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George W. Bush Now on Right Side of Press Corps’s Nostalgia Machine

“A welcome return.” That’s how the Guardian (2/27/17), in all sincerity, referred to George W. Bush’s mild criticisms of Donald Trump delivered to the reliably softball hosts of NBC‘s Today show.

March 8, 2017
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Category: Media

This is Still a Muslim Ban: Trump's New Executive Order Decried for Discriminating Based on Religion

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President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order temporarily banning all refugees, as well as people from six majority-Muslim countries, from entering the United States. In contrast to the fanfare that

March 7, 2017
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Category: Justice

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The GOP Fix for Obamacare: Rich Get Tax Breaks While Millions of Others Lose Healthcare

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House Republicans have unveiled long-awaited legislation to repeal much of the Affordable Care Act—also known as Obamacare—including its expansion of the Medicaid program for the poor. The proposal includes a large tax

March 7, 2017
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Category: Politics

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SCOTUS Deals Setback to Trans Rights, But Trans Teen & Activist Gavin Grimm Vows to Push Forward

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In a setback for the transgender rights movement, the U.S. Supreme Court has announced it is sending a landmark transgender case back to a lower court. The suit was brought by

March 7, 2017
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We’ll Soon Be Able to Look Into the Heart of the Milky Way

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The Event Horizon Telescope telescope will use background light to take a silhouetted picture of the black hole at the heart of our galaxy. Sagittarius A, which is 4 million times the mass of the Sun and 25,000 lightyears from Earth, will be the first black hole humans have ever visualized.

March 6, 2017
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Category: Science

Humans Are the Reason Why a Necessary Energy Revolution Has yet to Happen

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Public support of clean energy initiatives is being met with public funds. The private sector now also needs to amp up innovation in the area. The public must demand change, policy must facilitate it, and companies must do more to make the clean energy revolution a reality.

March 6, 2017
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