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No, Robots Aren’t Killing the American Dream
Blaming robots for today's economic disruption, while not as dangerous as protectionism and xenophobia, is also a distraction from real problems and real solutions.
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The Republican Party Owes the American People an Apology, and So Do We
The Democratic Party is the only viable vehicle through which to achieve a more egalitarian and just society.
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The New Legislation Targeting Protestors
A wave of bills aimed at curtailing protests and demonstrations has started to make its way through state legislatures across the country.
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"Stop Trump" Movement Calls For Biggest Demonstrations in UK History
A coalition of activists, trade unions and Members of Parliament have pledged to hold the “biggest demonstrations in UK history” when Donald Trump makes his state visit to Britain later this year.
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Letter to the American Left: Antifa Is Not Your Friend
The self-proclaimed anti-fascists of “Antifa” are a millstone around the neck of the political left and possibly a greater danger to progressive and liberal values than even Donald Trump himself.
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Banks Actually Want To Make It Easier, Not Harder, To Launder Money
Instead of getting down to the business of ripping off clients for profit, the world’s largest banks now want to do less to stop drug lords, tax cheats, and terrorists from moving money through their institutions.
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Biologists Warn Half of All Species to Face Extinction by 2100
"The living fabric of the world is slipping through our fingers without our showing much sign of caring," warned the conference of biologists, ecologists and economists that began Monday at the Vatican.
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Stop Saying We're a Nation of Immigrants
The "nation of immigrants" motto ignores America's history of colonialism, conquest and forced migration, embodied in several non-immigrant groups that are rarely discussed: Native Hawaiians and Puerto Ricans.
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How the Humble Town Hall Became a Battle Arena for the Trump Resistance
In more than 300 cities and towns in 49 U.S. states last week, tens of thousands of citizens flooded to congressional town halls and activist meet-ups billed as “resistance recess," dwarfing the early days of the Tea Party.
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Occupy the Cinema: Hey Oscars, It's Time To Recognize the Story of America
For 2016, a most politically tumultuous and depressing year, documentaries on race relations – "O.J.: Made in America," "The 13th" and "I Am Not Your Negro" – ruled the landscape. Now, how will Hollywood vote?
