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It’s not enough to draw “neutral” districts. We need to overhaul the entire voting system.
We Can’t Let the Good Vibes Stop Us From Demanding More of Mamdani We Can’t Let the Good Vibes Stop Us From Demanding More of Mamdani
Mamdani’s Knicks speech was exhilarating, but we can’t let these kinds of spectacles prevent us from pressuring politicians to do better.
Trump’s Reflecting Pool Renovations Are a Total Disaster Trump’s Reflecting Pool Renovations Are a Total Disaster
The president’s attempt to make his mark on the National Mall has become a big, wet mess.
Rockwell Kent’s View From Greenland Rockwell Kent’s View From Greenland
His paintings reveal the value of looking carefully at the territory and the hazards of imperial misrepresentation
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America Is Due a Third Reconstruction America Is Due a Third Reconstruction
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December 19th, 2012: How Walmart Helped Make the Newtown Shooter’s AR-15 the Most Popular Assault Weapon in America How Walmart Helped Make the Newtown Shooter’s AR-15 the Most Popular Assault Weapon in America
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Politics
David Ellison Draws the Curtain on News David Ellison Draws the Curtain on News
Mogul behind Colbert firing and 60 Minutes’ downfall.
Claire Valdez Is Making All the Right Enemies Claire Valdez Is Making All the Right Enemies
The RNC keeps attacking the popular ideas of a democratic socialist who is running for Congress in New York City.
We Must Restore Congress as the Predominant Branch of Government We Must Restore Congress as the Predominant Branch of Government
The promise of democratic governance was stolen from the people. We must win it back.
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Lyn Hejinian’s Republic of Readers Lyn Hejinian’s Republic of Readers
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The Art of the American Revolution Across the Generations The Art of the American Revolution Across the Generations
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World
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White House officials and Elon Musk are now openly promoting blood-and-soil politics across Europe.
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Separation of Church and State: America’s Best Idea Separation of Church and State: America’s Best Idea
Christian nationalists keep forgetting what the country’s founders kept writing down.
Alexander Hamilton, the Wrong Founder Alexander Hamilton, the Wrong Founder
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We Must Restore Congress as the Predominant Branch of Government We Must Restore Congress as the Predominant Branch of Government
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