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This Is a Piece I Would Write About How to Fight Trumpcare, if I Were Well Enough
It seems this bill, and all its horrors, have faded into a background of horrors in the American psyche.
In Major Church-State Decision, Supreme Court Sides With Religious Institution
The Supreme Court ruled that taxpayer-funded grants for playgrounds could not be denied to a church-run school in Missouri.
Indian Prime Minister Modi Was Once Banned From Entering US; Today He Meets Trump
The meeting comes as Lockheed Martin announced a deal to begin making F-16 fighter jets in India.
Jackson, Mississippi Mayor-Elect Chokwe Lumumba: I Plan to Build the “Most Radical City on the Planet”
One week from today social justice activist and attorney Chokwe Lumumba will be sworn is as the city's next mayor.
Americanism Personified: Why Fascism Has Always Been an Inevitable Outcome of the American Project
As a settler-colonial project steeped in white supremacist domination and capitalist ideals, the US is and always has been an ideal fascist breeding ground.
So Jon Ossoff Lost: Is That a Left Swipe From Millennial Voters?
From a political perspective, youth has its appeal, but there are downsides.
Dark Money Turns Elections Into Trench Warfare
Voters see the results of money in political fights — ads, direct mail, etc. — but they often can't see who's behind it.
Former FCC Commissioner: Net Neutrality Is a First Amendment Issue
The Trump White House and new FCC chair are rolling back the effort for an internet that's open to all.
As Jon Ossoff Loses Georgia Special Election, Where Do Democrats Go From Here in Challenging GOP?
Georgia State Sen. Nan Orrock and Rev. Raphael Warnock discuss the recent Georgia special election.
Democratic Resistance to GOP Senate Health Care Push Takes Shape
A Democratic aide revealed that Democrats would withhold consent on nearly every GOP request in the Senate.