Over the next two years, Democrats have the unfettered ability to be an albatross around the neck of the GOP — and to make sure that what little they manage to get done due to their paper-thin majorities becomes the reason for their undoing.
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Legalizing Recreational Marijuana, Canada Begins a National Experiment
Canada on Wednesday became the first major world economy to legalize recreational marijuana, beginning a national experiment that will alter the country’s social, cultural and economic fabric, and present the nation with its biggest public policy challenge in decades.
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Transgender Self-ID Law Raises Passions, and Conflict, in the U.K.
The British government this week is weighing controversial changes to the existing Gender Recognition Act, asking the public whether they believe trans people should be allowed to “self-ID.”
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No More Crime and Punishment: The National Prison Strike of 2018, Part I
Depending how you look at it, our country's prison system is either a raging success – helping line the pockets of prison investors and those gaining from cheap prison labor – or a total failure.
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Banking on the Future of Los Angeles: Why We Need Charter Amendment B
Angelenos are no longer interested in business-as-usual politics. They want to see progressive reforms in the people’s best interest — and creating a public bank is the clearest example of that.
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Dear Aunt Lydia: Women Raping Women in the Era of #MeToo
Today’s conservative Republican Trumpian women are actually aroused and sadistically satisfied by white male patriarchy and entitlement.
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Changing the Constitution Can't Be the Strategy—Yet
Yes, progressives should try to change the “rules of the game.” But such change is properly seen as a way to consolidate political power that has already been won.
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After Rahm's Destruction, Can Chicago Create a Cooperative Economy?
Chicago mayoral candidate Amara Enyia promises to not only facilitate cooperative economics but also to begin the process of creating a public bank for the city “on day one” of her administration.
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European Court Rules U.K.’s "Big Brother" Program A Violation of Privacy
Are people finally beginning to win the battle with their governments over mass surveillance?
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Rebel Cities 14: In Montevideo, People-Power Keeps Pushing Uruguay's Pink Tide
It legalized marijuana, abortion and gay marriage. It boasts universal healthcare and produces nearly all its energy with renewables. Why is Uruguay so advanced and what can we learn from the country?
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Why Los Angeles Should Start a Public Bank
Given Wall Street’s role in creating a recession that gutted the economy, it’s not surprising that a number of cities across the county are now considering establishing publicly controlled banks.
