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Oregon farmboy turned NY Times columnist, co-author of Half the Sky & ,

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  1. 7 hours ago

    Betsy DeVos Ends Obama-Era Safeguards Aimed at Abuses by For-Profit Colleges This is a gift to colleges that scam students.

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  2. 7 hours ago

    Darfur refugees in Chad survived a genocide, but are now sometimes subjected to enslavement:

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  3. Aug 9

    Michelle Bachelet, Ex-President of Chile, Picked as Next U.N. Rights Chief She has big shoes to fill, for Zeid al-Hussein has done a tremendous job holding powerful countries to account for human rights violations.

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    Aug 9

    Dear Laura Ingraham: I served on active duty to defend your right to make racist statements. America is not a race or demographic. It's a beautiful & bold idea, based on life, liberty & the pursuit of happiness. You are no more American than I am or others are.

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    Laura Ingraham: "The America we know and love doesn't exist anymore. Massive demographic changes have been foisted on the American people, and they are changes that none of us ever voted for, and most of us don't like ... this is related to both illegal and legal immigration"
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  5. Aug 8

    Daughters Do More Chores but get smaller allowances!

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  6. Aug 8

    A strong editorial on Saudi Arabia's ugliness toward Canada when called out over human rights violations. What happened to Crown Prince MBS the reformer?

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  7. Aug 8

    Opinion | Canada won’t look the other way on Saudi Arabia. We shouldn’t either.

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  8. Aug 7

    In our book "A Path Appears," and I wrote about the incredible , a homeless girl who went from the streets to Harvard. Now Khadijah is on the board of the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty!

    A warm welcome from the Law Center Board of Directors to ! After experiencing homelessness growing up, Khadijah studied sociology at and now works at the DC Office of the Ombudsman for Public Education. We're thrilled to have her on board.
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  9. Aug 7

    Interesting column by notes that while the US economy is doing well, European economies have done better in exceeding expectations. He warns that Trump isn't preparing the US for an inevitable slowdown

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  10. Aug 7

    Good for Canada and Foreign Minister for standing up to Saudi Arabia on human rights. From Yemen to women's rights, Crown Prince MBS regularly embarrasses his country and his defenders.

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    Aug 6

    A reminder to listen to the latest episode of ReMade in America from . In addition to , we had a voicemail from who talks about leaving the farm where he grew up to attend college.

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  12. Aug 5

    An open letter to California Governor from California's Democratic Progressive Caucus calling for DNA testing in the case of Kevin Cooper, who i believe was framed for murder.

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    Aug 4

    Tomorrow, I’m guest-writing ’s newsletter. Sign up here to receive it:

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  14. Aug 5

    Huge thanks to for guest-writing my email newsletter today, about eliminating bias in family planning around the world: You can subscribe to the newsletter at

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  15. Aug 5

    Opinion | America just won the world’s hardest math contest. Again.

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  16. Aug 5

    Perspective | Republicans used to celebrate voluntarism and service. What happened?

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    Aug 4

    My latest piece is about the things men say to me on dates when I tell them I have a single mom (they say a lot of stuff)

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    Jul 30

    I’ve just learned that the security services in South Sudan have arrested Dr. Peter Biar Ajak, a former student who’s working tirelessly to promote peace in his native country. Arrest clearly politically motivated

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  19. Jul 28

    My colleague on the scary Mike Pence, Holy Terror The more you look at Pence, the more alarming he looks.

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    Jul 28

    Salem, a Yemeni-American killed himself after his wife and children were refused visas to under the Trump . After he killed himself the USA finally gave visas to his family -

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