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The Urgency of Infrasturctural Improvement and its Benefits
The United States boasts one of the greatest highway systems and the safest commercial air network in the world. However, without...
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Apr 19, 20214 min read


Hurricane Harvey: Immigration Disaster
Hurricane Harvey — a category four hurricane — demolished the city of Houston, Texas, dropping up to 50 inches of rainfall and causing 66...
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Nov 3, 20174 min read


Taking A Stand On the Stand Your Ground Law
Texas State Representative Garnet Coleman (D-Houston) is having another go at overturning the state’s “Stand Your Ground” law. On...
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Apr 7, 20154 min read


Biting Off More Than We Could Chew: The Struggle Over Reproductive Rights
This month, the fight to maintain and expand women’s reproductive rights has taken some serious blows. Across the country, several...
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Nov 17, 20144 min read


Sabotaging Suffrage in the Lone Star State
On November 4th,weapon owners in Texas will be able to hit the polls using their concealed handgun licenses as voter identification —...
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Sep 16, 20148 min read


Running in Heels
In Pennsylvania, during the spring of 2008, Hillary Clinton’s campaign faced a notable problem: white women. While Clinton courted the...
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Aug 27, 20147 min read


Texas Hold ‘Em: Abortion Case Dismissed by the Supreme Court
Hello readers, and happy almost Thanksgiving! Whatever your views on the holiday or its circumstances may be, I hope that you eat good...
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Nov 27, 20134 min read


State-Funded Misinformation: The Problem With Crisis Pregnancy Centers
Imagine you’ve come down with appendicitis. Scared and in pain, you go to an “Appendix Crisis Center,” where they tell you that if you...
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Nov 19, 20133 min read


Old Habits Die Hard
Despite all post-electoral promises to the contrary, Congressional and state Republicans last week reverted to their roots. Once again,...
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Jul 2, 20136 min read


State Responses to the New GED
The message from GED-prep organizations, states, and even the GED Testing Service is the same: take the test now. For those preparing for...
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Sep 19, 20123 min read
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