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American Colonialism Lives on in Guam
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  The Sick World of Body Camera YouTube
  by Peter Monaghan Criminal Punishment
  
  Police body cameras were meant to hold officers accountable. On YouTube and beyond, they’ve become a wildly profitable form of human misery as entertainment. Read the article ›
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  It’s Time to Ban Prescription Drug Ads
  by Emily Topping Media
  
  The United States is one of the few countries that allow advertising to prescription drugs. It’s adding billions to our healthcare costs. Read the article ›
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  American Colonialism Lives on in Guam
  by Nathan Sledjeski
  
  U.S. military power has poisoned Guam’s waters, controlled its politics, and prevented its people from determining their own future. Read the article ›
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Articles in Culture & Politics (327)

The Sanders/Cruz Debate Was The Best Political TV in Ages

February 08, 2017

Last night was a glimpse of what tolerable political media could look like…

by Nathan J. Robinson

The Social Science of Success

February 06, 2017

Duckworth, Cuddy, and Gladwell promise people the secret ingredients of human achievement…

by Zach Wehrwein

If Your Party Doesn’t Appeal To Young People, It Will Wither And Die

February 01, 2017

If Democrats fail to address millennials’ economic concerns, they will continue to flounder…

by Nathan J. Robinson

Why Republicans Are Impressive

January 27, 2017

Their disciplined commitment to a clear ideology has yielded results…

by Michael Kinnucan

Comic: Week One

January 27, 2017

Eli Valley is a writer and artist whose work has been featured in The Nation, The New Republic, The Village Voice, The Guardian, and elsewhere.

The Rule Of Law Is Overrated

January 27, 2017

Is it ethical to send people you know to prison for immigration violations? Only if you look to the law for moral guidance.

by Nathan J. Robinson

Peculiarities of the Yankee Confederate

January 26, 2017

When small town New Englanders embrace Dixie kitsch…

by Alex Nichols

Getting Away With It

January 25, 2017

Trump, Cosby, O’Reilly: How predators, harassers, and abusers maintain their power and get victims to keep their mouths shut…

by Nathan J. Robinson