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A soldier walks past open sewage on December 14, 2005 in Az Zubayr near Basra in southern Iraq. (John Moore/Getty Images)

How the U.S. poisoned Iraq

David Masciotra
A New York City police officer stands guard nest to demonstrator Juliette Proctor during a protest against abortion bans, Tuesday, May 21, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

New abortion laws & structural sexism

Patricia Homan - The Conversation
Men stand with pistols strapped at their sides at a gun rights rally on the steps of the Capitol Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

There is no "good guy with a gun"

Lucian K. Truscott IV
Rep. Kurt Schrader, D-Oregon and Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas (Getty Images/ Chip Somodevilla/ AP Photo/ Charles Dharapak)

Progressives need to control primaries

Norman Solomon - Common Dreams
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U.S. Republican Senator from Iowa Joni Ernst speaks to the press after the Republican weekly policy lunch at the Capitol in Washington, DC on May 14, 2019. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)

Joni Ernst wants to cut Social Security

Nancy J. Altman - Independent Media Institute
Pamela Anderson and Meghan McCain on "The View" (ABC News/ The View)

Meghan and Pam spar over Julian Assange

Travis Gettys - Raw Story
Sarah Sanders makes debut as Fox News contributor on "Fox & Friends" (Fox News)

Sanders makes debut as Fox contributor

Shira Tarlo
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Mike Pence, U.S. Vice President, as he takes the podium before speaking during a Keep America Great rally on July 17, 2019 in Greenville, North Carolina. (Zach Gibson/Getty Images)

House probes Pence's stay at Trump hotel

Shira Tarlo
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Megyn Kelly (Getty/Phillip Faraone)

Will Newsmax land Megyn Kelly?

Alex Henderson - Alternet
Meghan McCain on "The View" (ABC News/The View)

Whoopi fact-checks McCain on eugenics

Travis Gettys - Raw Story
President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally at U.S. Bank Arena, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

GOP to scrub nominating contests: report

Shira Tarlo

Can Liz turn a weakness into a strength?

Klaus Marre, DonkeyHotey - WhoWhatWhy
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Howard Schultz (Getty/Joshua Lott)

Howard Schultz won't run for president

Shira Tarlo
Greg Abbott (Reuters/Brendan McDermid/Shutterstock/Photo montage by Salon)

Abbott issues ex orders after shootings

Cassandra Pollock - The Texas Tribune
(Getty/Salon)

Newsmax hires former O'Reilly producer

Travis Gettys - Raw Story
Joe Scarborough (Getty/Paul Morigi)

Joe: "I pull my hair out" over Trump

Travis Gettys - Raw Story
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Nancy Pelosi, Elijah Cummings, Jerry Nadler and Adam Schiff (Getty/ AP/ Salon)

Will Democrats finally do something?

Heather Digby Parton
People gather to protest the treatment of immigrants in detention centers during the "Lights for Liberty: A Vigil to End Human Concentration Camps" event in El Paso, Texas, on July 12, 2019 (Getty/ LUKE MONTAVON)

FBI targeting immigration activists?

Igor Derysh
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (AP/Seth Wenig)

Activists push top House Dem to back M4A

Julia Conley - Common Dreams
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Why Arab-Israeli closeness matters

David Mednicoff - The Conversation
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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 01: Democratic presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks during the California Democrats 2019 State Convention at the Moscone Center on June 01, 2019 in San Francisco, California.  (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Warren wants to repeal tax cuts on rich

Jake Johnson - Common Dreams
Susan Bro, mother of Heather Heyer is sworn in before a House Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee hearing on confronting white supremacy at the U.S. Capitol on May 15, 2019 in Washington, DC. During the hearing, subcommittee members and witnesses discussed the impact on the communities most victimized and targeted by white supremacists. (Getty/ Anna Moneymaker)

Heyer's mother files wrongful death suit

Shira Tarlo
Walkway to the Man (The Burning Man Project/ Andrew Wyatt)

Burning Man's sordid aftermath

Nicole Karlis
Betsy Devos (Getty/ Alex Wong)

Loan forgiveness? Nope, says Betsy

Igor Derysh
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