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The GOP Should Kick Steve King Out of the Party

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Steve King

One Lawmaker’s Staged Border Crossing Almost Violated His Parole

Republicans Condemning Steve King Pretend That Racism Ended in the 1960s

The GOP Almost Breaks With Steve King

The GOP Should Kick Steve King Out of the Party

Steve King and the Revival of White Supremacy

Democrats Must Challenge Inequality In All Its Forms

A Segregated Selfie

Cantaloupe King Loses Bid to Block Tubman Twenties

Amy Acton Won’t Debate. It’s Worked Before

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