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Trump’s lying strategy is to destroy our republic’s liberal institutions

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Trump’s Oval Office Blowup: a Clash of Personalities for Resources

At the abrupt end of an intended photo-op meeting, Trump noted, “This is going to be great television.”  Was there some irony in this statement?...

Diversity Has Expanded Individual Freedoms

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Trump’s New Civil Rights Era Begins Without Diversity, Equity, Or Inclusion 

Three African American Civil Rights protesters at Woolworth's Sit-In, Durham, NC, 10 February 1960, a protest that led to the end of legal segregation....

Social Housing Emerging in Cities need Local Govt Support 

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Is the Republican Party now the Working-Class Party?

Conservatives claim that Donald Trump’s electoral victories show that his Republican Party, not the Democrats, now represent the working class.   You can read this piece...

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