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Does regulation kill off business profits, as Trump claims? Not at all
Amanda Marcotte
Republicans want us to believe Dodd-Frank financial regulations slow economic growth, but the opposite may be true
Senate Republicans want to speed up approval of Trump’s nutty nominees
Amanda Marcotte
Trump has nominated numerous people who seem unhinged or unqualified. McConnell's solution: Rubber-stamp 'em all!
Ben Sasse is no friend to the resistance: He’s Trump with extra sanctimony
Amanda Marcotte
Nebraska senator wants to be seen as a principled Trump foe — but on issues of substance, they're peas in a pod
Florida may restore voting rights to 1.7 million ex-felons: So long, Republicans!
Amanda Marcotte
An initiative to restore voting rights to ex-felons may be on Florida's ballot. Will Gov. Rick Scott stop it?
Trump’s EPA head will do anything to avoid protecting Americans from pollution
Amanda Marcotte
Scott Pruitt is using a bureaucratic shell game to stop states from protecting their residents from air pollution
Year of the “alt-right”: As 2017 ends, it’s less visible, but still building a movement
Amanda Marcotte
After Charlottesville, white supremacists dialed back their big public events, but online recruiting continues
We, Tonya: Disgraced skater finds redemption as symbol of 2017 feminism
Amanda Marcotte
In "I, Tonya," the 1990s figure skater's all-consuming anger makes the perfect avatar of women's rage circa 2017
Will the Resistance win in 2018? Maybe not, but we must keep fighting
Amanda Marcotte
This year was bad, and 2018 could be worse. When victories are elusive, it's time to learn to love the fight
Austin activists win important victory on abusive policing
Amanda Marcotte
When the city's police contract came up for renewal, Black Lives Matter activists seized an opportunity for change
California resists: State attorney general spent 2017 relentlessly suing Trump
Amanda Marcotte
Xavier Becerra was empowered to go after Trump on regulatory rollback — and sued the feds 24 times in 2017
ACLU sues a Louisiana district over school prayer, enforced religion
Amanda Marcotte
Louisiana student reports coerced prayer, mandatory sermons and a teacher describing evolution as a "fairy tale"
Death of a legislator: Dan Johnson’s suicide and the GOP’s far-right drift
Amanda Marcotte
Before facing abuse allegations and taking his own life, Kentucky Rep. Dan Johnson was becoming a far-right leader
Conservative backlash against #MeToo is coming, and soon
Amanda Marcotte
Conservatives haven't found a way to strike back against the #MeToo movement yet — but they're working on it
Trump bans CDC from using words like “transgender”
Keith A. Spencer
Codifying Trumpian Newspeak, the administration has banned the CDC from using words like "transgender" and "fetus"
Teenage girls are OK making sexual decisions for themselves, thanks!
Amanda Marcotte
Study after study shows that teen girls will make smart decisions about contraception and abortion, if we let them
Trump’s regulators: Eager servants of oil and gas, at our expense
Amanda Marcotte
Ryan Zinke obeys industry wishes in rolling back methane regulations — it will waste energy, cost us money
The biggest losers: Donald Trump, Steve Bannon
Charlie May
Trump's agenda hits a roadblock. Bannon's influence is greatly diminished. And Republicans wonder what's next
Doug Jones’ Alabama miracle: It all came down to turnout
Amanda Marcotte
The lesson for Democrats from Alabama is simple: Stop trying to lure Republicans and focus on turning out the base
Doug Jones’ shock victory: Big win for black voters; major blow to Trump
Sophia Tesfaye
GOP civil war to follow, after record black turnout pushes Democrat Doug Jones to stunning Alabama win
Roy Moore vs. the Constitution: What are the roots of his radical views?
Amanda Marcotte
Alabama candidate is tied to extremist movements that have justified slavery and fought against civil rights
Trump’s Interior secretary: Shameless tool of oil and gas industries
Amanda Marcotte
Ryan Zinke ignores environmentalists, of course. He also shuns everyone else except fossil fuel interests
Jeff Sessions wants to crack down on legal weed — will Congress let him?
Amanda Marcotte
UPDATED: Limits on federal pot prosecution just got a brief extension, but medical marijuana may still be at risk
#MeToo is working: New data shows attitudes on harassment are changing
Amanda Marcotte
New polling info suggests Americans get why sexual harassment is wrong — and want Donald Trump held accountable
Republicans were always going to kiss and make up with Roy Moore
Amanda Marcotte
Women who speak out against sexual abuse are still viewed by the right as more deviant than horndog male predators
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