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President Trump and the imagined war on Christmas
NewsPresident Trump’s first year in office has impacted Americans well beyond policy. He’s in every story, in everything, it seems.
The politics of pot
NewsRecreational marijuana will be legal in California in 2018. Who will benefit from the potential economic boom?
What the tax bill has to do with U.S. wealth inequality
NewsThe richest one percent of Americans control about 38 percent of the wealth in the United States.
Trump is rapidly reshaping the federal courts
NewsPresident Trump is often criticized for not having any “major accomplishments.”
Puerto Rico's long road to recovery
NewsAlmost three months after Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico, the U.S. territory is still struggling to get basic necessities like water and power.
What does the film 'Coco' mean for the Latino community?
NewsThe film Coco has resonated with Latinos in the US who have been battered by the anti-Latino rhetoric coming out of the White House.
Immigration crackdown shifts to country's interior
NewsAs a candidate, President Trump promised to round up and deport "bad hombres."
A turf war over public lands
NewsPresident Trump waded into a decades old battle over federal public lands when he announced he was drastically scaling back two national monuments created by Presidents Clinton and…
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