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The Lessons of the Kansas Primary Go Far Beyond Abortion Rights
In 1922, the newspaper editor William Allen White wrote, “When anything is going to happen in this country, it happens first in Kansas.” On
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Monkeypox Is Yet Another Global Health Crisis Fueled by Governmental Neglect
It’s hard not to think about AIDS when thinking about monkeypox — the media images of otherwise healthy gay men covered in sores, the homophobic
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The Commercial Implications of the Virgin Australia Ruling
DALLAS – As the pandemic transitions into an endemic, it seems things may finally be turning around for the global airline sector. According to
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The Commercial Implications of the Virgin Australia Ruling
DALLAS – As the pandemic transitions into an endemic, it seems things may finally be turning around for the global airline sector. According to
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On the Trump Front, This Week Has Been a Year. What Will Come of It?
“There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen,” reads a quotation often attributed to Vladimir Lenin
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On the Trump Front, This Week Has Been a Year. What Will Come of It?
“There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen,” reads a quotation often attributed to Vladimir Lenin
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Opinion: Slow Transportation Should Be a Human Right
On certain treasured Fridays, when the stars align just right, I leave my car at home and walk to meet my friends at the bar for our weekly
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Those of Us in Our 70s Have a Unique Perspective on Humanity’s Decline
I find nothing strange in Joe Biden, at 79 (going on 80), being the oldest president in our history and possibly planning to run again in 2024. After
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If Kansas Is a Bellwether, Abortion Rights Could Reshape Electoral Map
After the recent vote in Kansas to retain abortion rights in the state, it looks as though reproductive rights will play a huge role in reshaping the
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Don’t Ignore the Threat of Right-Wing Violence in Wake of Mar-a-Lago Search
After months of waiting in seething frustration, it does feel quite like we’ve all jumped out of an airplane at the same time. The doorbell at
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Don’t Ignore the Threat of Right-Wing Violence in Wake of Mar-a-Lago Search
After months of waiting in seething frustration, it does feel quite like we’ve all jumped out of an airplane at the same time. The doorbell at
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There Are Good Reasons to Defund the FBI. They Have Nothing to Do With Trump.
This week the FBI took the unprecedented step of executing a search warrant on the Mar-a-Lago home of former President Donald Trump. No former
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Are the Bells Tolling for Donald Trump, at Long Last?
Yesterday morning, 12 federal agents visited the Florida home of former president Donald Trump with search warrants in hand. It was not a raid —
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The Best Parts of the Inflation Reduction Act Came Out of Progressive Advocacy
Back when the world was fresh and new, with all possibilities still green on the vine, the pundits enjoyed comparing President Joe Biden to Franklin
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Opinion: Safety Fix for Deadly Road Nixed by Harrisburg Mayor Over Parking
A plan to redesign one of the most dangerous streets in all of Pennsylvania has been abandoned by the new mayor of Harrisburg amid — you guessed it