Immigrant Kids Are Suffering Trauma That Will Last Years
I know firsthand how childhood trauma follows you your whole life. What’s happening to kids on the border is even worse.
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Juneteenth marks the end of slavery in America. But with over 2 million of us behind bars, has it really ended — or just transformed?
Why We Still Need Pride Parades
Pride parades are safe spaces in a country where LGBTQ people can be harassed, fired, and denied housing or even medical care.
Nevermind the Wall — They’re Building Warehouses
The newest plank of immigration enforcement? Kidnapping children and piling them into detention centers.
Your ‘Law and Order’ Candidate…
… And your unlawful, disorderly president.
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Celebrating the End of Slavery — With One Big Asterisk
Juneteenth marks the end of slavery in America. But with over 2 million of us behind bars, has it really ended — or just transformed?
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We Subsidize the Wrong Kind of Agriculture
We should be supporting the small farmers who sell at farmers markets, not the corporate giants that hurt our health and environment.
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Your ‘Law and Order’ Candidate…
… And your unlawful, disorderly president.
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Big Oil’s Man in Foreign Policy
The Koch brothers are really getting their money’s worth from Trump’s secretary of state.
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Immigrant Kids Are Suffering Trauma That Will Last Years
I know firsthand how childhood trauma follows you your whole life. What’s happening to kids on the border is even worse.
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Why We Still Need Pride Parades
Pride parades are safe spaces in a country where LGBTQ people can be harassed, fired, and denied housing or even medical care.
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Trumpatriotism
American symbols? Sacred! American values? Eh.
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Is Trump Giving Amazon the Postal Service?
Trump wanted to use the Postal Service to hit back at Amazon, but he may end up doing the opposite.
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Corruption Is Bad, But Sabotage Is Worse
Both are bad, but Scott Pruitt’s abuse of our environment is far more dangerous than his abuse of taxpayer money.
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Just How Rich Are the Ultra Rich?
Some rich people fly first class to fancy hotels. Others fly private jets to private islands.
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