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Under Trump, the US is unequivocally a force for evil in the world. It can seem morally intolerable to embrace happiness as our government massacres children.
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December 28th, 2013: This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Fifty Years Later, the War on Poverty Must Be Renewed This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Fifty Years Later, the War on Poverty Must Be Renewed
President Obama and his congressional Democratic allies should rededicate the country to the Great Society’s best initiative.
Politics
The Overlooked Crisis Facing Immigrants With Disabilites The Overlooked Crisis Facing Immigrants With Disabilites
Gregory Javier Laguna, who has Down syndrome, and his brother have been detained for almost five months. Under Trump, “it feels like we have no recourse,” said one advocate.
Marc Andreessen’s Dangerously Unexamined Life Marc Andreessen’s Dangerously Unexamined Life
The tech mogul has declared himself an enemy of introspection, and that conveniently erases considerations of conscience from his amoral investment empire.
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Trump didn’t win by moderating. He won by attacking a system millions already believed was broken.
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