We have to be smart in how we fight against Trump and the Republican Party this time around. That means picking our battles wisely, and not taking bait that’s dangled in front of our faces.
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Trump Budget Horrifies Majority of Voters, Poll Finds
By extraordinarily wide margins, voters disapprove of President Donald Trump's sweeping proposed cuts to popular government programs.
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These Cities Are Pulling Billions From the Banks That Support the Dakota Access Pipeline
From Seattle to San Francisco, Albuquerque to Raleigh, cities are joining the fight to defund the controversial pipeline.
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Closed Border Between Pakistan and Afghanistan Is Mainly Hurting the Poor
The border closure triggered fears that bilateral trade will come to a complete standstill as Pakistan officials threaten to keep the border closed for an indefinite period, due to terrorism threats.
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Can California Achieve Universal Health Care in the Age of Trump?
The country’s biggest state has a very interesting idea...
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Populism Can Be Stopped, says Jubilant Dutch GreenLeft Leader
“What I would say to all my leftwing friends in Europe: don’t try to fake the populace. Stand for your principles. Be straight. Be pro-refugee. Be pro-European.”
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Want to Revitalize Rural America? Forgive Student Loan Debt for Young Farmers
The National Young Farmers Coalition makes headway on a loan forgiveness bill in Congress.
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Trumpcare Would Leave 24 Million Without Insurance by 2026, Says Congressional Budget Office
The Republican health care plan would cut spending on subsidies to help Americans purchase health insurance while rolling back the ACA's Medicaid expansion and capping per-person spending on the program.
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"Push the Establishment": Two Black Directors On Filmmaking In Trump's America
After a most tumultuous Oscars ending where the wrong winner was announced, the great "Moonlight" last month took home the Academy Award for Best Picture of 2016.
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British Medical Revolt As Brexit Pushes Non-UK Doctors Off the Island
"The reality is that the [British] government does not appreciate what E.U. nationals like me have contributed to the U.K., and only sees us as bargaining chips," says Dr. Birgit Woolley, from Germany, after decades working in the UK.
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Amid GOP Attacks on Health Care, the Movement for Single Payer Is Growing
Donna Smith has braved cancer, battled predatory insurance companies and fought relentlessly for health care reform for more than a decade. But she's not sure she'll survive the aftermath of Election Day.
