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The Cast of The West Wing Wants to Make Sure You Can Vote
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Published on 7/20/2018 at 11:56 AM
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5 Types of Disinformation to Expect in the 2020 Election Cycle
This expert lays out what forms of 2020 election disinformation to expect, how it will impact you, and how social media companies can take action.
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How the Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting Rallied Pittsburgh
It's been one year since the Tree of Life synagogue shooting—here's how the Pittsburgh community has rallied in the face of tragedy and anti-Semitism.
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Eric Swalwell Explains the House Impeachment Process
Eric Swalwell broke down everything you need to know about the House impeachment inquiry into Trump and what it means for you
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LGBTQ+ Workers’ Rights Are at Stake in Supreme Court Title VII Cases
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to legalize discrimination against LGBTQ+ employees in the workplace.
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Sam Brinton of The Trevor Project on the Importance of Pronouns
LGBTQ+ activist Sam Brinton explained why pronouns are important, when speaking with someone who is trans, or gender non-binary.
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Sam Brinton Is Fighting to Stop Conversion Therapy Through the Trevor Project
The Trevor Project’s Sam Brinton survived conversion therapy—now they're fighting to ban the practice.
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Veterans Call for Congress to Hold Trump Accountable to the Law
These veterans say that Trump defiles the American norms and values that they’ve fought for, and they want Congress to take action.
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Anonymous Letter Asks CEO Jeff Bezos to Save the Amazon Rainforest
This anonymous letter is asking Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to use his fortune to save the rainforest he named his company after.
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CEO Stephen Schwarzman Is the Man Helping to Burn the Amazon for Profit
One rich American is responsible for much of the ongoing destruction of the Amazon—and he happens to be a top donor to Trump and McConnell.
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Our Prisons Prey on Mentally-Ill People, Says BLM Founder Patrisse Cullors
This Black Lives Matter co-founder saw firsthand how badly America's criminal justice system treats people with mental illness.
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Stacey Abrams is Fighting for a Fair Election in 2020
Stacey Abrams is leading voter protection efforts to make sure every vote is counted in the 2020 election.
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Food Bank CEO Erik Talkin Dispels Myths About Food Stamps
The Food Bank of Santa Barbara County’s CEO Erik Talkin is breaking through the myths about Americans on food stamps.
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'Orange Is the New Black' Cast Says Goodbye to Mass Incarceration
As “Orange Is the New Black” concludes its final season, the show’s cast and creator say it’s also time for mass incarceration in America to come to an end.
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Jason Hernandez Went From Being A Drug Dealer Behind Bars To A Clemency Advocate
Jason Hernandez went from being a drug dealer behind bars to dedicating his life to prison reform—here's why he's fighting for mass clemency for non-violent crimes.
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EarthJustice’s Maggie Caldwell on Why You Should Care About The Endangered Species Act
The Endangered Species Act has prevented nearly 99% of species in its care from going extinct, but now the Trump admin is trying to roll back protections—here’s why you should care and what you can do.
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Dayton Shooting Survivor Demands Special Session for Congress to Pass Gun Reform Now
Dayton shooting survivor Christina Huelsman is calling for an emergency session of Congress to pass gun reform before more lives are lost.
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Anjuli Pandit on Millennials and Sustainability
Sustainability leader Anjuli Pandit believes young people are the key to solving the climate crisis, and they don't need to be activists to do it.
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Richard Buckley Fights to Protect People Like His Late Brother from Care Giver Abuse
Richard Buckley’s brother was killed in a state facility for people with disabilities—now he’s fighting for a law to protect others like him.
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Woman Fights for Gun Reform After Losing Both Parents To Gun Violence
Jenna Yuille lost both of her parents to separate instances of gun violence—now, she’s fighting to pass laws that could've saved them.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio on Failures of NAFTA and Trump's 'New NAFTA'
2020 candidate and NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio says the original NAFTA duped working people—and Trump's new deal will fail them again.
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Versha Sharma on the Reality of Trump’s Racist Remarks
Trump has repeatedly directed racist remarks at representative Ilhan Omar, telling her to “go back home” even though her home is in the U.S.
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Bryan Stevenson: The U.S. Should Take Germany's Lead on Facing Down a Violent History
Here’s how the U.S. could take a cue from Germany on facing its history of racism.
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Stephen King Wrote About Trump's Rise Decades Ago
Author Stephen King predicted Trump 40 years ago in “The Dead Zone.”
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Journalist Justin King: Halle Bailey 'Little Mermaid' Outrage Is Simply Racist
Journalist Justin King says the outrage over a Black Ariel is about racism, not tradition.
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What The Mueller Report Reveals About Trump's Mental State
Psychiatrists learned a lot about Trump’s mental state from the Mueller report.
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Seth Moulton to Trump: This is Not How to Handle Conflict with Iran
Veteran and 2020 candidate Seth Moulton has a message for Trump regarding Iran.
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Johann Hari on Why We Need to Think Differently About Addiction
Writer Johann Hari says we need to think differently about addiction.
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Eric Swalwell Introduces No Guns for Abusers Act
A woman in Florida in fear of her husband turned in his guns to the police—in turn, she was jailed for armed burglary.
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Robert Reich Explains How the Trump Tax Cut Was a Bust
A new report from Congress' own research arm confirms that the Trump Republican tax cut was a bust.
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Parkland Father Fred Guttenberg on Gun Reform and Jaime’s Law
Parkland father Fred Guttenberg introduced Jaime’s Law to extend background check requirements to ammunition sales.“This isn’t about political positions because bullets don’t know what political party you belong to,” he explained.
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Rapper Chika Urges People to Fight Back Against Abortion Bans
Alabama-born rapper Chika is urging people to fight back against abortion bans.“Being a human is exhausting anyway.
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Ryan O’Connell on LGBTQ+ Representation on Screen
Ryan O’Connell, creator and star of Netflix's “Special,” wants more realistic LGBTQ+ characters represented on screen.
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Arkansas Doctor Stephanie Ho on ‘Trigger Bans’
Arkansas abortion provider Dr. Stephanie Ho explained what "trigger bans" are and how dangerous they could be for the future of reproductive care.“What this means is that, if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, abortion will be outlawed in Arkansas immediately,” she explained.
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California's Act to Save Lives Would Require Police to Use Deadly Force Alternatives
143 people were killed by police last year in California alone.
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Eric Swalwell Urges Congress to Protect National Security From Trump Camp
2020 candidate Eric Swalwell is urging Congress to protect our national security from the dangers of the Trump presidency outlined in the Mueller report
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Rose McGowan on the Rise of Abortion Bans in the U.S.
Rose McGowan has a message for the lawmakers who are passing anti-abortion legislation in multiple states.“You’re actually killing young girls and women.
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Here’s Why Georgia’s Heartbeat Bill Affects All Americans
We will never eradicate abortion—all the bans and heartbeat bills in states like Alabama and Georgia do is prevent women from getting safe, legal abortions.
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IRAP Co-Founder Becca Heller on U.S. Refugee Program
Human rights lawyer and IRAP Co-Founder Becca Heller explained the importance of maintaining America’s refugee program.“Refugees are not victims desperate for our help.
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Filmmaker Jen Senko On 'The Brainwashing Of My Dad' & Right-Wing Media
This filmmaker made a documentary on how right-wing media changes people, inspired by her own personal experiences.
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‘Dying of Whiteness’ Author Discusses How the White Working Class is Shortening Lives
Author Dr. Jonathan Metzl says the white working class is voting for policies that shorten their lives.“Usually you see shortening life spans after a famine, after Hiroshima, after [the] fall of the Soviet Union, but it doesn’t happen in 2015 in the United States, a time of prosperity and lowering crimes rates and factors like that,” he stated.
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Palestinian American Poet Remi Kanazi Uses Art to Fight Oppression
Palestinian American poet Remi Kanazi is using his art to bring attention to Palestine.“I’d never want to tell somebody how they should project, promote, or create their art,” he said.
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Eric Swalwell Calls for Attorney General Barr to Resign
This presidential candidate is calling for AG Barr to resign—here are his reasons why.
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How Plastic Is a Design Failure and New Technologies Must Change Concept of Recycling
Entrepreneur Cyrill Gutsch thinks we need to ditch plastic—not just recycle it.“We created a material that was designed to last forever,” he explained.
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Cannabis Should Be Treated The Same As Tobacco or Alcohol
This journalist is exposing the hypocrisy around cannabis and making the case for why it should be treated like alcohol or tobacco.
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Igor Volsky: It's Time to Regulate Guns Just Like Cars
Igor Volsky says it’s time to regulate guns like we regulate cars.“If you look around us, either at states that have fewer gun deaths, or at countries around the world that have only a dozen or so gun deaths every single year, what we’ll find are societies where guns are significantly harder to get for everyone,” he explained
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Chasten Buttigieg is Campaigning to Become America's First Gentleman with Husband Pete
Chasten Buttigieg could be America’s First Gentleman.“Our first date—it was actually supposed to be coffee, but I got stuck in rush hour traffic getting out of Chicago.
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Maine Mayor Samantha Paradis is Ready for More Young Leaders to Fight Climate Change
Maine mayor Samantha Paradis says young leaders are needed in climate change fight.“It’s time that young people recognize that they have a real, moral obligation to run for office—for a lot of reasons,” she stated.
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Amy Klobuchar Entered Politics After Being Kicked Out of A Hospital With a Newborn
Amy Klobuchar didn’t plan to be in politics until her baby got sick.“I was a brand new mom with a really sick baby,” the 2020 presidential candidate explained.
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How Money In Politics Controls Your Taxes
Here’s the real reason why it’s so complicated to file your taxes.
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Kamala Harris Wants to Pay Our Teachers What They Deserve
Kamala Harris says that if we really cared about our children, we’d fully invest in our teachers and pay them a livable wage.
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Women in the World Founder Tina Brown Explains Why We Need Women in Power
'Women have what I think Hillary Clinton once called the responsibility gene.
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'The Myth of Capitalism' And Why Non-Compete Agreements Are Breaking the Workforce
A multibillion-dollar corporation took this janitor to court after she sought higher wages elsewhere — here's how non-compete agreements are crippling the U.S. workforce.
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Patriotic Millionaire Eric Schoenberg Starts the 'Cash Bucket Challenge'
This millionaire dumped $50,000 on his head to show how much the GOP tax cut benefitted him — now he's calling on other wealthy Americans to take his 'new ice bucket challenge,' too.
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Top 5 Myths You’ll Hear The NRA Make About Background Checks
These are the 5 myths the NRA wants you to believe about background checks.
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Abigail Disney On 'Women, War, & Peace' Documentaries
Abigail Disney produced a documentary series that showcases how women around the world are at the forefront of strong and lasting peace.
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David Wallace-Wells Explains How Overwhelming Climate Change Will Be
This journalist is warning people that climate change is a lot more dangerous than just rising sea levels.
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Suraj Patel is Reminding Americans Why Vaccinations Are Crucial
Activist and lawyer Suraj Patel takes on the very real dangers of not vaccinating.
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Women Candidates Are Still Judged Much More Harshly Than Men
Former senior Obama and Hillary staffer Jennifer Palmieri sees a big gender gap in how men and women politicians are covered.“I was Hillary Clinton’s communications director and President Obama’s communications director,” she explained.
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Chris Murphy Says the NCAA Exploits Its Student Athletes
Senator Chris Murphy is calling out the NCAA for exploiting players.“There’s no arguing that there’s a magic to March Madness.
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NJ Attorney Gurbir S. Grewal On White Nationalism & New Zealand Attacks
This attorney general is calling on leaders to hold white nationalists and those perpetrating acts of violence accountable.
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Ameya Pawar Argues That Public Banks Could Combat Economic Inequality
Chicago’s Ameya Pawar argued that public banks could combat economic inequality.“Big banks nearly caused a global economic meltdown in 2008 and in order to prevent another depression, taxpayers bailed out ever big bank.
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Legal Aid Society is Working to Protect New Yorkers From 'Genetic Stop and Frisk'
The NYPD has been collecting DNA without people knowing it
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Why Jussie Smollett Does Not Represent All Hate Crime Victims
The Advocate editor-in-chief Zach Stafford explains why Jussie Smollett does not represent all hate crime victims.
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Debbie Mucarsel-Powell Paints Horrific Picture of Florida Child Detention Camp
Representative Debbie Mucarsel-Powell got inside a detention camp where children are still caged.“We saw areas that house about 144 kids.
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Queens District Attorney Tiffany Cabán Wants to Decriminalize Sex Work
District Attorney Tiffany Cabán has big ideas for a fairer criminal justice system.“As a queer Latina, I am very much so aware of the fact that those that are disproportionately affected by the criminalization of sex work are trans folks of color,” she explained.
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The Moscow Project's Max Bergmann on Takeaways from Cohen Testimony
Here are the biggest takeaways from Michael Cohen's testimony about President Trump.
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Climate Change is the #1 Reason Why Gov. Jay Inslee is Running For President
2020 candidate Governor Jay Inslee is putting one issues above everything else—climate change.“I’ve been a student of this for about two decades now and I read the science literally almost daily about this and unfortunately, the science is very, very clear on this,” he stated.
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Robert Reich Explains Why It's Time to Tax Financial Transactions
Wall Street’s power poses a direct threat to our democracy—but taxing financial transactions could solve that problem.
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Jimmy Gomez Got Michael Cohen to Admit Trump's Lies about Tax Return
Representative Jimmy Gomez got Michael Cohen to admit Trump is lying about his tax returns
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Toxic Drinking Water on Military Base Nearly Kills Marine
Marine Corps veteran Peggy Price nearly died from exposure to toxic drinking water.
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U.S. House Passes HR-8 For Comprehensive Background Checks on All Gun Sales
For the first time in years, the House of Representatives passed meaningful gun reform legislation that strengthens our background checks system and creates a foundation for a future with less guns — now it’s the Senate’s turn to do their part
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Economist J.W. Mason Explains How the Green New Deal Could Save Us All
Listen to this economist explain why it just makes sense to support the development of inclusive, sustainable industries.
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Alyssa Milano and Pennsylvania AG Josh Shapiro on How We Can Prevent Sexual Assault
Activist and actor Alyssa Milano and Pennsylvania AG Josh Shapiro say sexual assault is preventable if we start believing and helping survivors.
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Members of Congress Won't Let Trump Shaft Contractors Who Deserve Back Pay
These members of Congress aren’t letting Trump wiggle his way out of giving federal contractors back pay from the shutdown.
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The Green New Deal Offers a Hopeful Vision for a Strong Sustainable Economy
Meet the economic policy that progressives are hoping will shape the nation’s future.
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Parkland Father Manuel Oliver Dedicated His Life to Activism
Manuel Oliver has dedicated every moment to activism since losing his son in the Parkland shooting.
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Why Millionaire Entrepreneur Joe Sanberg Wants a Green New Deal
Millionaire entrepreneur Joe Sanberg wants the Green New Deal so the rich are taxed fairly and the economy works for all Americans.“I began my career on Wall Street and I know a lot of guys like Howard Schultz.
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Dave Neiwert Reviews Extremist Murders of 2018, Carried Out By The Far-Right
Right wing extremists have committed more acts of terror in the U.S. this decade than any other group — This journalist is keeping a comprehensive list.
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Trump Pulling Out Of INF Missiles Treaty Is A Gift To Putin And Russia
Trump has scrapped a key nuclear arms treaty with Russia and The Fifth Columns Justin King explained why it was a gift to Vladimir Putin.“To understand how much of a gift, you have to understand what the treaty really was,” he stated.
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David Johns on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
David Johns says the conversations we need to have about HIV/AIDS starts with acknowledgment.“I want to acknowledge that it is often not easy to have conversations about HIV,” he stated.
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Arizona Rep. Ruben Gallego Responds to Trump's 2019 SOTU in Passionate Rebuttal
Representative Ruben Gallego said that Trump’s State of the Union speech was a “damn mess.”“We have an unfit man serving in the Oval Office,” he stated.
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Judd Legum On How Tax Payers Helped Purchase the Most Expensive Real Estate
The billionaire who just bought the most expensive home in the country was only able to do so with the help of taxpayer bailouts.
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Representatives from Border States Do Not Want a Wall
We all know about Trump's idea for border security — it's time to listen to representatives from actual border communities.
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Ron Wyden On Trump Allowing Foster Care Agencies to Engage in Religious Discrimination
Senator Ron Wyden says Trump is allowing foster care agencies to engage in religious discrimination.“The Trump administration is now allowing foster care agencies in South Carolina to discriminate against prospective foster and adoptive parents based on their religion,” he stated.
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'Winners Take All' Author Anand Giridharadas on How Billionaires Shape Our World
“Winners Take All” Author Anand Giridharadas explained how young people’s futures were stolen by the wealthy.“I think there has been an extraordinary double-barreled theft from young people in our time that we have to talk about,” he stated
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Former Obama Official Robert Malley Criticizes Trump's Withdrawal from Syria
Former Obama official Robert Malley advised on the U.S.
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Former Trump Organization Executive Barbara Res on Working For Trump
Barbara Res, one of Trump’s closest former allies offered an inside look into him as a boss
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Color of Change is Fighting to Mute R. Kelly
Color of Change wants everyone to #MuteRKelly“R.
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Members of U.S. Coast Guard Haven't Been Paid in Weeks Due To Government Shutdown
U.S. Armed Forces are serving without pay for the first time in a century.
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Mary Gay Scanlon on Trump's $5 Billon Wall
Watch Representative Mary Gay Scanlon highlight how America could use $5 billion to fix Flint's water system & aid millions of seniors living in poverty — instead of building Trump’s wall.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s 70% Marginal Tax Rate Isn’t That Radical
Freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) floated the idea of a 70% top marginal tax rate, in an interview with Anderson Cooper on 60 minutes, giving conservatives yet another reason to obsess over the House’s most widely covered member
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Knicks Player Enes Kanter Risks Everything to Stand Up to The Turkish Government
NBA star Enes Kanter hasn’t spoken to his parents since 2015 because he is an enemy of the government in his home country.“[This situation] affected me, at the same time it affected my parents,” the 26-year-old New York Knicks player explained.
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Veronica Escobar On What Trump Gets Wrong About the Border
Every congressperson on the southern border opposes wall funding, including El Paso representative Veronica Escobar.“I am a proud, third generation fronteriza: A woman of the border,” she explained.
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Sherrod Brown Explains What Texas Ruling Really Means for Obamacare
A Texas judge recently handed down a decision that threatens the health coverage of 20 million people.“It undermines pre-existing conditions protections for all Americans, and it could eliminate all the progress we’ve made as a country since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, even the parts of the law you pay not realize are part of it,” explained Senator Sherrod Brown
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Author Denise Hearn on the Hidden Cause of U.S. Inequality
“Capitalism without competition is not capitalism.”
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Melissa Ryan of Ctrl Alt Right Delete on Growing Violence from the Far-Right
Ctrl Alt Right Delete’s Melissa Ryan says far-right violence has been on the rise in America.“The Washington Post reported that ‘violence by white supremacists and other far-right attackers has been on the rise since Obama’s presidency — but has surged since Trump took office,’” she explained
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Fifth Column Journalist on Border Patrol's Inhumane Practices
This journalist says border patrol is “killing” kids and the elderly
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Robert Reich on the Failure of the GOP Tax Law
According to former U.S.
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Qasim Rashid on What 'All Lives Matter' Really Means in 2018
The people who claim 'all lives matter' are suspiciously silent when it comes to refugees, asylum seekers, starving children, and victims of gun violence.
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Activist Aydin Anwar on Chinese Internment of Muslims
China is putting Muslims into internment camps and Activist Aydin Anwar says no one’s doing anything about it.“Right now, China’s detained over a million Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in concentration camps,” she explained.
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Former Chipotle Employee Details Animal Abuse and Inhumane Practices
Former Chipotle manager Rachel Zieglar saw animals living in inhumane conditions in one of the chain’s supplier farms — despite its claim to only serve “food with integrity.”“I was responsible for training employees to tell people there was no animal cruelty in our meat.
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Michael Kelly of 'House of Cards' on Current Political Climate
“House of Cards’” Michael Kelly says watching Trump’s administration has made the show seem not so crazy anymore.
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Senator Sherrod Brown Responds to GM Job Cuts
Sherrod Brown called out the Trump administration for abandoning workers affected by the GM layoffs.“The same week that General Motors announced the stopping of production where over 5,000 workers at the GM plant in Lordstown, Ohio, northeast Ohio, would lose their jobs, Wall Street celebrated, the stock price for General Motors went up,” he explained.
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Robert Reich on Trump's Myth that Immigrants Don't Pay Taxes
One of Trump’s favorite myths about immigrants is that they don’t pay taxes and are a drain on government resources — but former labor secretary Robert Reich says there are multiple reasons why that’s all untrue
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Get Health Care by December 15 and Piss off Trump
Here's how you can piss off Trump and help yourself at the same time.
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Why You Should Make Less Food for the Holidays
An estimated 35% of turkey cooked at Thanksgiving is wasted — here's why you should make less food this holiday season.
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Max Bergmann on Donald Trump Firing Jeff Sessions
Max Bergmann explained the real reason Donald Trump fired Jeff Sessions.
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Waleed Shahid On What the Democrats Need to Be Doing After the 2018 Midterms
Waleed Shahid explained what Democrats need to be doing after the midterms.
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What Sessions' Resignation Means for the Mueller Investigation
Donald Trump has asked for the resignation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
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Susan B. Anthony Doesn't Deserve Your 'I Voted' Stickers
Every election year, women cast their ballots and trek to Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, New York to proudly place their “I Voted” stickers on the headstone of women’s suffrage heroine Susan B. Anthony
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How You Should Interpret the 2018 Midterms
Here's what you should really be focusing on while analyzing the 2018 midterm results, according to PredictWise founder David Rothschild.“It’s really great to think past the horse race, think toward the policy.
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Christopher Gorham on Why Midterms Matter
Actor Christopher Gorham is voting to make sure ALL families stay together and are treated with dignity.
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The Stereotypes About Muslims Are Wrong
The negative stereotypes you've been led to believe about Muslims all over the world are wrong.
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Stephanie Beatriz On Why Midterms Matter
Actress Stephanie Beatriz is voting to make sure the LGBTQ+ community is supported and protected.“A lot of the LGBT community feels like they are not in the safe place to be their full selves,” she stated.
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Transgender Americans #WontBeErased By The Trump Administration
1,400,000 transgender Americans vowed that they #WontBeErased.
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Professor Eddie Glaude: Voter Suppression Continues to Put Racism Before Democracy
Professor Eddie Glaude said voter suppression continues to put racism before democracy.“Voter suppression is actually a reflection of deep demographic insecurity,” he explained.
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Kendrick Sampson on Why Midterms Matter
“Insecure” star Kendrick Sampson is voting to make sure people like him and his family feel safe and heard.“Houston is a very diverse community and I came from a very diverse ethnic background and political background,” he explained.
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The Firsts of 2018: Midterms Help Make History
Women, young people, and people of color are making history in the 2018 midterm elections.
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Piper Perabo on Why Midterms Matter
If you think your vote doesn’t matter because your candidate is “safe,” actress and activist Piper Perabo has advice for you.“If your own home district is not a competitive race, it’s still important that you vote,” she explained.
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LeBron James Faces the Toughest Challenge of His Career in Los Angeles
LeBron James is facing the toughest challenge in his entire career.
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America Ferrera on Why Midterms Matter
Actress and activist America Ferrera knows not everyone has the right to vote, so people who do must make their voices heard.“For some of us, in this country, we don’t choose political lives.
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Olivia Wilde On Leslie Cockburn And What's At Stake In 2018
Actress Olivia Wilde explained what’s at stake during the 2018 elections.“Our president doesn’t believe that social justice is a priority for Americans.
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1 in 5 Women Worldwide Are Married Before Age 18
One in five women worldwide are married before age 18 — and Mabel van Oranje is trying to change that.“The stories you hear about girls who are married at a young age are almost always the same,” the Girls Not Brides initiator and chair explained.
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Color of Change Director Rashad Robinson on Brett Kavanaugh
Color of Change director Rashad Robinson explained how Brett Kavanaugh benefits from societal rules that don’t apply equally to everyone.“The culture of sexual violence is so pervasive in America that we are, once again, witnessing a woman having to bear the burden of proof against a Supreme Court nominee,” he said.
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Lewis Black Has a Strong Message About Education and Paying Teachers
Lewis Black says that if we care “two sh*ts” about this country, we would be properly funding teachers.”
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Nike Is Looking to the Future With Colin Kaepernick
Sports writer Will Leitch believes Nike is betting on the future not the past with its Colin Kaepernick campaign.“In a divided world, Nike knows that straying out of politics isn’t the way to keep your business humming, it’s actually how you lose,” he said
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Rubén Díaz Jr. On The State Of Puerto Rico One Year After Hurricane Maria
Bronx Borough president Rubén Díaz Jr. talked about the state of Puerto Rico one year after Hurricane Maria.“Where we are now is that we have frustrations,” he explained.
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Why The Youth Vote Might Change Our Country Forever
NextGen America’s deputy political director Ben Wessel wants young people to know their vote might change the country forever this November.“Long story short, there are 70 million eligible young voters across the country, more than any other age group.
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Sherrilyn Ifill Warns Against SCOTUS Nominee Brett Kavanaugh
Brett Kavanaugh’s hearing has sparked a constitutional crisis, according to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund’s director counsel Sherrilyn Ifill.“The Republicans who control the Senate Judiciary Committee have refused to provide millions of pages of documents that go to the heart of the record of Brett Kavanaugh,” she explained.
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The Mayor of San Juan Has a Message for Donald Trump: This Isn't About You
San Juan mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto wants Trump to know that the hurricanes that happened in Puerto Rico aren’t about him.“What kind of person gives themselves a grade or a pat on the back when there’s a humanitarian crisis where 3,000 people have died,” she asked.
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Barack Obama Answers The Burning Question: Is America Going to Be Ok?
President Obama answered the question, is America going to be ok?
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Sex Trafficking Survivor Melanie Thompson On Why FOSTA-SESTA Is So Important
Melanie Thompson is a sex trafficking survivor who helped pass laws aimed at protecting trafficking victims from being sold online.“I was kidnapped at the age of 12.
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Why Former Republican Governor Christine Todd Whitman Thinks Trump Should Resign
Former Republican governor Christine Todd Whitman thinks Trump should resign.“I’m someone who has served as a Republican governor.
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President Barack Obama On Why Midterms Matter From University of Illinois
If you still don't think the midterms will affect you, Barack Obama is back to spell out just how important they are.
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Jeff Jeans On How Obamacare Saved His Life, SCOTUS Nominee Brett Kavanaugh
Cancer survivor Jeff Jeans once challenged Paul Ryan on repealing Obamacare.
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This Woman Has a Message for Senator Susan Collins about Brett Kavanaugh
If the Senate confirms Brett Kavanaugh, he could be the deciding vote to overturn Roe v. Wade and remove abortion as a constitutional right.
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The Cast of The West Wing Wants to Make Sure You Can Vote
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