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John Bolton’s First Day on The Job
If Trump Is Allowed to Rig the Census, Then All of US Democracy Is Rigged
At least 12 states are moving to sue the Trump administration over the proposal.
Beyond Parkland: A Risen Generation Is Challenging the Nation
Student activists take control of the narrative.
Trump Endangers Democracy by Adding Citizenship Question to 2020 Census
"This administration is now using the census as a weapon against immigrants."
Behind Stormy’s Saga: Trump’s Systematic Payoff Machine Is the Real Story
Beyond salacious curiosity, Stormy Daniels's tale tells us a lot about how Trump operates.
“We Cannot Wait for Change” — Freed Whistleblower Chelsea Manning on Iraq, Prison and Running for Senate
Since her release, Manning has emerged as a leading activist for trans rights and greater transparency.
Here’s One Issue Blue and Red States Agree On: Preventing Deaths of Expectant and New Mothers
From Indiana to Oregon, lawmakers are passing bills to increase scrutiny of maternal deaths.
“I Learned to Duck Bullets Before I Learned to Read”: Edna Chavez at March For Our Lives Rally
Speakers eat Saturday's historic student protest included Edna Chavez, a 17-year-old student from Los Angeles.
Naomi Wadler, 11: I Speak for Black Girls Victimized by Guns Whose Stories Don’t Make the Front Page
Last weekend's march, march was organized by survivors of last month's school shooting in Parkland, Florida.
Trump’s Cabinet Is the Most Volatile in a Century
Organizational dysfunction is haunting the Trump administration.