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You’d think debate over public education would be neutral and supported by all. But that’s never been how it works in America
Who’s in, who’s out – and are they the right kind of American?
In politics, a lie is true if no one opposes it. That’s why Democrats struggle. They must create ‘an infrastructure of democracy’
There’s no alternative for people vulnerable to propaganda.
When will President Joe Biden stop pissing on migrants?
But the responsibility doesn’t just rest on the shoulders of the government. Americans need to demand it.
Democracy takes hard work
But we can’t do it without you.
Should you be forced to pay for religious education? SCOTUS seems to think so. Otherwise, it’s discrimination against religion
A moral and legal perversion of the US Constitution.
Beware the hate-launderers
A cottage industry has emerged to make bigotry seem reasonable.
It’s the covid, stupid
Why is Biden’s approval so low?
We have now entered the ‘Hunger Games’-era of American history. Does Joe Manchin care?
Monique Judge: “This is some weird power play”
Want to end the Great Resignation? End the pandemic
It’s not a problem that can be solved by making the lives of poor and working people, and immigrants, more miserable.