How to Kill Democracy in Four Easy Steps
 02 April 18 AM
How to Kill Democracy in Four Easy Steps
 Clive Irving, The Daily Beast Irving writes: "Democracy dies, not with a bang but with a whimper." READ MORE  Donald Trump on Easter. (photo: Getty Images)
Trump's Easter Wish: An End to Protections for Undocumented Youth
Alan Pyke, ThinkProgress Pyke writes: "After managing just one tweet of holiday kindness, the president went back to the xenophobic well." READ MORE  Rep. Steve King questions witnesses during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Oct. 26 in Washington. (photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
The Kids vs. the King: Can Parkland Activists Help Defeat Iowa Rep. Steve King?
Josh Vorhees, Slate Vorhees writes: "Parkland students are vowing to unseat Iowa's most senior congressman. But beating Republican Steve King is easier said than done." READ MORE  Senator Bernie Sanders and his wife Jane O'Meara Sanders wave to supporters upon taking the stage on the Burlington, Vermont waterfront during the Bernie 2016 presidential announcement, May 26th, 2015. (photo: Arun Chaudhary)
Sanders: 'We Know Nothing' About Trump's VA Pick
Connor O'Brien, Politico O'Brien writes: "Sen. Bernie Sanders wouldn't commit to supporting President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, on Sunday." READ MORE  A Dallas-area school is digging in its heels after an art teacher was suspended without pay for mentioning her wife. (photo: The Advocate)
Texas School's 'Don't Say Gay' Policy Gets Art Teacher Suspended
Ariel Sobel, Advocate Sobel writes: "Dallas-area art teacher Stacy Bailey has been suspended after she discussed her sexual orientation with students, Mansfield Independent School District officials said Tuesday afternoon. Bailey, who has been suspended without pay since September, was named 'Teacher of The Year' in 2016." READ MORE  Abdul Fattah Abdul Nabi, a 19-year-old Palestinian, was shot dead during Friday's protests in the Gaza Strip. (photo: Mahmoud Abu Salama)
'He Had No Gun, No Molotov': Gaza Families Call for Investigation Into Israeli Use of Fatal Force
Loveday Morris and Hazem Balousha, The Washington Post Excerpt: "Abdul Fattah's family is among those demanding an investigation into the Israeli response to the protest, saying videos show he posed no threat. More than 700 people were injured with live ammunition in the demonstration, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza. Forty-nine were wounded Saturday, it said." READ MORE  A coal-fired power plant, near St. Mary's, Kansas. (photo: Charlie Riedel/AP)
On Climate Change, Zero-Sum Thinking Doesn't Work
Joseph Robertson, Guardian UK Robertson writes: "Democracy is not a zero-sum game. Behaving as if it is degrades democratic process and our personal political sovereignty." READ MORE |
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