Anti-climate change propaganda on the right is so effective, that it can take a tree coming through the roof to erase the skepticism.
North Carolina
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Post-Florence, The Fourth Estate Must Expand Its Climate Coverage
Once the water recedes, the excuses must recede as well. After the devastation and death wrought by Hurricane Florence, American print, broadcast and cable media outlets have a journalistic obligation to expand its coverage of the existential crisis of human-caused climate change. No longer can we tolerate having extensive coverage of extreme weather without that […]
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Strange Brew: The Right’s Pathetic Denial of Racism
Perhaps the most morbidly funny media story of the year is the spectacle of conservative crackpots falling all over themselves to attack the efforts by Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson to address implicit bias, after the horrifying incident in Philadelphia where a Starbucks employee decided that calling the cops on Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson, two […]
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In Michigan, the Terror of Trumpism
Maybe he thought blowing the kid away would make America great again. In the midst of the media madness over Stormy and Syria, it’s easy to ignore seemingly minor stories that have major implications. One such story comes to us from Michigan, where an innocent 14-year-old was nearly killed due to what can only be […]
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The Republicans Are Giving up on Democracy
The Republicans no longer believe that the people should have a say in how our governments are run.
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Let’s Define “Radical”
“This is the kind of thing that messes with people’s minds.”
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Democracy Was On the Ballot
The erosion of democratic norms could pose a serious threat to this country.
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How the GOP is Trying to Steal North Carolina
This kind of voter suppression can’t happen.
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America Coming Together
In the name of stopping Donald Trump, will Mitt Romney formally endorse Hillary Clinton? The prospect of a Romney endorsement of the Democratic nominee should not be considered far-fetched. The 2012 Republican nominee surely must know that it might not be sufficient for him to denounce the Donald; if he seriously wants to convince those […]
