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An open letter to Trump voters

An open letter to Trump voters

Trump's Desecration of the Flag

Trump's Desecration of the Flag

Trump Even Wants the Postal Service to Help Erode Democracy

Trump Even Wants the Postal Service to Help Erode Democracy

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Congress Bill Spotlight: Banning Dollar Coin Depicting Trump

Bruce Springsteen Launches Protest Tour as Warning for American Democracy

Bruce Springsteen Launches Protest Tour as Warning for American Democracy

Braver Angels

Tiffany Rebelmouse
By Tiffany RebelmouseJun 04, 2019
Tiffany Rebelmouse
Tiffany Rebelmouse is a contributor for The Fulcrum, a nonpartisan publication dedicated to strengthening democracy by fostering informed civic engagement and elevating diverse perspectives.
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Braver Angels is a citizens' organization uniting red and blue Americans in a working alliance to depolarize America. We try to understand the other side's point of view, even if we don't agree with it. We engage those we disagree with, looking for common ground and ways to work together. We support principles that bring us together rather than divide us.


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"That’s where I became 100% Israeli": Zionism through the eyes of a Holocaust survivor

Irene Shashar, Holocaust Survivor

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"That’s where I became 100% Israeli": Zionism through the eyes of a Holocaust survivor

Irene Shashar walked hand in hand with her mother through the streets of the Jewish ghetto in Warsaw, Poland, surrounded by three‑meter‑high walls with electric wires, lifeless bodies, and German soldiers — their mission was to look for food to bring back and share with her father.

“They’re coming! They’re coming!” a crowd shouted in Polish when they saw Irene (then named Ruth) and her mother returning from their errand. Her mother pulled her quickly by the arm, and they ran up the stairs. When they reached the top, they saw that the kitchen floor was no longer white — it was covered with her father’s blood after a German soldier shot him in the neck.

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The Founders Built Safeguards. Our Politics Rendered Them Useless
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The Founders Built Safeguards. Our Politics Rendered Them Useless

The men who gathered in Philadelphia in 1787 were students of history, and it taught them a singular lesson: power corrupts, and unchecked power can destroy a republic.

They designed our experiment with overlapping safeguards to ensure that no single faction, branch, or man could hold the nation hostage. What remained unresolved was agency: who, exactly, can determine when to trigger those safeguards? History has since exposed this as the system's deepest vulnerability.

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As Middle East Wars Rage, Georgetown Gaza Lecture Series Highlights Conversations on Campuses

Georgetown University’s Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, located within the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service is a co-host of the second annual Gaza Lecture Series.

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As Middle East Wars Rage, Georgetown Gaza Lecture Series Highlights Conversations on Campuses

WASHINGTON – One by one, students inside the intimate lounge of Georgetown University’s Center for Contemporary Arab Studies on Wednesday called their family and friends across the Middle East.

The dozen students and faculty members watched TV screens tuned to Al Jazeera’s Arabic broadcast. The footage showed images of Israel’s strikes on Lebanon earlier that day.

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House Bill Pushes Bipartisan Effort to Tackle Federal Benefits Fraud, Refocusing from Immigration

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House Bill Pushes Bipartisan Effort to Tackle Federal Benefits Fraud, Refocusing from Immigration

WASHINGTON — Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, introduced a bill Wednesday morning that would create a permanent U.S. Treasury Inspector General position for fraud accountability as part of a broader effort to crack down on the misuse of federal benefits.

The bill would offer an alternative, bipartisan way to prevent federal benefits fraud, after several months of politically charged congressional hearings.

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