The First Democratic Debates Shape Up as Unfair and Unfocused Spectacles
There are better ways to organize big multi-candidate debates. Going forward, Democrats ought to consider them. Source: The First...
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Seven Reasons To Be Highly Skeptical Of The Gulf Of Oman Incident
In a move that surprised exactly zero people, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has wasted no time scrambling to blame Iran for damage...
read moreThe Young Iraqi Voices Our Leaders Don’t Want You to Hear
On September 21st, thousands of young Iraqis will crowd a park along the Tigris River to celebrate the eighth annual Baghdad City of...
read more‘Shameful’ Milestone: Congress Goes Record 3,615 Days Without Raising Federal Minimum Wage
“The federal minimum wage of $7.25/hr is a starvation wage. Every worker deserves a living wage of at least $15 an hour,”...
read moreCan Elizabeth Warren Win Back Trump Country?
Whoever takes the presidency after Trump will have to grapple with the political illusions he shattered about the right and the left...
read morePennsylvania’s Public Banking Movement Draws More Support
“The Pennsylvania Public Bank Project’s … mission is ‘the creation of a network of public/partnership banks in the Commonwealth of...
read moreThe Case for Staying on Earth—With or Without Musk and Bezos
Why should we listen to zillionaires who want to abandon ship? Source: The Case for Staying on Earth—With or Without Musk and Bezos |...
read moreThe Youngest Child Separated From His Family at the Border Was 4 Months Old
Baby Constantin spent five months of his first year in a foster home. His family got a painful look at America’s experiment with...
read moreInside hate groups on Facebook, police officers trade racist memes, conspiracy theories and Islamophobia
Officers in law enforcement agencies across the country have joined private hate groups on Facebook, participating in the spread of...
read moreAlert: Alabama court orders jail for rape victim unless kids handed to rapist.
A young woman from Birmingham, Alabama was raped and impregnated four times by her uncle. She was just 12-years old when the raping...
read moreVatican Opens Door to Limited Ordination of Married Men as Priests
A proposed exception to the celibacy requirement would apply only in remote areas of the Amazon, but it is a significant shift in...
read moreBecause ‘This Is a Public Health Crisis,’ Pennsylvania Gov. Urged to Investigate Link Between Fracking and Childhood Cancers
“Fracking presents clear threats to our drinking water, our air quality, and to the health and safety of residents in these...
read moreLandmark Deal Reached on Rent Protections for Tenants in N.Y.
Newly empowered Democrats are trying to address concern over housing costs that is helping to drive the debate over inequality....
read moreAs price of insulin soars, Americans caravan to Canada for lifesaving medicine
One group says making the run across the border is safer than rationing the medication. Source: As price of insulin soars, Americans...
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