging” Talk
As his presidential prospects continue to fade, Donald Trump has resorted to spreading conspiracies theories about voter fraud.
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Learning to Claim Our Victories, or Why Fighting for Justice Is Like Surfing
Activists have never stopped working to make this a better world, and they offer us a kind of hope for our future that shouldn't be ignored.