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War Is Hell. Why Are We Waging an Endless One?
Friday marked the 29th anniversary of Operation Desert Shield.
Employment Is High — But Job Growth Is Slowing Down
The employment rate has hit a new high, but a deeper look at the numbers shows not everything is rosy.
Two Nights of Debates, Zero Questions About Abortion
CNN's moderators failed to address reproductive rights, but some candidates brought it up on their own.
In July, Greenland Lost 80 Million Olympic Swimming Pools Worth of Ice
July was the warmest month in recorded human history.
Bodycam Video Shows Dallas Officers Mocking Man as He Died Pinned to Ground
Tony Timpa called 911 to ask for help. The police responded, and within 20 minutes Timpa was dead.
Kentucky Miners Are Camped Out on Railroad Tracks Demanding Their Stolen Wages
The miners want their jobs back, if possible — but bottom line, they want their wages for the work they already did.
Majority of House Democrats Have Signed on to Medicare for All
Sustained grassroots organizing made this moment possible.
Top Republican Super PAC Gets 2020 Head Start With “Dark Money”
A powerful GOP super PAC got nearly half of its contributions in the first half of 2019 from a dark money group.
Is Trump Using the Death Penalty as an Election Strategy?
This isn't about “public safety.” It's about the bloodlust that passes for politics under Trump.
The US’s Immigration Crackdown Began Decades Ago Under Clinton
To stop Trump's crackdown, we must repeal immigration laws from 1996.