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The former president’s rhetoric in a recent speech and on social media veered into openly eliminationist threats.
The Supreme Court’s New Ethics Code Won’t Stop the Corruption The Supreme Court’s New Ethics Code Won’t Stop the Corruption
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One of the Oldest Broken Promises to Indigenous Peoples Is for a Voice in Congress One of the Oldest Broken Promises to Indigenous Peoples Is for a Voice in Congress
A treaty commitment to seat a delegate representing the Cherokee Nation in the House has gone unmet for two centuries.
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Gaza is a site of human tragedy, not a prize of war.
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Political interests in Washington are vying for influence when it comes to US policy in the Middle East—no matter how out of step they are with public opinion.
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The president cannot afford to lose the generation of young political activists who are telling him he is flat wrong when it comes to Gaza.
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