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Why I’m Still Hopeful About America

Never give up fighting for a more just society.

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How Norway Avoided Becoming a Fascist State

Instead of falling to the Nazi party, Norway broke through to a social democracy. Their history shows us polarization is nothing to despair over.

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15 Warnings Signs of Impending Tyranny

Consider yourself warned.

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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 Country Needs a Truth and Reconciliation Process on Violence Against African Americans

What response can disrupt patterns set by centuries of racism?

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Song for an Unsung Hero: Fred Ross

In his revelatory biography of community organizer Fred Ross Sr., Gabriel Thompson traces the roots of today’s progressive movement.

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The Five Principles of Patriotism

True patriots seek to confirm and strengthen and celebrate the “we” in “we the people of the United States.”

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The First Post-Middle-Class Election

The politics of downward mobility and racial diversity have eroded the center, pushing Democrats to the left and Republicans toward an authoritarian right.

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I Assumed It Was Racism—It Was Patriarchy

Why are some women more invisible than others? We need to start opening our eyes.

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The Choice of Patriotism

Inclusive patriotism is our national creed. It is born of hope.