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Why We Are Singing for Water at Standing Rock, in Front of Men With Guns and Surveillance Helicopters
“We were water beings from the beginning. The river was our Grandmother and supplied everything we needed to survive,” writes Linda Hogan.
Is Indigenous People’s Day the Answer?
The United States promotes a culture of historical erasure by highlighting the legacy of Christopher Columbus.
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The Magnificence and Fragility of Trans Bodies
Even if the larger public does not worry about or account for trans people's deaths, the trans community holds these losses.
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The Age of Decline, Apple Pie and the United States’ Chosen Suicide Bomber
And truly, this is not about Donald Trump...
Now, Every Storm Is a Climate Change Storm
The sheer power of Hurricane Matthew is directly related to climate change.
Big Money in Politics Threatens Political and Racial Equality
The arguments in McCutcheon v. FEC ultimately explain what's wrong with how we treat the influence of money in politics.
William Rivers Pitt | What I Am Not Writing About Today
Once more unto the breach — tomorrow.
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Dakota Access Pipeline and the Future of American Labor
The Dakota Access Pipeline has become an issue of contention within organized labor.
Why the Kaine vs. Pence Vice Presidential Debate Matters
The vice presidential debate may not set off fireworks quite like the presidential debate, but two political scientists explain why it's still important.
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Illiberal Democracy, Donald Trump and the 2016 Election
Trump has channeled latent bigotry and ideological extremism into a movement suited for illiberal democracy.