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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Here Are Five Ways the Trump Administration Could Be the Death of FDR’s New Deal
The New Deal and Great Society aren’t dead yet — but they're definitely on life support.
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The Greatest Crisis Of My Generation Is Now A Dystopian Game Show
TruTV’s student debt-themed game show is an admirable concept. That doesn’t make it any less horrifying to watch.
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Rebel Cities 8: New York & Warsaw New Focal Points for A Growing Global Movement
Looking at the growing municipalist movement on display at Fearless Cities, it's useful to think of it as a network movement, where every city is looking to build autonomy locally while thinking globally.
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While America Sleeps: Trump’s Treachery and the Russia Scandal
With a summit ahead, Trump works with Putin to cover up Moscow’s attack on the US.
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After Long Career Bailing Out Big Banks, Obama Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner Now Runs Predatory Firm That Exploits the Poor for Profit
"Your economy, rigged to redistribute wealth to the top." Geithner's private equity firm Warburg Pincus mass-mails loan checks to low-income Americans, hides exorbitant interest rates in the fine print, and quickly sues those who fail to repay the loan and interest in time.
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In "Trumpian Disregard for the Planet," UK Ministers Vote To Expand Heathrow
UK government figures forecast that if a third runway is developed at Heathrow, aviation CO2 emissions will rise by 7.3 million tons by 2030.
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A Year Later, the Fascists of Charlottesville Are Back for More — This Time Outside the White House
Just because white supremacist rallies cannot and will not be banned by the state does not mean they should proceed without opposition.
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Plastic Is Killing our Oceans. Here’s What You Need To Know
Every minute, an amount of plastic equal to a full garbage truckload is deposited in our oceans. That is set to increase tenfold by 2020, and by 2050, the weight of all the plastic in the oceans will exceed the weight of all the fish.
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The Climate Crisis Is Here
The world is not only facing climate “change,” we are facing a climate crisis. For 30 years, scientists have warned that we were changing the climate. Now those predictions are coming true with a vengeance.
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Why Killing Dodd-Frank Could Lead to the Next Crash
Eliminating the bill was a top priority for Trump. So why did any Dems vote for it?
