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Noam Chomsky argues November 8, 2016, was a historic day for more reasons than one might realize.

The embattled GOP nominee represents the last stand for an entire generation of conservative white men -- RIP!

Americans believe in the importance of a good day’s work. And so it’s understandable that the prospect of a universal basic income (UBI), in which the government would issue checks to cover the basic costs of living, rubs some people the wrong way. Writing in The Week in 2014, Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry envisions a UBI dystopia in which “millions of people” are “listing away in socially destructive idleness,” with “the consequences of this lost productivity reverberating throughout the society in lower growth and, probably, lower employment.”

Pretending that every argument you make is just a hunch you have is self-destructive.

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Donald Trump is winning Republican presidential primaries at such a great rate that he seems likely to become the next Republican presidential nominee and perhaps the next president. Democrats have little understanding of why he is winning -- and winning handily; and even many Republicans don't see him as a Republican and are trying to stop him, but don't know how. There are various theories: People are angry and he speaks to their anger. People don't think much of Congress and want a non-politician. Both may be true. The Democratic Party has not been taking seriously many of the reasons for Trump's support and the range of that support. And the media has not been discussing many of the reasons for Trump's support. That needs to change.

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We've long been told The Terrorists "hate our freedoms," yet cannot rid ourselves of those who think the solution is to voluntarily abolish those freedoms.

This year saw an explosion of racism, Islamophobia, xenophobia, and violence. While there were some significant progressive victories in 2015, there were also many dangerous developments — from the proliferation of war around the world; to the worst refugee crisis since World War II; to the growth of

Medical and scientific research has a lot wrong with it---so who can you really trust? The truth is out there; here's where to start looking for it.

On Friday, California's State Water Resources Control Board announced it was cutting historical water rights.

Pay attention. What if you could focus and control your consciousness when under the influence of psychedelics? Cognitive roller-coasters may be upon us.

Beth Moon, a photographer based in San Francisco, has been searching for the world’s oldest trees for the past 14 years. She has traveled all around the globe to capture the most magnificent trees that grow in remote locations and look as old as the world itself.

As the Islamic State gains ground in the Mideast, the desert kingdom has given imams a list of new rules.

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Sunscreen has changed the lives of beach bums everywhere, allowing them to laze longer in the sun without their skin baking into a ruddy crisp. And it’s most likely made them safer, protecting them from the ultraviolet radiation that causes nearly nine-tenths of cases of skin cancer.

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