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Give Donald Trump credit: the Freedom Caucus really is terribleTrumpism is a cocktail of punishing undocumented immigrants and pursuing protectionism – but at least it’s not as nihilistic as the far-right group’s views -
Mike Pence doesn't eat alone with women. That speaks volumesThe vice-president’s rule is insulting for men and limiting for women. But let’s not let Pence’s sexism distract us from his whole party’s sexist agenda
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I am an Arctic researcher. Donald Trump is deleting my citationsThese politically motivated data deletions come at a time when the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the global average
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First she became a 13-year-old internet meme. Now, she's treated like a porn starThe story of Danielle Bregoli – who became an overnight sensation after a memorable TV appearance – shows just how easily society sexualizes girls
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A white supremacist slew a man in Manhattan. Why is the president silent?Trump’s refusal to condemn the attack against a black man – believed to be ‘practice’ for a killing spree – allows hate and violence to breed
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The western idea of private property is flawed. Indigenous peoples have it rightWho has a scythe sharp enough to fell the stalks of capitalism today? It’s not Marx, Lenin and Mao
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The Guardian view on Syria: Assad knows he acts with impunityEditorial: The suspected nerve agent attack on a rebel-held area on Tuesday has underlined the regime’s confidence – bolstered by the Trump administration
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The Guardian view on Trump and North Korea: the risks are growingEditorial: There are no good options for tackling Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons programme. But the military ones are by far the most alarming
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The Observer view on changes to tax and benefitsTheresa May has now broken her promise to create a fairer country for all
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Jill AbramsonJill AbramsonWhy did Hillary Clinton’s emails supposedly warrant an FBI intervention in the election campaign, yet Donald Trump’s Russian connections didn’t?What is James Comey’s game? The media must expose the truth together
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Lucia GravesLucia GravesSocial scientists say we are witnessing a backlash to the loss of male dominance in the workplace, a phenomenon that helped Donald Trump become presidentHow did we wind up back in the Mad Men era at work?
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Steven W ThrasherSteven W ThrasherHow James Baldwin's The Fire Next Time still lights the way towards equalityA new edition of the classic treatise on civil rights, featuring photojournalist Steve Schapiro’s visual record of the struggle, provides a model for how to report in the Black Lives Matter era
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Thomas FrankThomas FrankThomas Frank: Donald Trump is right but a hypocrite – Behind the Lines podcastAfter the US president’s wooing of the working class, have the Democrats lost their relevance? And did Obama miss the chance to create true change?
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