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Access to Firearms by Those With Mental Illness Is Not Fueling Mass Shootings
People with mental illness are no more likely to be violent with firearms than those who don't.
Other Countries Have High-Speed Trains. We Have Deadly Accidents and Crumbling Infrastructure
All eyes are on Trump's infrastructure plan.
Democracy Is Not a Choice
When power moves into the hands of a few, decent people commit unspeakable acts.
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Hurricane #MeToo
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The Debate
States and Cities Took on Secret Election Spending in 2017
2018 promises to be a tougher year for deceptive political advertising in the states.
Bannon’s “Money Laundering” Comment Signals to Trump That His Presidency Is in Danger
Was Trump enraged because Bannon criticized his family? Or because he now understands his presidency is in danger?
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Too Terrified to Enter an Arena of Ideas? The Debate Over Cornel West’s Critique of Ta-Nehisi Coates
Real ideas need confrontation, not polite discourse.
How to Defend Voting Rights in 2018
It's critical to defend the right to vote.
William Rivers Pitt | Please, Oh Please, Happy New Year
I place my faith in the arc of the moral universe.