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What Pete Buttigieg doesn’t get about how college has ripped America in two | Will Bunch
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What Pete Buttigieg doesn’t get about how college has ripped America in two | Will Bunch

by Will Bunch
Why a universal free-college plan — far more expansive than Buttigieg's limited plan — isn't just good economics but a cure for our political divide.
Reagan’s forgotten Iran-Contra escape may reveal more about Trump’s fate than Watergate | Will Bunch
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Reagan’s forgotten Iran-Contra escape may reveal more about Trump’s fate than Watergate | Will Bunch

by Will Bunch
America's failure to hold Reagan accountable in 1987 predicted where America was headed, and why Trump might escape justice in 2020.
Reagan’s forgotten Iran-Contra escape may reveal more about Trump’s fate than Watergate | Will Bunch
Opinion

Reagan’s forgotten Iran-Contra escape may reveal more about Trump’s fate than Watergate | Will Bunch

America's failure to hold Reagan accountable in 1987 predicted where America was headed, and why Trump might escape justice in 2020.
A Pa. big-city mayor took a bold, radical stand on climate change. (It wasn’t Philly’s ... not yet, anyway.) | Will Bunch
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A Pa. big-city mayor took a bold, radical stand on climate change. (It wasn’t Philly’s ... not yet, anyway.) | Will Bunch

by Will Bunch
Pittsburgh's mayor just endorsed the fate of the earth over short-term job growth. Can Philly's Jim Kenney follow his example?
A Pa. big-city mayor took a bold, radical stand on climate change. (It wasn’t Philly’s ... not yet, anyway.) | Will Bunch
Opinion

A Pa. big-city mayor took a bold, radical stand on climate change. (It wasn’t Philly’s ... not yet, anyway.) | Will Bunch

Pittsburgh's mayor just endorsed the fate of the earth over short-term job growth. Can Philly's Jim Kenney follow his example?
Impeachment’s hidden messages about immigration and what it means to be American | Will Bunch
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Impeachment’s hidden messages about immigration and what it means to be American | Will Bunch

by Will Bunch
Impeachment witnesses are a reminder of how immigration renews the American spirit, even with a White House hellbent on crushing it.
Impeachment’s hidden messages about immigration and what it means to be American | Will Bunch
Opinion

Impeachment’s hidden messages about immigration and what it means to be American | Will Bunch

Impeachment witnesses are a reminder of how immigration renews the American spirit, even with a White House hellbent on crushing it.
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Do Trump impeachment hearings need boffo ratings, ‘must-see TV’ buzz to succeed? | Will Bunch
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Does Trump impeachment hearing need to be ‘must see TV’ to succeed? | Will Bunch

by Will Bunch
Will Democrats fail in their impeachment quest if TV viewers aren’t riveted like Watergate? Is justice possible in a reality-show world?
Lynchings, 1921 Tulsa massacre, and 8 other things school didn’t teach you about race in America | Will Bunch
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Lynchings, 1921 Tulsa massacre, and 8 other things school didn’t teach you about race in America | Will Bunch

by Will Bunch
A real-life 1921 Tulsa massacre in HBO's "Watchman" has America asking, what else didn't they teach us in school about racism?
Trump’s Syria debacle also shows America’s ‘forever war’ might really last forever | Will Bunch
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Trump’s Syria debacle also shows America’s ‘forever war’ might really last forever | Will Bunch

by Will Bunch
Angry, bipartisan reaction to botched move of 1,000 troops in northern Syria is latest, strongest proof that America just can’t quit militarism abroad.
The world’s on fire from climate change. Pa. lawmakers want to make it a lot harder to protest | Will Bunch
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The world’s on fire from climate change. Pa. lawmakers want to make it a lot harder to protest | Will Bunch

by Will Bunch
Big Oil and its big bucks have a plan to beef up criminal charges to protest against new pipelines or drilling. They’re pushing it again in Pennsylvania.
Getting rid of Trump won’t end the war against press freedom in America | Will Bunch
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Getting rid of Trump won’t end the war against press freedom in America | Will Bunch

by Will Bunch
Hatred of a free press is changing American life and is too deeply embedded to end even if Trump leaves the White House soon.
Unbelievable: Failed smears only make Elizabeth Warren stronger as new Dem front-runner | Will Bunch
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Unbelievable: Failed smears only make Elizabeth Warren stronger as new Dem front-runner | Will Bunch

by Will Bunch
A right-wing "pregnancy scare" revealed how Elizabeth Warren rides the #BelieveWomen zeitgeist to top of 2020 Democratic pack.
Hong Kong protesters should wave dollar bills, not U.S. flag, so NBA, Trump will pay attention | Will Bunch
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Hong Kong protesters should wave dollar bills, not U.S. flag, so NBA, Trump will pay attention | Will Bunch

by Will Bunch
NBA China fiasco challenges America to find the courage to ditch “woke capitalism” and finally support human rights.
There is no justice in AG Barr and Trump’s insane, paranoid world of political vendettas | Will Bunch
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There is no justice in AG Barr and Trump’s insane, paranoid world of political vendettas | Will Bunch

by Will Bunch
From attacking Philly's left-wing DA to investigating insane Fox News conspiracy theories, the Justice Department is way off the rails.
What is Trump trying to cover up about his Saudi phone calls and Jamal Khashoggi’s murder? | Will Bunch
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What is Trump trying to cover up about his Saudi phone calls and Jamal Khashoggi’s murder? | Will Bunch

by Will Bunch
The impeachment probe can't overlook Team Trump's shady Saudi dealings and a cover up of a critical call to MBS.
Trump impeachment isn’t politics. It’s whether there’s anything America’s powerful can’t get away with | Will Bunch
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Trump impeachment isn’t politics. It’s whether there’s anything America’s powerful can’t get away with | Will Bunch

by Will Bunch
Trump's 40-year record of getting away with everything set the stage for Ukraine scandal. There's no justice if he's not impeached.
Congress, cancel your recess! Speed up Trump’s impeachment. The stakes are too high | Will Bunch
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Congress, cancel your recess! Speed up Trump’s impeachment. The stakes are too high | Will Bunch

by Will Bunch
A shockingly damning call of Trump asking Ukraine to aid in the 2020 election means we can't slow-walk impeachment.
Joe Biden’s big black wall: Does African American support make the ex-VP unbeatable? | Will Bunch
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Joe Biden’s big black wall: Does African American support make the ex-VP unbeatable? | Will Bunch

by Will Bunch
Black voters see Joe Biden as experienced and authentic, and it's hard to see how 19 other Dems can change their minds.
The Constitution’s 3 ways to stop a demagogue like Trump haven’t worked. Now what? | Will Bunch
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The Constitution’s 3 ways to stop a demagogue like Trump haven’t worked. Now what? | Will Bunch

by Will Bunch
The Electoral College, 25th Amendment, impeachment can't deal with an utterly unfit POTUS. Can the will of the people break through?
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