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We used to say we fought terror. Now we practice it.

by Jill Richardson

Americans are used to arguments about identity. But one of the most common coping mechanisms of impacted people is to remain silent.

by Peter Certo

Trump’s not the only one terrified of these four congresswomen — leading Democrats apparently are, too.

by Rose Ramirez, Dedrick Asante-Muhammad

A proposed rule would strip housing benefits from U.S. citizens if they’re found to have family members with the wrong immigration status.

by Rachel Hodes

They complain when students protest hateful speakers, but not when shadowy conservative groups and politicians write laws to punish our speech.

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The Hong Kong protests and Uyghur detainment camps shed light on a bristling authoritarian system.

by Jim Hightower

Fighting progressive policies most Americans support will lose you “centrist” votes, not gain them.

by Robert P. Alvarez

Florida’s anti-democratic poll tax will cost the state hundreds of thousands of voters — and hundreds of millions of dollars.

by Mallika Khanna

Poor and working communities stand to gain the most from protections against corporations that expose them to pollution.

by Jill Richardson

Even Trump now senses that the electorate wants a 2020 candidate who takes climate change seriously.