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Chilling ‘Professor Watchlist’ Aims to ‘Expose’ Leftist Educators

‘It would be easier to dismiss this rather silly project if the United States had not just elected a president who shouts over attempts at rational discourse and reactionary majorities in both houses of Congress’

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With Trump Now ‘Unshackled,’ What Next for GOP’s Institutional Misogyny?

“We know that Donald Trump’s dangerous sexism and racism are not an aberration,” says protester outside Republican National Committee headquarters.

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This is “Big”: California Taking On ExxonMobil’s Climate Cover-Up

Attorney General’s investigation reportedly “casting a wide net and looking at a variety of issues.”

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Saving Our Future by Soiling Ourselves

Transitioning to organic regenerative agriculture practices “offers the best, and perhaps our only, hope for averting a global warming disaster.”

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After Paris Attacks, Critics Warn Against “Wars of Vengeance”

As details trickled out about Friday’s deadly attacks in and around Paris, observers urged world leaders to avoid knee-jerk responses both at home and abroad.

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Come Get My Vote: Workers Walk Off in 270 Cities

Fight for $15 organizers say workers will walk off the job in 270 cities across the U.S.

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Seattle Voters Approve First-in-the-Nation Democracy Vouchers

“Seattle leads the nation, first on $15 an hour and now on campaign-finance reform.”

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New Study Shows Antarctic Melting at Unstoppable Tipping Point

“What we call the eternal ice of Antarctica, unfortunately, turns out not to be eternal at all,” says the lead author of a new study.

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Out of Control Inequality: Global One Percent Owns Half of World’s Wealth

New Credit Suisse report shows worldwide inequality growing even faster than experts had predicted.