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It’s Good to Argue About Dead Presidents
New debates, especially on overlooked subjects, bring new vibrancy to our civic life. In death, even flawed politicians can do us that final service.
read moreIs Bush’s Legacy So Different From Trump’s?
Some may mourn Bush’s more “respectable” presidency. But looking back, one sees the very same race-baiting and cruelty.
Republicans Don’t Want Your Vote to Count
They’re trying to overturn the will of voters in Wisconsin, Michigan, and maybe a state near you.
Lessons from South of the Border
In Tijuana, some Mexicans have embraced the Trump line on Central American migrants. But others have welcomed them with open arms.
Subtle Obstructions
The Trump campaign’s 2016 activities are now about as well covered up as Trump’s hair piece.
Editor’s Picks
Executives Make Millions Misleading Cancer Patients. Here’s One Way to Stop Them.
Cancer-treatment executives are reaping fortunes off misleading marketing. We should make that less profitable.
Say No to Paper Receipts This Holiday Season
A great gift to give yourself — and the planet — is to skip out on those chemical-coated slips of paper.
Democrats Won Big. Can They Go Bold, Too?
The party’s leaders have been far too cautious in the past. Newer ideas could spark real change in who owns and runs America.
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Is Bush’s Legacy So Different From Trump’s?
Some may mourn Bush’s more “respectable” presidency. But looking back, one sees the very same race-baiting and cruelty.
read more
Republicans Don’t Want Your Vote to Count
They’re trying to overturn the will of voters in Wisconsin, Michigan, and maybe a state near you.
read more
It’s Good to Argue About Dead Presidents
New debates, especially on overlooked subjects, bring new vibrancy to our civic life. In death, even flawed politicians can do us that final service.
read more
Lessons from South of the Border
In Tijuana, some Mexicans have embraced the Trump line on Central American migrants. But others have welcomed them with open arms.
read more
Executives Make Millions Misleading Cancer Patients. Here’s One Way to Stop Them.
Cancer-treatment executives are reaping fortunes off misleading marketing. We should make that less profitable.
read more
Subtle Obstructions
The Trump campaign’s 2016 activities are now about as well covered up as Trump’s hair piece.
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What Does Inequality Cost the Average American? About $150k
Americans pay a steep price for not spreading their wealth around as well as other developed countries.
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Free the Free Press from Wall Street Plunder
Our right to a free press is meaningless if hedge funds can gobble up and gut the community newspapers that exercise it.
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Hell-Care in Michigan
My loved one was abruptly dropped by Medicaid, which is potentially life-threatening. This is what happens when politicians don’t treat care as a right.
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Lock Her Up!
Another rousing chant from a “law and order” administration.
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