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In her new book, 'Hate Speech: The Legal and Cultural History of an American Dilemma ', Samantha Barbas argues there are more effective ways to counter hate speech than censorship. progressive.org/magazine/on-…
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Three years of genocide have changed the course of countless lives in Gaza, disrupting education, destroying livelihoods, separating families from their homes, and leaving people struggling to rebuild what they have lost. progressive.org/the-lives-in…
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A two-year-old boy sits on the floor of his house in Gaza City, focusing on a handful of colorful clothespins. He clips them together, pulls them apart, and rearranges them into different shapes. They are not toys. But they give him something to play with. progressive.org/latest/when-…
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It’s election season, and we’re all awash in political ads, some dealing with issues like high grocery prices. But one topic deserves voters’ attention, whether or not you see it in commercials: the impact the upcoming elections will have on our health. progressive.org/op-eds/vote-…
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By the beginning of October, life in Gaza begins to change. Before the genocide, as the temperatures dropped slightly and leaves began to fall, many families prepared for a season with a long cultural tradition: the olive harvest. progressive.org/mourning-the…
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One of the biggest mistakes the international community can make is to rebuild Gaza without giving Gazans real power over how it is rebuilt. progressive.org/gaza-cannot-…
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"I worked in financial regulation and consumer protection for fifteen years. I have a hard time taking the administration’s campaign against fraud very seriously." Read my Op-Ed on @theprogressive : progressive.org/op-eds/trump…
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The wall outside Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, is covered with photographs of people who have not come home. @theprogressive mronline.org/2026/10/04/nepa…
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