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    Yes, Being Progressive Matters — Even with a Gridlocked Senate

    Yes, Being Progressive Matters — Even with a Gridlocked Senate

    Super Tuesday is over, and the Democratic race has effectively come down to two candidates: Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders.
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    Lew Blank
    Mar 4, 2020
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    Outliers of Uninsurance: Mapping America’s Worst-Insured Counties

    Outliers of Uninsurance: Mapping America’s Worst-Insured Counties

    Counties with a high number of residents lacking health insurance are more likely to be Native American, Amish, and Hispanic.
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    Lew Blank
    Dec 26, 2019
    Cape Town: A Horrifying Look into the Future of Climate Change

    Cape Town: A Horrifying Look into the Future of Climate Change

    Climate change is often framed as a futuristic threat — a problem that will affect the “next generation” of humans.
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    Lew Blank
    Sep 10, 2019
    An Annotated Breakdown of the 2020 Democratic Debates

    An Annotated Breakdown of the 2020 Democratic Debates

    This past Wednesday and Thursday, Democratic candidates squared off in the first round of debates for the presidential nomination.
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    Lew Blank
    Jun 30, 2019
    Ilhan Omar, BDS, and the Pitfalls of Censorship

    Ilhan Omar, BDS, and the Pitfalls of Censorship

    It was this tweet that started it all:
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    Lew Blank
    Mar 10, 2019
    Americans are Less Pro-War than Polls Suggest

    Americans are Less Pro-War than Polls Suggest

    When Donald Trump dropped 59 cruise missiles on Syria’s Shayrat Airbase in April 2017, you might have expected the act to enrage the vast…
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    Mar 4, 2019
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    The Three-Axis Political Compass

    The Three-Axis Political Compass

    Economics, domestic policy, and foreign policy should each be measured individually.
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    Lew Blank
    Jun 13, 2017

    Thoughts On Chomsky Vs. Harris: Intentions and Body Count

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    The Political Compass of America: Charted

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    Outliers of Uninsurance: Mapping America’s Worst-Insured Counties

    Lew Blank

    Yes, Progressives Can Win Deep Red Districts

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    The Myth of Bipartisanship

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    “On Armageddon” Part 3: The Threat of Climate Change

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