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An AI Bot Won’t Take Your Job. Will It?

Margot Ford McMillen

Don’t Stay Down. Stand Up and Win!

If You Get Ebola, Don’t Forget to Thank Trump

The last time Americans faced the possible spread of Ebola to U.S. territory, in 2014, Donald Trump irresponsibly stoked public fears and barked at Barack Obama while doing nothing useful to protect us. By Joe Conason

Climate Crisis Lowers U.S. Home Values

By Frank Lingo -- In case we thought the climate crisis wasn’t going to affect our personal lives, here’s a news flash. No one wants to learn their home’s value is dropping but First Street …

A Coup Attempt Against American Taxpayers

By Karen Dolan - Trump’s attempt to freeze federal funds for government services was an effort to steal our tax dollars to enrich billionaires. And he’ll try again.

Corporate chieftains are giants, even geniuses -- right? Years ago, laissez-faire ideologue Ayn Rand hailed them as society's supermen, comparing them to Atlas, the mythological Greek god who …

Getting Rid of Trump Is One Thing. But Don’t Forget the Downballot Races

Well, here we are—Crunch Time! It’s become a drag to think about/listen to/research/opine on the distance between Rs and Ds, and how massive the differences have become. If I have to read …

Baraboo, Wisconsin, is known as the former home of the Ringling Bros. Circus’ headquarters. But even that extravaganza of acrobats and clowns could not surpass the dazzling tent show playing …

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