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Joe Biden receives Lifetime Achievement award at the Kennedy Institute in Boston
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Foreign Affairs
Milei's far-right party wins Argentina's midterm elections - though falls short of a congressional majority
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Cable News Clips
Zohran Mamdani Faces Islamophobic Attacks in Closing Days of NYC Mayor's Race
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Activist Headquarters
Mike Johnson won't seat a duly elected Democrat. How to respond (INDIVISIBLE) Repost for "findability" in Activist HQ
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Civil Liberties
Looking to speed up building network of migrant detention centers, Trump administration turns to the US Navy
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Public Transportation and Smart Growth
Amtrak's Newest Route Exceeds All Expectations, Breaking Record No One Saw Coming
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Environment & Energy
Tar Sands "Carbon Capture" Boosters Strangely Absent At Trade Show; Also Absent - Any New Project Announcements
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Israel/Palestine
Palestinians returning to their homes in Gaza face danger from unexploded ordnance, with at least 53 people killed.
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National Security & Defense
3 Years Ago It Was a Casting Agency. Now It Has $1 Billion in Drone Contracts.
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Omaha Steve's Labor Group
Remembering Kent Wong, Former Director of the UCLA Labor Center and Member of the Labor 411 Foundation Board
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Economy
September CPI preview: Inflation seen holding firm near 3% as tariffs complicate Fed's path
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Education
Harvard FAS Cuts Ph.D. Seats By More Than Half Across Next Two Admissions Cycles
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Veterans
They've Never Been Arrested. Why Does the FBI List Thousands of Service Members as Potential Criminals?
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Religion
God brings on heavy hitters to smack down Trump, 'the lying, criminal predator'
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Single Payer Health Systems
Measles Public Health Emergency - Frustration grows amid measles outbreak quarantines across several states
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Occupy Underground
Deadline Legal Blog-Not guilty verdict in ICE case sends stark message to Trump DOJ's political prosecutions
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Social Security & Medicare
A INQUIRY: EDITED: Out of U.S. friend of a friend asks whether 40% reduction in October's
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Disability
CDC Removes Disability As Reasonable Accomodation for Remote Wk, Backtracks, Union Pressure AFGE
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Pro-Choice
Texas' Newest Abortion Law Allows $100,000 Rewards for Snitching on Pregnant Women
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Congress
House turns back effort to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar over remarks about Charlie Kirk
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Race & Ethnicity
'Binary thinking': Why Zohran Mamdani's African identity doesn't fit US racial boxes
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Drug Policy
Iowa mom falsely accused of cocaine use during pregnancy sues drug testing lab
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