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"Stolen Seat": A Look Back on How Republicans Blocked Obama's Supreme Court Nominee

President Trump was only able to nominate Judge Neil Gorsuch to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia because the Republican-led Senate refused to consider Obama’s nominee for the post last year. Obama

February 1, 2017
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Category: Justice

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President Bannon?: Racist, Islamophobic Breitbart Leader Consolidates Power in Trump White House

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President Trump took the unprecedented step of giving Bannon a full seat on the "principals committee" of the National Security Council last week. Bannon has emerged as one of the most

February 1, 2017
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Category: Politics

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Rev. Jesse Jackson: Confirming Sessions as Attorney General Would Stick a Knife Through MLK's Work

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On Tuesday, Senate Democrats managed to delay a vote on Jeff Sessions’s nomination for attorney general. The move comes amid continued protest against Jeff Sessions over his history of opposing the Voting

February 1, 2017
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#NoDAPL: We Fight On

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Last week Donald Trump told the US Army Corps of Engineers to stop their comprehensive environmental review of the Dakota Access Pipeline. It’s up to us to deny that request. Sorry, Donald.

February 1, 2017
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Category: Environment

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Could Humans Ever Really Reach Alien Stars?

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NASA is researching a number of different methods of deep space propulsion, from solar sails to thermal fission, all of which present their own benefits and challenges. As propulsion technology advances, humanity will be able to reach farther into space, subsequently deepening our understanding of the universe in which we live.

January 31, 2017
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This Is the Best Way to Address Science Deniers, According to Science

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Researchers used surveys, experiments, observational studies, and meta-analyses to explore how informed people can still be at odds with scientific conclusions. To win over skeptics, the scientific community needs to do a better job of communicating with them and using scientific data smartly, rather than simply presenting facts and figures.