The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
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How Puerto Rico's Debt Created A Perfect Storm Before The Storm
The island's own government borrowed billions of dollars to pay its bills, a practice that Puerto Rico's current governor, Ricardo Rosselló, now calls "a big Ponzi scheme."
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Bayou Bridge Resistance: The Pipeline Fight Heads South
Opponents of a proposed pipeline through Louisiana’s fragile Atchafalaya Basin have vowed to halt its construction, starting with a vocal protest at a Jan. 12 public meeting being attended by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Baton Rouge.
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Standing Rock Protesters Refuse to Budge As Pressure On Obama Administration Builds
Snow is slowing covering the encampment at Standing Rock, and despite an "emergency evacuation order" issued this week by North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple, the Dakota Access Pipeline protesters aren't leaving.
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Pipeline Protesters Vow to Stay Camped on Federal Land
Standing Rock Sioux tribal leader Dave Archambault confidently explained that they'll stay at the Oceti Sakowin camp and continue with nonviolent protests despite the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' threat to close the camp on Dec. 5.
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Police Deploy Water Hoses, Tear Gas Against Standing Rock Protesters
Law enforcement officials deployed water hoses in freezing temperatures Sunday against hundreds of protesters decrying the construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline.
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U.S. Army Corps Halts Dakota Access Pipeline, Pending Review
The Obama administration has refused a final permit for the Missouri River crossing, answering the Standing Rock tribe's call to protect its drinking water.
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Storing Data, Burning Carbon: The Ecology of a National Security State
The indiscriminate and warrantless collection of personal data from millions of people not only violates the U.S. Constitution — the data farms are also an extreme waste of water and electricity.
