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The Hole in the Safety Net Widens: Trump’s Plan to Dismantle Obamacare
Can progressives use backlash against Trump's regressive health policies to accelerate the fight for Medicare for All?
Will Trump End the Ban on Endorsing Candidates From the Pulpit?
The Johnson Amendment is the 1954 law that forbids churches from specifically speaking in favor of or against a candidate from the pulpit.
Obama’s Permanent Atlantic Drilling Ban Excludes Most of the Southeast Coast
Obama did not extend permanent protections to much of the Outer Continental Shelf off the Virginia coast.
House Report Warns Congress Against Anti-Encryption Measures
Lawmakers are being urged to abandon plans to mandate backdoors to encrypted information.
What Is Participatory Economics? An Interview With Michael Albert
The founder of Z Magazine argues that participatory economics is preferable to 20th-century socialism.
With an Enemy Like Trump, Climate Activists Should Look Beyond the Paris Accord
Just one term with a President Trump could cause up to 6 billion additional tons of CO2 to be emitted into the atmosphere.
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How Racist and Sexist Myths Shape Our Reaction to Sexual Assault on Campus
When we focus on damaging stereotypes in our stories of assault, we aren't looking at everyone else.
Dystopian Donald: The Future According to Trump
Can you doubt that we're in a dystopian age?
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Without Historical Perspective, We Are Dangerously Adrift
Historical ignorance is creating a citizenry of people unable to comprehend the consequences of their actions.
Ode to the Death Tax
The often ignored and misrepresented estate tax faces abolition posing a threat to democracy.