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Patriot Games, From Watergate to Email Hacks
History may not repeat itself exactly, but there's something eerily familiar about the DNC email leaks.
Kshama Sawant vs. Rebecca Traister on Clinton, Democratic Party and Possibility of a Female President
Rebecca Traister and Kshama Sawant discuss what it means to be the first woman to accept a major-party nomination.
“Eat, Pray, Starve”: Greg Grandin on Tim Kaine, Hillary Clinton and the US Role in Honduras
Greg Grandin speaks on Hillary Clinton's running mate, Tim Kaine, and his time in Honduras.
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Trumping Our Safety
Turkish Academics Fear Growing Witch Hunt Following Failed Coup
The growing academic purges have made scholars extremely wary of publishing critical or sensitive material.
There’s No Business Like the Arms Business
The US was credited with more than half the value of all global arms transfer agreements in 2014, the most recent year for which full statistics are available.
Official Malice: One Man’s Violent Encounter With the Michigan Department of Natural Resources
James Anderson recalls being violently confronted by a conservation officer in Michigan.
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When Play Is Criminalized: Racial Disparities in Childhood
Racial disparities in the way children are allowed to play denies many Black kids an important childhood right.
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Planned Gas Pipeline Construction on East Coast Puts Climate at Risk
Nineteen pending pipeline projects could increase global warming by more than 2 degrees Celsius.
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Sanders Delegates Push DNC to Reform Anti-Democratic Superdelegates
After a divisive afternoon, hours of negotiations bring results.