Ideological rigidity is not only keeping us from making inroads with mainstream society and growing our numbers—but effectively preventing us from accomplishing any actual policy goals.
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Gun Restrictions Now! Why "91%" Is a Film For Our Time
Powerful almost by default, and handled with a clear mission at hand and an eye for empathy, "91%" is a call to activist arms.
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Occupy Brexit: Country On Edge As Voters To Decide Fate of U.K. In Europe
Many are calling the U.K.’s European Union referendum vote on Thursday, the most important vote in every British person’s lifetime.
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The shadowy war on the press: How the rich silence journalists
They’re not only finding a willing audience, but also an effective way to recast the narrative, and in some cases smear the journalists they target.
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Appeals Court Hands Obama Administration Major Win In Net Neutrality Case
Under the law, broadband Internet providers “must treat all internet traffic the same regardless of source," dealing a punishing blow to telecom and cable companies that sought to overturn FCC regulations.
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Orlando Shooting Takes Place Amid "Crisis" Level of Anti-LGBT Hate Crimes
Authorities haven't called the shooting a hate crime, but it may be the deadliest attack against the LGBT community in U.S. history – and as President Obama noted Sunday, it is also the country's deadliest mass shooting to date.
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For Struggling Renters In New Orleans, Hope May Be Coming A Bit Late
Twenty-four-year old Stuart Marino, a finance major at University of New Orleans, spends more than 30 percent of his income on rent and utilities and doesn't have enough savings to cover a basic medical emergency.
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Weiner on Weiner: "This Is the Worst – Doing a Documentary On My Scandal"
This "Weiner" is a comedy of errors and a tragedy of modern proportions – sure, it’s head shakingly humorous and even eye rollingly awkward to see how far a man can dig his own grave, but it’s a sad state of affairs to do so, isn’t it?
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Basic Income Gathers Steam Across Europe
Barcelona: In the last few months basic income—an unconditional cash payment to every member of the population—has been getting more and more attention in the media and social networks. Three items are especially interesting.
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Trump acknowledges climate change —at his golf course
The billionaire who called global warming a hoax is now warning of its dire effects in his company's application to build a sea wall to protect Trump International Golf Links & Hotel Ireland in County Clare.
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The TTIPing Point: German Protests Threaten Trans-Atlantic Trade Deal
Unprecedented protests of a scope not seen since the Iraq war in Germany have pushed negotiations over the Trans-Atlantic free trade agreement to a TTIPing point – and what some call the brink of collapse.