Politics
Nationwide protests demand net neutrality
December 8, 2017The end of net neutrality will spell extra charges, reduced competition, blocked access, slower connection speeds for disfavored sites, and censorship.
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Danica Roem: Shoe leather and local issues key to progressive wins
December 8, 2017Her message, which she carried with her reporter’s notebooks from house to house, including on the rainy Saturday night before the election, was relentlessly local and focused.
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Labor advocate Wendy Carrillo elected to California Assembly
December 7, 2017This Assembly race was the final stage of a cascade of other political events that started when California Senator Barbara Boxer retired.
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The Russian Revolutions: 1905 and 1917
December 6, 2017Lenin said 1905 saw “the temporary defeat of the Russian Revolution.” Just like that time, the 1990s defeat of socialism will also prove temporary.
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Supreme Court lets Trump keep his travel ban, for now
December 5, 2017While this is not the final ruling on the travel ban, it is a telling indication that the high court may ultimately side with Trump.
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