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    BCRA is a Tax Break for the Rich and Funds itself by Sabotaging Medicaid
Civil Rights
  • June 23, 2017
    Pride (TM)

    Be wary of profit-driven attempts to join activist causes.

  • May 3, 2017
    Another Victory Like This Will Undo Them

    A federal ruling in a segregation case gave an Alabama school district everything it asked for but nothing it wanted.

  • May 3, 2017
    (Opinion) Caitlyn Jenner and the High Cost of Privilege

    Caitlyn Jenner supports a political party that opposes the civil rights of the marginalized group she claims to speak for.

Politics
  • June 28, 2017
    BCRA is a Tax Break for the Rich and Funds itself by Sabotaging Medicaid

    In the Senate’s health care bill, tax cuts for a few are paid for by health care cuts for many.

  • June 20, 2017
    [Opinion] Now is the Time for Politics

    Politics are a method of solving problems; when a problem arises, it is time for politics.

  • June 16, 2017
    Friday Spotlight – June 16, 2017

    Major headlines for the week of June 12 – June 16.

Media
  • June 19, 2017
    Roundtable – Shootings and the Media Response

    Torchlight staff discuss last week’s shooting at a Congressional baseball practice.

  • May 15, 2017
    What Was it Like to Attend a Senate Hearing?

    Christopher Dahlins relates what it felt like to go to a public Senate Intelligence Committee hearing.

  • May 8, 2017
    Roundtable – Free Speech and Nazis on TV

    Torchlight staff discuss the implications of arguing with white supremacists on national television.

Environment
  • June 7, 2017
    Trump’s Paris Speech Has No Basis In Reality

    President Trump’s explanation for withdrawing from the Paris Agreement contradicts the facts.

  • June 7, 2017
    (Opinion) EPA.gov is Dangerously Silent on Climate Change

    Missing info and poor priorities define environmental protection information efforts under the Trump administration.

  • June 5, 2017
    Roundtable – The Paris Accords

    Torchlight staff discuss the implications of leaving the Paris Accords.

Economy
  • June 14, 2017
    A Contrast Of Visions: Obama’s 2017 Budget v. Trump’s 2018 Budget

    The contrasts between President Obama’s last budget and President Trump’s first budget reveal the two men’s differing approaches to government.

  • June 5, 2017
    May 2017 Unemployment Update

    Unemployment’s downward trend continued, but the news wasn’t as uniformly good as it was the first four months of the year.

  • May 19, 2017
    Automation Does Appear to Reduce Labor Demand

    Growth in use of industrial robots could result in the loss of up to 4 million jobs and suppression of wage growth by up to 2.6% by 2025.

World
  • June 27, 2017
    Trump Orders Refreezing of Cuban Thaw

    The administration’s actions have chilled relations between the United States and Cuba.

  • May 17, 2017
    South Korea’s New President Faces Old Challenges

    Can President Moon Jae-in find a new solution to the problem of North Korea?

  • May 8, 2017
    France Picks Reason over Rhetoric

    Emmanuel Macron has defeated Marine Le Pen in the French Presidential election.

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