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We Need a World Where the Olympic Refugee Team Can Go Home When the Games End
It's beautiful that there's a team for 82 million displaced people, but we can't accept mass displacement as normal.
The Big Lie Will Go Down in Revisionist History Like the Civil War “Lost Cause”
The followers of today's new "lost cause" have become Donald Trump's Confederacy of dunces.
Trump and McConnell Do Battle as GOP Civil War Heats Up
Lindsey Graham moans that Republicans may "eat our own." We can hope.
We Have to Let White Supremacy Die in Order to Truly Live
In an era of emboldened fascism, we must resist by centering radical love in our politics, says David Kyuman Kim.
Trump to Black Americans: “You Have to Learn” About “Your History”
The president threatened last week to sign an executive order punishing “anarchists” who destroy statues with jail time.
Armed Extremist Groups Aren’t Lone Wolves — They Were Galvanized by the GOP
These people have been eagerly fed by a GOP seeking shock troops to defend the status quo.
Trump Is Spreading Fear Because He Fears Impeachment
Trump's thirst for causing damage is equaled only by his power to do so.
There’s No Such Thing as a War That Doesn’t Impact Civilians
A former war correspondent returning from Libya shares his account of the civil war currently underway .
Civilian Deaths in Yemen Increased by 164 Percent. Will Congress Act?
A new bipartisan bill urges Congress to exercise its authority and end critical US support for an illegal war.
Why Robert E. Lee’s Character Is Irrelevant
Character traits like humility and piety don't change the fact that Lee fought to preserve slavery.