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Why PolitiFact Is Wrong About Sanders’ Criticism of the Pentagon Budget
The clear implication of PolitiFact's argument is that there's no role for the general public in talking about what the Pentagon should spend money on.
The Most Disingenuous Attack on Bernie Yet
Hillary Clinton isn't telling a true story about Bernie Sanders and his vote for the Commodity Futures Modernization Act.
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Why Are Liberals Bashing Sanders in Favor of Clinton?
From Paul Krugman to Ta-Nehisi Coates, a panicked slew of anti-Sanders criticism is emerging leaving Clinton off the hook just in time for the primaries.
How to Stop the Fossil Fuel Industry From Wrecking Our World
Unless we ensure that the future is powered by alternative energy, we will find ourselves in the midst of a climate-change version of a zombie apocalypse.
Can the Davos Rich Do More Than Talk?
Our global top 1 percent now have more wealth than the rest of the world combined.
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How Corporations Have Corrupted the Open Records Process
In order to participate in a process, information is key.
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How We Misunderstand the History of Black Protest
Critique of contemporary protests against police violence are based on a romanticized narrative of the 1960s civil rights protests.
Climate Insurgency After Paris
At COP21, the governments of the world made a promise to the people of the world - and immediately betrayed it.
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Reclaim MLK: Beyond Sanitized Narratives
If we want to honor Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy, we must recognize the need for direct action to create social change.
The State of Our Economy: What It Needs vs. What Washington Is Willing to Do
The economy is likely to continue to grow at a weak pace in 2016, just as it did in 2015 and 2014.