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Nov 06 2019
Opinion
How young people are modeling bipartisanship in a polarized world
The Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, a panel established this year to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the House, recently hosted a hearing titled "Promoting Civility and Building a More Collaborative Congress."
As a former congressional intern, staffer and now the founder of a nonprofit that works to create a more collaborative and effective Congress, I was
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Jul 08 2019
News
Jeffrey Epstein: Billionaire formally charged with sex trafficking
US billionaire and friend of the powerful Jeffrey Epstein has been formally charged in New York with running "a vast network" of underage girls for sex.
The indictment alleges he enticed minors to visit his Manhattan and Florida mansions between 2002 and 2005.
According to the charges, the girls, some as young as 14, were given hundreds of dollars for sex acts.
Epstein is
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Jun 24 2021
News
White House to drop effort to federalize elections in favor of state approach
President Joe Biden will push states to make it easier to vote after congressional Democrats' sweeping electoral reform bill failed in the Senate.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki previewed Biden's next steps to promote ballot box access after he was criticized by liberal Democrats for not speaking more forcefully about the issue.
"What you should expect to hear from him is
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Jul 17 2020
News
Federal officers using unmarked vehicles to detain protesters in Portland
Federal officers, clad in unmarked military fatigues and driving unmarked vans, have reportedly been abruptly grabbing and detaining protesters in Portland, Ore., as the tension between the forces sent to protect federal property and demonstrators continues.
Protests sparked by the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis at the end of May have been dominating Portland's downtown
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Mar 07 2020
News
New Bill Would Strengthen Protections for Journalists Over Classified Info
ALMOST A YEAR after the Trump administration unsealed an indictment against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, two progressive members of Congress are trying to prevent a World War I-era secrecy law from being used to investigate and prosecute journalists for publishing classified information.
The legislation to amend the 1917 Espionage Act was introduced by Oregon Democratic Sen. Ron
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Sep 07 2020
News
Facebook has been terrible about removing vaccine misinformation. Will it do better with election misinformation?
“Even when companies are handed misinformation on a silver platter, they fail to act.” The nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate and global agency Restless Development trained young volunteers to identify, record, and report vaccine misinformation on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter.” The platforms’ responses were not impressive: “Of the 912 posts flagged and reported by
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Jun 23 2021
News
US ranks last among 46 countries in trust in media, Reuters Institute report finds
The United States ranks last in media trust — at 29% — among 92,000 news consumers surveyed in 46 countries, a report released Wednesday found. That’s worse than Poland, worse than the Philippines, worse than Peru. (Finland leads at 65%.)
The annual digital news report from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford also found some improvement in trust in nearly all the
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Sep 29 2015
Opinion
Why do we tolerate inadequate choices?
Why do Americans tolerate limited political choices?
America is a vast and varied nation. We’re composed of 320 million people who represent nearly every ethnicity and civilization in the world. With nearly 4 million square miles, the U.S. is an eclectic collection of diverse regions, each with its own set of traditions and customs.
Yet all of u
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Jan 18 2020
News
‘You’re a bunch of dopes and babies’: Inside Trump’s stunning tirade against generals
There is no more sacred room for military officers than 2E924 of the Pentagon, a windowless and secure vault where the Joint Chiefs of Staff meet regularly to wrestle with classified matters. Its more common name is “the Tank.” The Tank resembles a small corporate boardroom, with a gleaming golden oak table, leather swivel armchairs and other mid-century stylings. Inside its walls, flag
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Aug 27 2019
Opinion
99 Years After Women’s Suffrage, the Fight for the Vote Continues
The observance of Women’s Equality Day on Monday marks the 99th anniversary of the day the 19th Amendment, extending the vote to women, entered the Constitution in 1920. These days, as the centennial year gets underway, I keep a Votes For Women sash in my suitcase, ready to slip on if period attire is required.
That moment was the culmination of a long struggle, the themes of which are
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