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December 28, 2018

People of Faith Confront the Border

Sarah LaWall Our Future

Two thousand years ago, a young mother and father fled for their lives and left everything behind for the safety of their child. Their names were Mary and Joseph.

December 28, 2018

Mueller Closes In: What Will the Trump-Russia Inquiry Deliver in 2019?

Tom McCarthy The Guardian

The special counsel investigation into Russian meddling and possible collusion is notoriously leak-proof but it could soon touch Trump directly or members of his family

December 28, 2018

7 Bad Science and Health Ideas That Should Die With 2018

Julia Belluz, Brian Resnick, and Umair Irfan Vox

Immigrants aren’t a disease risk. Neanderthals weren’t necessarily savages. Juul isn’t cool.

December 28, 2018

The Green New Deal Promises Peace and Progress. Will Nuclear Advocates Undermine It?

Harvey Wasserman The Progressive

The environmental policy centerpiece of the incoming Democratic House of Representatives has ignited tremendous grassroots enthusiasm.

2018 Lesson: 'Nothing Matters' Is Bogus

December 28, 2018

In the Trump era, everyone from comedians to pundits have claimed that “nothing matters”. MSNBC anchor Ari Melber runs through an exhaustive list of times when Trump has been defeated or stopped by facts and reporting. “In a democracy, things matter when we make them matter.”