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Editorials & Other Articles
On This Day: Chicago hosts 54 mile auto race, won at avg 7 miles/hr - Nov. 28, 1895
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Environment & Energy
Failure To Scale, Decades Of Flops: "Incredibly Dangerous" To Assume "Carbon Capture" Will Have Much Impact
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Foreign Affairs
"This is tragic": Putin wants to end war. Hundreds of miles of Russians defenses disappeared - The Russian Dude
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Liberal YouTubers
George Santos gets WORST NEWS of His ENTIRE LIFE, IT'S OVER - Against All Enemies
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Cable News Clips
Merriam-Webster's 2023 word of the year is a reminder to be true to yourself - The 11th Hour - MSNBC
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Race & Ethnicity
In America today, is "assimilation" considered a good or bad thing, or a "it depends" thing?
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Israel/Palestine
Interesting how Hamas was able to shield the hostages from all those Israeli bombs, while so many Gazans died
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Civil Liberties
Trump hints at TERRIFYING USE OF MILITARY (never underestimate Trump and his ability to grab power)
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Omaha Steve's Labor Group
CNN: 'This is insane.' Swedish workers are getting under Elon Musk's skin
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National Security & Defense
US Navy seizes attackers who held Israel-linked tanker. Missiles from rebel-controlled Yemen follow
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Disability
Selma Blair calls 'sub-minimum wage for people with disabilities' 'out of touch and wrong' - NBC News
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Religion
"Let Us Prey" exposes abuse in Independent Fundamental Baptist churches (Livestream)
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Pro-Choice
When Louisianna learned her baby in utero could never survive, they forced to to remain in the state.
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Public Transportation and Smart Growth
DC/MD/VA: One year in, Silver Line Phase 2 ridership modest for Fairfax County stations
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LGBT Civil Rights and Activism
Beau of the Fifth Column: Let's talk about reading without reading....
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Social Security & Medicare
7 Questions to Ask to Protect Yourself from Medicare Advantage Scams: Open Enroll Oct 15- Dec 7
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Gun Control Reform Activism
California can share gun owners' personal information with researchers, appeals court rules
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Single Payer Health Systems
Nearly half of American adults faced medical bill issues in last year - survey
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Election Reform
Many voters say Congress is broken. Could proportional representation fix it?
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Gun Control & RKBA
Secret Service agent on Biden's granddaughter's security detail fired weapon in response to car break-in
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