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Utilities Are Lobbying Against the Expansion of Rooftop Solar
Utilities are lobbying against the expansion of rooftop solar, and that's no good for anyone.
Why Did a University Quarter Police and Soldiers in Its Dorms?
We need a robust Third Amendment to protect us not just from the military but also from militarized police.
We Will Create Our Freedom: The Importance of the Movement for Black Lives Platform
The Movement for Black Lives is making history as it works to define what systemic change should actually look like.
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Military Dissent Is Not an Oxymoron: Freeing Democracy From Perpetual War
Dissenting voices must be encouraged and dissenting thoughts empowered within the military.
Everything Burns: Gotham in the Age of Trump
This isn't a campaign. It's just another reality TV show titled “Everything Burns.”
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Thom Hartmann | I’m Sick of the So-Called “News“
The stranglehold that multinational corporations have over our media is actually harming our ability to have a functioning democratic republic.
Is Neoliberalism Behind the Rise of Donald Trump?
Many have pointed to capitalism's failures to explain the billionaire's rise, but evidence suggests racism is the driving factor.
From Resentment to Possibility: How Enjoyment Shapes the Political Imagination in Election 2016
Our political worldviews are shaped by the narratives through which we understand our desires.
Behind the Booing: A Sanders Delegate Reflects on the DNC Protests
Sanders delegates did not succeed in changing DNC rules but they brought the TPP to the forefront of media discussions.
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Olympic Tensions Offer a Window Into Lebanese History
The Lebanese athletes' refusal to share a bus with Israelis in Rio should be judged in its historical context.