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September 06, 2022
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DNC Chair Jamie Harrison delivers a speech
'Shouldn't Be Controversial': Calls Grow for DNC to Ban Dark Money in Primaries
"Billionaires and their super PACs must not be able to buy Democratic Party primaries," said Sen. Bernie Sanders.
by Jake Johnson



Donald
Trump applauds Doug Mastriano
195 Election Deniers Are on the Ballot in November—And Many Are Expected to Win
Among Republican House candidates, "118 election deniers and eight election doubters have at least a 95% chance of winning," according to a new analysis.
by Jessica Corbett



Glaciers are seen in Antartica
Rapidly Retreating Doomsday Glacier Clinging 'By Its Fingernails': Study
"Just a small kick to Thwaites could lead to a big response," warned the lead author of an alarming new analysis.
by Jake Johnson
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Opinion



teachers
In Praise of Teachers
The start of another school year: a tribute to our teachers and to the one who changed my life.
by Robert Reich



democracy
Collective Self-Delusion: Let's Stop Pretending America Is a Functioning Democracy
A functioning democracy could easily dispatch Donald Trump and his doppelgängers. A failed democracy and bankrupt liberalism assures their ascendancy.
by Chris Hedges



Joe Biden delivering Labor Day speech
On Joe Biden, FDR, and the Promise of Labor Day
If there is any day on which it is important to remember the connection between defense of democracy and defense of the labor movement—and social and economic rights more generally—it's Labor Day.
by Jeffrey C. Isaac
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