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Are you a Democratic Socialist?
No country in the world today stands as a fully socialist state, but some of the most successful economies combine elements of capitalism with socialism.
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40 years after the ‘honeymoon murder of the transsexual bride’
No one attended the funeral for the unwanted bride whose body was dumped by the side of the interstate.
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Is empathy the antidote to bullying?
As former Utah Republican Senator, Bob Bennett, lay dying, he called his wife and son over to his bed to express his last wish.
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Is this the true cause of the uptick in anti-trans laws?
“The success of gay marriage is not the counterpoint to the rise of legislative transphobia, it is part of the cause.”
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May 17 was a double anniversary of civil rights battles
May 17th marked the 12th anniversary of marriage equality in Massachusetts and the 50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision.
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One of America’s biggest threats is radical Christian terrorists
World history is full of Christian terrorists so why don’t we call them by their true name?
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Ronald Reagan’s legacy of poverty and death
If the majority of people with AIDS had been middle-class, white, heterosexual males, we would’ve seen massive mobilizations to defeat the virus.
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Contraception and little sisters carrying a big stick
If the Little Sisters of the Poor and the Catholic Church are really “of the poor,” how can they square their policies with truly serving poor people?
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What if we actually democratized the electoral system?
“One person, one vote” is an essential and unifying element of our democracy, but unfortunately, it is an ideal rather than the reality.
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Narcissism, demagoguery, and modern American politics
Only a few U.S. presidents could be considered in varying degrees as truly great moral and political leaders with soaring intellects who served the people with honesty and integrity.