INFORMED DISSENT by Jeffrey Billman
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Before Republicans whip themselves into a frenzy calling for Biden’s head, let’s remember how Afghanistan became a case study in Murphy’s Law.
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First gradually, then suddenly
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The infrastructure bill’s bipartisan support didn’t come cheap.
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The point isn't what the thing looks like. It’s what it is.
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The White House’s well-intentioned war on social media misinformation sets a dangerous precedent—and targets the wrong villain
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Anti-vaxxers, climate change, and how the most powerful nation in the history of the planet is killing itself through willful ignorance
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The 2024 primary has already begun, and it's worse than you think
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The same Congress that made Juneteenth a holiday won't lift a finger to actually help Black people—even to protect their right to vote.
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And what it tells us about the effort to undermine elections.
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The right to choose will soon depend on Brett Kavanaugh, known respecter of women’s autonomy
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Published May 17, 2021: You can learn a lot about modern politics by what Republicans tolerate—and what they don’t
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If cops want the right to use state-sponsored violence, the least we can do is demand radical transparency
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