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Race or class: Must Bernie choose?
January 27, 2016Is Sanders' greatest weakness his campaign's limited addressing of race? Or is he being unfairly targeted for taking on economic injustice?
Read moreTexas grand jury clears Planned Parenthood, indicts accusers
January 26, 2016A grand jury cleared a Planned Parenthood clinic charged with profiting from the sale of fetal tissue, but it indicted David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt, the two behind the charges.
Read moreBlood money? U.S. is world’s top arms dealer
January 26, 2016The U.S. is the top arms peddler in the world, its weapons sales to other countries far surpassing others, the Congressional Research Service reported last month.
Read moreDildos for the Bundy brothers: Love, laughter, and the politics of joy
January 25, 2016Mailing dildos instead of throwing grenades represents a different kind of politics. It counters hate, anger, and violence by making love instead of waging war.
Read moreThis week in history: Louis D. Brandeis nominated to Supreme Court
January 25, 2016His nomination was bitterly contested and denounced by conservative Republicans.
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