All Views Articles for 2016-12-03

Saturday, December 3, 2016
Fidel Castro Marjorie Cohn
The Remarkable Legacy of Fidel Castro
When Fidel Castro died on Nov. 25 at the age of 90, we lost one of the most remarkable leaders of the 20th century. No other head of state has so steadfastly stood up to the United States and...
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From left to right: Paul Ryan, Donald Trump, and Mitch McConnell Ciara Torres-Spelliscy
Three Men in a Room: The D.C. Edition
For years, New York’s dysfunctional state government has been derisively called “ Three Men in a Room .” The three men were the Governor, the New York State Senate Majority Leader and the New York...
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Protest banner reads "System change not climate change." Ilana Solomon, Ben Beachy
After the TPP, Here’s a Progressive Vision for Trade
This op-ed was originally published on the Sierra Club's Compass blog on November 16, 2016. Opposition to status-quo trade deals has reached unprecedented heights. The entire 2016 election cycle...
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The National Security Agency seal superimposed on an eye Jamie Williams
The Problem of Our Surveillance Laws: Report Exposes Deeply Rooted Governmental Secrecy—Underscoring Why Obama Should Act Now
Kafka wrote in his parable The Problem of Our Laws , “It is an extremely painful thing to be ruled by laws that one does not know.” By this standard, America has long been in pain. Secret law runs...
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Richard Cohen, president of the Southern Poverty Law Center, speaks during a press conference in Washington, DC on Nov. 29, 2016. Karin Kamp
As Hate Incidents Rise, Rights Groups Urge Trump to Denounce Bigotry
The Southern Poverty Law Center reveals a "national outbreak of hate" since Donald Trump's election.
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Donald Trump on CNN Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan
How the Media Iced Out Bernie Sanders & Helped Donald Trump Win
We hadn’t seen Bernie Sanders in Philadelphia since last July, when he watched his primary opponent, Hillary Clinton, win the Democratic Party’s nomination. Sanders joined the “Democracy Now!” news...
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A prison Carl Takei, Joanne Lin
In Stunning Reversal, Law Enforcement, Military, and Security Advisors Urge Homeland Security to Shift Away from Private Prisons
In a surprise development, the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC), an expert panel of law enforcement, national security, military, and other experts who advise the secretary of the Department...
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