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A Dream Deferred: MLK’s Dream of Economic Justice is Far From Reality
90 years after King was born, the racial wealth divide is actually growing — which drags down the entire economy.
AI Wants to Reprogram You
Driverless cars cost jobs and threaten pedestrians. Investors’ advice? Just get out of the way!
Hollywood’s Fat Shaming Is Getting Old
In real life, people of all shapes, sizes, and colors are the romantic leads in their own lives.
The Government Shutdown Expands the Ranks of ‘Underwater Nation’
Unemployment is low, but federal employees are lining up at food banks. They aren’t alone.
Extraplanetary Extravagance
Maintaining our bloated machine on earth costs over $700 billion a year. Trump wants to blast those costs into space.
Not One Network Should Have Aired Trump’s Immigration Speech
The president is going to demonize the media no matter what they do. So why not do the right thing?
This EPA Rule Change Could Kill Thousands
Mercury regulations save 11,000 lives each year. Now, the EPA wants to weaken them.
Is Anyone Really Offended by That F Word?
Republicans stood by a president who bragged about assaulting women. Now they have thoughts about propriety.
Government by Extortion
The White House’s “rule or ruin” strategy — wall or shutdown! — is anti-democratic.
Democratic Leaders Failed Their First Big Test on Climate
Kicking the can down the road appears to be a bipartisan sport in Washington.