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A toxic leak left Corpus Christi with no water for days. A taste of things to come?Trump has installed people in key environmental protection positions who seem to care more for profits than people. Now we fear for our safety -
President Obama: use clemency to free a wrongfully convicted Native AmericanLeonard Peltier was unjustly convicted of murder in 1975. Only the president can give him justice in his old age
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American democracy is being derailed. Can faith be restored?Not all votes or voters are treated equally – many are thwarted and undermined at every turn
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'Surreal' is Merriam-Webster's word of the year. Sounds about rightMany people globally have felt the grounds of reality shift beneath them in 2016, and it’s only getting curiouser
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The seven deadly things we’re doing to trash the planet (and human life with it)We weep at the disappearance of endangered species but avert our eyes to the causes of Earth’s destruction
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How people are preparing for Trump's presidencyWe asked readers how they are getting ready for the new administration. Here is what some of you said
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Technology destroys people and places. I’m rejecting itFrom Wednesday, I’m going to live without my laptop, internet, phone, washing machine or television. I want my life back. I want my soul back
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Trump has a life many aspire to. That's one reason people voted for himThe president-elect wields his version of the American dream to inspire millions of supporters who – ironically – are highly unlikely to achieve it
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Obama blamed media for the election outcome. That's counterproductiveThe outgoing president is leaving a party in shambles. Sowing discord for the fourth estate on the eve of an anti-press presidency will only worsen things
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Troubled times make it hard to be an optimist. But I don't plan to stopOptimists like me read the news and know all the dire things happening in the world. But we also get up each day determined not to accept a bad fate
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My preferred friends? Other working-class people with debtI’m drowning financially for reasons the better-off can’t comprehend. That’s why I gravitate towards those with similar experiences
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A feminist's debrief after the US election: share your perspectiveComing up, Jessica Valenti’s What would a feminist do? podcast tackles the buying, selling and branding of feminism. How has the movement changed?
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Why immigration is a feminist issue – What would a feminist do? podcastThis week on the podcast, host Jessica Valenti speaks with Hillary Clinton’s Latino outreach director about the realities of being undocumented and female
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When women's rights meet botox – What would a feminist do?This week, Jessica Valenti sits down with Dana Berkowitz, author of Botox Nation, to talk about the aging process and the choices facing modern women
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The buying and selling of feminism – What would a feminist do?Feminism is everywhere – even Nike and Sarah Palin have jumped on the bandwagon. With author Andi Zeisler, we explore ‘marketplace feminism’
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The Guardian view on human habits: not living in the machine ageEditorial: Real-world pleasures allow the mind to connect to hand via the eye and ear in a creative pursuit
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The Guardian view on the BBC chair: selfless public servant wantedEditorial: The corporation’s system of governance is at the heart of its ability to fulfil its mission of fearless impartiality
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The Guardian view on climate change action: don’t delayEditorial: Arctic temperatures have been 20C above normal. The ice cap is shrinking. And Trump and Putin may see it as an advantage
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Jill AbramsonJill AbramsonWhile the pundit class all said the Republican party was being torn apart by this election, it is the Democratic party that is in tatters. Now it must be rebuiltThe Clintons turned the Democratic party over to donors. Can it recover?
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Lucia GravesLucia GravesHarry Reid condemns Steve Bannon appointment on Senate floor – as it happenedFollow live updates as the transition between the Obama and Trump administrations continues, and Paul Ryan is renominated as House speaker
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Steven W ThrasherSteven W ThrasherAny gestures toward bipartisan teamwork help normalize all that Trump says and stands for, and that’s the worst thing the left can doDemocrats: don't try to work with Donald Trump. Just say 'no'
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Thomas FrankThomas FrankLabor and economic equality used to be at the heart of liberal politics. Rich professionals expunged these concerns – and have reaped the consequencesHow the Democrats could win again, if they wanted
The Clintons turned the Democratic party over to donors. Can it recover?