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2020 defeated America because of Americans, not just Donald Trump | Will Bunch
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The real reason coronavirus defeated America wasn’t so much Trump as … America | Will Bunch

by Will Bunch
Unequal hospitals and schools, millions uninsured, lack of day care and strong unions — all these doomed U.S. even before Trump's screw-ups.
50 years on the lam for a Delco ‘60s radical | Will Bunch Newsletter
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50 years on the lam for a Delco ‘60s radical | Will Bunch Newsletter

by Will Bunch
Leo Burt, the last ‘60s fugitive, is still on the run ... if he’s still alive.
50 years on the lam for a Delco ‘60s radical | Will Bunch Newsletter
Opinion

50 years on the lam for a Delco ‘60s radical | Will Bunch Newsletter

Leo Burt, the last ‘60s fugitive, is still on the run ... if he’s still alive.
Will AG Shapiro’s ties to FOP sink his hopes of becoming governor? | Will Bunch Newsletter
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Will AG Shapiro’s ties to FOP sink his hopes of becoming governor? | Will Bunch Newsletter

by Will Bunch
In the George Floyd era, a growing chorus of activists and some progressive district attorneys have urged a ban on prosecutors accepting campaign donations from police unions. That spells trouble for Shapiro.
Will AG Shapiro’s ties to FOP sink his hopes of becoming governor? | Will Bunch Newsletter
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Will AG Shapiro’s ties to FOP sink his hopes of becoming governor? | Will Bunch Newsletter

In the George Floyd era, a growing chorus of activists and some progressive district attorneys have urged a ban on prosecutors accepting campaign donations from police unions. That spells trouble for Shapiro.
5 ways to truly honor the great John Lewis | Will Bunch Newsletter
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5 ways to truly honor the great John Lewis | Will Bunch Newsletter

by Will Bunch
Plus: Who is the greatest living American?
5 ways to truly honor the great John Lewis | Will Bunch Newsletter
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5 ways to truly honor the great John Lewis | Will Bunch Newsletter

Plus: Who is the greatest living American?
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That ‘life after coronavirus’ is a recipe for mass shooters, climate disaster. We can do better. | Will Bunch
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That ‘life after coronavirus’ is a recipe for mass shooters, climate disaster. We can do better. | Will Bunch

by Will Bunch
America needed walkable cities, stronger community before COVID-19 struck. We can't allow fear to move us in the wrong direction.
The threat to U.S. democracy you can’t see | Will Bunch Newsletter
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The threat to U.S. democracy you can’t see | Will Bunch Newsletter

by Will Bunch
New book: Consider local news before it leaves — and takes democracy with it
Pa. grand jury ‘indicts’ fracking. Now what? | Will Bunch Newsletter
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Pa. grand jury ‘indicts’ fracking. Now what? | Will Bunch Newsletter

by Will Bunch
A long overdue grand jury exposes the truth about fracking, but will anything come of it?
Trump doesn’t know how to run against Joe Biden, a Democrat who is not ‘a nasty woman’ | Will Bunch
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Trump doesn’t know how to run against Joe Biden, a Democrat who is not ‘a nasty woman’ | Will Bunch

by Will Bunch
Maybe the reason a flailing Trump don't know how to beat Joe Biden is because his 2016 victory was fueled by woman hatred.
What if the feds sent you $1,200 every month? | Will Bunch Newsletter
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What if the feds sent you $1,200 every month? | Will Bunch Newsletter

by Will Bunch
That $1,200 check was a big boost. Did it make Andrew Yang’s case for UBI? I asked him.
Amnesty International won a Nobel Prize for fighting torture. Next up: Philly police. | Will Bunch
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Philly should ban police use of tear gas, following galling Amnesty International report.

by Will Bunch
A report mapping violent police response to protests makes clear that America is having a human-rights meltdown. Now what?
Defund police? Real leaders defund the Pentagon | Will Bunch Newsletter
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Defund police? Real leaders defund the Pentagon | Will Bunch Newsletter

by Will Bunch
The billions for a more just, less racist America are hiding in plain sight at the Pentagon.
When media rely on what police say, they miss key truths about crime, black communities | Will Bunch
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When media rely on what police say, they miss key truths about crime, black communities | Will Bunch

by Will Bunch
The George Floyd protests have shown that police lie, constantly. It's way past time for the media to stop aiding and abetting them.
Can big protests change the world … on climate? | Will Bunch Newsletter
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Can big protests change the world … on climate? | Will Bunch Newsletter

by Will Bunch
George Floyd protests becoming an unlikely source of hope for climate activists
Will black lives from the American South finally matter on the U.S. Senate floor in 2021? | Will Bunch
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Will black lives from the American South finally matter on the U.S. Senate floor in 2021? | Will Bunch

by Will Bunch
In Kentucky, Georgia, and South Carolina, three men push to become the first Southern black Dem U.S. senators. Will America's racial awakening put one over the top?
Was ‘the Resistance’ wrong to focus on Trump? | Will Bunch Newsletter
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Was ‘the Resistance’ wrong to focus on Trump? | Will Bunch Newsletter

by Will Bunch
Why it took a police killing, and not a dictatorial president, to finally fill America’s streets
No end in sight, can George Floyd protests become a peaceful American revolution? | Will Bunch
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No end in sight, can George Floyd protests become a peaceful American revolution? | Will Bunch

by Will Bunch
The George Floyd protests are so intense because we ignored the peaceful ones. Can all this energy lead to real change at last?
The president of the United States declared war on America on Monday night | Will Bunch
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Trump declared war on America in Rose Garden speech in response to protests | Will Bunch

by Will Bunch
Trump responds to the nation's pain over racism by vowing to "dominate the streets" like a tinhorn dictator.
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