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‘Somebody else’s babies’ – When Steve King says culture, he means race
March 20, 2017Iowa congressman Steve King and others may pretend they're not talking about “race” by slyly replacing the word with “culture," but the intent is the same.
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Trump’s budget: Feeling safer yet?
March 17, 2017Throwing money at the Pentagon while gutting other programs that protect Americans shouldn't make anyone feel more secure.
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Irish Americans in New York organize to support immigrants’ rights
March 16, 2017Irish Americans, overwhelmingly working class, have historically been on both sides of what Lincoln called “the best angels of our nature."
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Time for a ‘sanctuary campus’ movement to protect students
March 15, 2017Schools should uphold and protect the right to learn for all of their students. They should be one of the safest places to be, no matter where you came from.
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Donald Trump and the theology of empire
March 14, 2017A sizable group of people in this country cling to the idea that God regularly interrupts the flow of the world’s natural order to pick winners and losers in everything from elections to football games.
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