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DOJ Civil: Progressives Should Pay Attention To The Actions Of This Powerful Litigating Division
The Civil Division is handling the lawsuit against Texas for its novel abortion ban. 
Kazakhstan’s Internet Shutdown Is Latest Episode In An Ominous Trend: Digital Authoritarianism
Governments using a kill switch to block internet access on a provincial or national scale is increasing.
The Sunsetting Of The Child Tax Credit Expansion Could Leave Many Families Without Enough Food On The Table
The payments were widely credited with bringing about huge declines in poverty and malnutrition.
25 Great Films About The Civil Rights Movement
Radicalization Pipelines: How Targeted Ads On Social Media Drive People To Extremes
These social ad mechanisms are increasingly being used for more nefarious purposes than aggressive advertising.
Ahmaud Arbery’s Murder Showed ‘Southern Hospitality’ Doesn’t Always Apply To Black People
These “Southern” ways of knowing and being get presented as niceties, but they often serve to maintain the racial order of the past.
A 21st-Century Reinvention Of The Electric Grid Is Crucial For Solving The Climate Change Crisis
Can A Christian Flag Fly At City Hall? The Supreme Court Will Have To Decide
The case raises important questions about free speech at a time when many members of the Supreme Court seem concerned about restrictions on religion.
I Saw Firsthand What It Takes To Keep COVID Out Of Hong Kong. It Felt Like a Different Planet.
On a visit to Hong Kong, ProPublica reporter Caroline Chen encountered a 21-day quarantine, a bevy of COVID tests, universal masking and, finally, a fear-free family holiday.
Support For Conspiracy Theories And Armed Rebellion Isn’t New. It Just Wasn’t Taken Seriously Until Jan. 6
Almost eight years before the Capitol was attacked by partisans bent on reversing the results of an election, nearly one-third of Americans said that armed rebellion might soon be necessary in the U.S. to protect liberties.
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