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On Outrage: Trump, Climate, Denial and Action
The science is clear. And much of the technology and know-how that we need to address climate change already exists.
Tim DeChristopher | After Paris Pullout, We Must Spread an Ethic of Love and Cooperation
Whether we let climate catastrophes destroy our humanity will be determined by our response to one another.
Trump Uses London Attack to Call for Supreme Court to Back Travel Ban Blocked by Multiple Courts
Trump launched a tweet storm calling for the US to impose his proposed Muslim travel ban.
Many Americans Don’t Know It, but Their Employers Can Censor Their Political Speech
Employers fire people all the time for expressing views contrary to the employer's, or for engaging in political activity at all.
Resisting White Supremacy Can’t Happen Without Self-Care
For women of color, prioritizing our own physical, mental and emotional well-being is vital to our fight for social justice.
“We Don’t Have the Rule of Law”: Barrett Brown on Prison, Journalism and More
We can only survive as a country to the extent that we do not enforce our own laws, says journalist Barrett Brown.
New Public Database Reveals Striking Differences in How Guns Are Regulated From State to State
Because of inaction on the part of the federal government, it is up to each individual state to develop its own policies to reduce gun violence.
Six Things Trump’s FCC Chairman Doesn’t Want You to Know About Net Neutrality
For net neutrality supporters, the last week felt like deja vu.
How Is Trump Picking a New FBI Director Even a Thing?
It would be a travesty for Trump to nominate, and for the Senate to confirm, a new FBI director until the issue of Trump's conduct is resolved.
Teaching the Roots of Trumpism, One Semester In
Students and educators must resist Trumpism or risk ceding ground to anti-intellectualism, troll culture and xenophobia.