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Amy Coney Barrett Refuses To Tell Kamala Harris If She Thinks Black Voter Discrimination Exists

      Sen. Kamala Harris gave Amy Coney Barrett an expert level history lesson on the history of America suppressing Black people‘s ability to vote, and the judge seemed ambivalent to it all. It was another telling moment during the week-long grilling by senators during Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill. […]

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Will ‘Nones’ Bring a Progressive Future?

     The future of American politics may hinge greatly upon the decline of faith.  The Republican Party depends enormously upon the white evangelical “religious right” – but it’s fading.  Fewer than 15 percent of adults now fit that category.  In contrast, “nones” generally hold humane, tolerant, progressive values and have become the largest faith segment in the Democratic Party base. […]