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Florida Vacations for the President; Budget Cuts for Everyone Else
When it comes to personal vacations, the president doesn't seem interested in sparing any costs.
Is AT&T Discriminating Against Low-Income Communities in Cleveland?
Advocates have released some more striking evidence of digital redlining in Cleveland.
The DLC Lives: “Third Way” Democrats Are Trying to Push the Party Rightward
The DLC never went away: Through well-funded think tanks like Third Way, it continues to push Democrats to the right.
The Power of Ordinary People Facing Totalitarianism
An overview of “The Origins of Totalitarianism,” by a German Jewish political theorist Hannah Arendt.
Economists From US and 10 Other Countries Warn of Danger of Return to Neoliberalism in Ecuador
More than 55 economists pen an open letter appeal to not return to neoliberalism in Ecuador.
Paul Ryan as Punchline: The Impending Failure of the AHCA
Heard any good jokes lately?
Attorney for “Frozen Trucker”: Neil Gorsuch May Have Been Most Hostile Judge I’ve Ever Encountered
As confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch wrap up, here's a look at Gorsuchu2019s ruling in a case known as the “frozen trucker.”
Standing Up in Defense of Public Education
It is time to make public our commitment to public education by standing up, rather than standing by.
North Korean Nukes, Russian Interference and American Historical Amnesia
The US has, in recent memory, directly interfered in Russia elections and irrationally sabotaged diplomatic nuclear agreements with North Korea.
Why Jeff Sessions Is Threatening to Crack Down on Marijuana
Prohibition heightens the power of the police, and Sessions seems reluctant to give that up.