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Face it, impeachment doesn’t work. Trump proved Congress can’t check a criminal president
Impeachment has never been helpful. It might be harmful, though.
When it comes to Supreme Court picks, just remember that we are living in a period of white backlash against Black progress
Moral panics are an American tradition.
What if we replaced all federal levies, including the income tax, with a tax on land?
In Taiwan, South Korea and Singapore, redistribution of land, land taxes and land leasing pay for universal health care, education and more.
Police killings are ‘state crimes’
A cultural and legal machine built to subjugate.
Why do we expect so much sacrifice from teachers?
Valuing an educated public means paying teachers fairly.
Federalism is the source of fascism, American-style
The tyranny of the minority is baked into the system.
I’m asking you to step up
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Are we at the natural end-point of whatever this experiment in representative democracy is?
A nihilistic question from a hopeful writer.
Federal prosecutors are now investigating fake Electoral College certificates, the latest clues that could lead to Trump
Similarities in language and formatting between the fake certificates suggests a far-reaching conspiracy orchestrated at the national level.