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Nov 21 2016
Opinion
How identity politics blew up in Democrats' faces
What's the matter with America? That seems to be the burning question on the tongues of many liberals in the wake of Donald Trump's stunning upset victory over Hillary Clinton. And in a way, that question is a mash-up response to two popular theories on America's political landscape, the first laid out in Thomas Frank's What's the Matter with Kansas?, and the second in The Emerging Democratic
The Week - News
Nov 21 2016
Opinion
The End of Identity Liberalism
It is a truism that America has become a more diverse country. It is also a beautiful thing to watch. Visitors from other countries, particularly those having trouble incorporating different ethnic groups and faiths, are amazed that we manage to pull it off. Not perfectly, of course, but certainly better than any European or Asian nation today. It’s an extraordinary success story.
But
Guest Writer - Left
Feb 09 2022
Headline Roundup
Olympians Compete in Beijing Amid Low TV Ratings, Criticism of Chinese Government
As U.S. athletes compete in the 2022 Beijing Olympics, they're also competing for attention with stories about China, political controversy and the U.S. response to the competition.
As of Wednesday, the U.S. is tied for fourth in total medals (7) and fifth in first-place finishes (1). While some media highlight the events, others focus on China's COVID-19 regulations around the Games;
Reason
Slate 
Axios
Jul 05 2012
News
Some states not changing course amid rising tide of health care reform
Repeal and replace -- or at least resist -- is the Republican mantra in the wake of last week's Supreme Court ruling upholding President Barack Obama's signature health care reform law. Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney promises to get rid of Obamacare if elected, and at least four Republican governors say their states will hold off implementing main provisions of the 2010 law
CNN (Online News)
Mar 18 2013
News
Republicans want to end perception as 'stuffy old men'
The beleaguered Republican Party put into writing Monday what many of its top strategists and leaders have been saying since last year's election losses: The GOP is too old, too white, and too insular to win national contests.
In a months-in-the-making report – which tops out at 100 pages and includes hundreds of recommended fixes - the Republican National Committee acknowledges its
CNN (Online News)
Jul 28 2022
Headline Roundup
US Economy Shrank for 2nd Consecutive Quarter
The U.S. economy shrank for the second consecutive quarter, meeting the common definition of an economy in recession.
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported Thursday that U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) shrank 0.9% between April and June, after contracting 1.6% in the first quarter of 2022. Economists surveyed across the spectrum expected slight GDP growth in Q2, between 0.5
Washington Examiner
CNN Business
Wall Street Journal (News) 
Jun 03 2023
Headline Roundup
Utah School District Bans the Bible in Elementary and Middle Schools
Due to a parent’s challenge, a Davis School District in Utah removed the Bible from elementary and middle schools for containing “vulgarity or violence.”
The Details: A parent filed a supposedly tongue-in-cheek complaint, suggesting the Bible should be barred under Utah’s 2022 legislation, which aimed to ban books that featured “pornographic” content. The district determined the Bible
NPR (Online News)
BBC News
Fox News Digital 
Jun 28 2012
News
Individual health care insurance mandate has roots two decades long
The controversial individual mandate that was upheld Thursday by the U.S. Supreme Court stems back more than 20 years, believed to have originated with a prominent conservative think tank. The mandate, requiring every American to purchase health insurance, appeared in a 1989 published proposal by Stuart M. Butler of the conservative Heritage Foundation called "Assuring Affordable Health Care
Fox News Digital
Jun 11 2012
News
More newbies to take the Hill
In January, the Capitol will be home to one of the least-experienced Congresses in decades, as the chambers will be filled with rookies and sophomores unbound by the institutions traditions while having virtually no experience doing serious legislative work. Between the historically large 2010 freshman class, 36 lawmaker retirements in 2012 and the expected election turnover this fall, the new
Politico
Feb 11 2021
Headline Roundup
House Impeachment Managers Emphasize Danger to Top Officials
On Wednesday, House Democrat impeachment managers emphasized to the Senate the danger to top officials during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. They showed videos from that day, and claimed that former President Donald Trump incited the violence.
The House managers will continue their arguments today, hoping that some Republican senators will change their minds and vote for
NPR (Online News)
Washington Times
Washington Post