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Royal fanfare, hard truths: Ben Rhodes on America’s future

Donald Trump’s visit to Britain this past week came with royal pageantry, but the cautionary tale is what lies outside…

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The president who cried ‘Witch Hunt:’ How Trump escapes accountability & devalues oversight roles

Donald Trump’s seemingly unique ability to avoid accountability is a key reason advocates for democracy are so worried right now.…

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‘We’re all in it together’: Historian Kyle Harper on the importance of vaccines on human health

As measles cases in the U.S. reach their highest level in a quarter century and RFK Jr. leads an anti-vaccine…

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President of the American Federation of Teachers: Critical Thinking Is Under Attack

President of the American Federation of Teachers Randi Weingarten warns teachers are under attack as a way to undermine critical…

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‘Do it the easy way or the hard way’: FCC chair sparks free speech crisis

FCC chair Brendan Carr this past week warned ABC to “do this the easy way or the hard way.” Hours…

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Lina Khan on media, mergers, & muzzling dissent

When FCC Chair Brendan Carr threatened ABC over a controversial monologue by comedian Jimmy Kimmel, his show was suspended hours…

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The ‘incredibly dangerous’ conspiracy theory becoming increasingly mainstream on the right

The "Great Replacement” is a far-right conspiracy theory that posits elites are conspiring to replace America’s white, Christian populations with…

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From manifestos to mainstream: Understanding the far-Right ‘Great Replacement’ theory

The "Great Replacement" theory is a conspiracy theory that envisions a scheme to replace white, Christian populations in Western nations…

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Velshi Banned Book Club: George Orwell’s ‘1984’ with author Veronica Roth

The influence of George Orwell’s “1984” continues to be relevant in today’s scary world. Any discussion of authoritarianism, surveillance, and…