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Cory Manento2022/06/08< 1 min read

TrendSegments: Don’t Roe it Away

Last month, a draft Supreme Court opinion leaked, indicating that the Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade. Chief Justice John Roberts was very upset about the leak because he ...
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Sarah Binns2022/05/041 min read

We’re Sorry, Judge Jackson, We Are (Maybe) for Real

Now that the COVID-19 pandemic is totally receding, the Senate created an unprecedented moment all on its own and confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to ...
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Sarah Binns2022/04/211 min read

No, You're at War with Eurasia

Snowflake. Extremist. Just two (printable) derogatory terms used by dueling bullies throwing punches on the good ol’ American political jungle gym. On the bright side, at least ...
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Jordan Boeder2022/03/161 min read

The Crysus of Public Educashun

Turning the proverbial school lunch tables, we gave Americans the opportunity to grade their public K-12 education system. Well, well, well Mrs. Stuart, look who’s failing to meet ...
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Sarah Binns2022/03/16< 1 min read

TrendSegments: Dinosaurs Finally Agree: Asteroids Exist

Want some sorta good news on climate change? The existential crisis is slowly transitioning from partisan cannon fodder to bipartisan “this crisis cannot go any farther." This is ...
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Cory Manento2022/02/021 min read

Flustered, Blustered, Filibustered

On January 19, a majority of senators voted to preserve the 60-vote requirement to overcome a filibuster. In theory, the filibuster is a procedure allowing any individual senator ...
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Cory Manento2022/01/121 min read

Coup You Not, Please?

On January 6, 2021, a violent mob of supporters of former President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol Building in an attempt to halt the certification of Joe Biden’s ...
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Cory Manento2021/11/031 min read

Put Universal Health Care on Elon's Tab

Democrats are looking to vote in Congress this week on a $1.75 trillion social safety net bill that includes funding for child care, universal pre-K, and addressing climate ...
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Cory Manento2021/10/061 min read

Infrastructure Week. Again.

After at least nine “Infrastructure Weeks” during the Trump presidency, Groundhog Day has arrived (again) during the Biden administration with the Senate passing a $1.5 trillion ...
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