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A War on Science, Morals, and Law
Many “scientific” questions are more accurately considered moral questions. The Trump administration’s approach to the environment fails on both counts.
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This Holiday Season, I’m Standing With Migrants
Mary and Joseph fled their country to keep their child alive. We should embrace families making the same difficult choice today.
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Sisyphus the Elephant
The GOP is doomed to bear the weight of Trump’s crimes for eternity.
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I’m a Postal Worker. If You Get Mail in a Small Town or Suburb, Listen Up!
A Trump administration plan could mean reduced service and higher postage for at least half of all ZIP codes.
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The GOP Tax Bill Is Creating Jobs — Just Not in the U.S.
Thanks to the GOP tax law, corporations get huge breaks for outsourcing jobs. And workers? They get pink slips.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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