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The Verdict Is In: Opioids Are Out
An interview with Judge Jennifer Bailey, Chief Judge of the Kanawha County Circuit Court.
Ditch the District
With battle lines being drawn on gerrymandering, perhaps we should shed the system altogether.
More Than Just Opposition: Can the Democrats Stand for Something?
If Democrats truly want to win back the White House…they’ll have to do a lot better than “Have you seen the other guys?”
“Reclaiming” Georgia: Borderization and Its Consequences
Strategic interests are achieved at the expense of the lives and livelihoods of common people.
The Church, the State, and the Politics of Fear
As rhetoric declaring Christendom to be under attack proliferates, the public’s desire to see Christian symbols represented in government has increased.
Washington is a Mess. Is Netflix to Blame?
Shows that hyperbolize American politics are increasingly popular on Netflix, and may be part of the problem.
The Caesar Controversy: The Trumpian Figure who Stole the Show at the Public Theatre
For outlets on the right, the assassination of Trump-as-Caesar is, at its best, a glorification of political violence, and at its worst, an invitation for violence against an American president.
On the Opioid Epidemic, Part 2: An Interview with Cecilia Brown, Mother and Advocate
In the second installment of a four-part series on how Americans have begun to battle the opioid epidemic, Arka Gupta interviews Cecilia Brown.