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  • How the Social Gospel Movement Explains the Roots of Today’s Religious Left

    How the Social Gospel Movement Explains the Roots of Today’s Religious Left0

    Throughout American history, religion has played a significant role in promoting social reform. From the abolitionist movement of the early 19th century to the civil rights movement of the 20th century, religious leaders have championed progressive political causes. This legacy is evident today in the group called religious progressives, or the religious left. The social gospel movement

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  • How the Ruling Class Might Elect Bloomberg and Realign American Politics

    How the Ruling Class Might Elect Bloomberg and Realign American Politics0

    The Democratic Party’s establishment might well succeed in making Michael Bloomberg president of the United States – not on Election Night 2020, however. But it could happen if a third party were to win some electoral votes and, with no candidate receiving a majority of them, the House of Representatives was called upon to choose between the

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  • How the Myth of the ‘Robber Barons’ Began—and Why It Persists

    How the Myth of the ‘Robber Barons’ Began—and Why It Persists2

    Capitalism Worked, but We Were Told It Didn’t We study history to learn from it. If we can discover what worked and what didn’t work, we can use this knowledge wisely to create a better future. Studying the triumph of American industry, for example, is important because it is the story of how the United

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  • How the Minimum Wage Affected Workers During (and After) the Great Recession

    How the Minimum Wage Affected Workers During (and After) the Great Recession0

    The law of demand is one of the most fundamental concepts of economics. This law states that, if all other factors remain equal, the higher the price of a good, the less people will demand that good. Most of the time this is too obvious to mention. Yet people seem to think we can suspend

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  • How the Melting Pot Became ‘Cultural Appropriation’

    How the Melting Pot Became ‘Cultural Appropriation’0

    • March 30, 2017

    When our parents, grandparents, or great-grandparents voluntarily immigrated to the United States, they brought with them not only a desire to embrace a new homeland, but also a desire to become culturally “American.” This didn’t mean rejecting their cultural identity; it meant making room in it for new influences, which is why they often identified

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  • How the Media Just Created a Powerful New Lie About Trump

    How the Media Just Created a Powerful New Lie About Trump0

    If you’ve been scanning news headlines in the past 24 hours, you might have read that President Donald Trump on Wednesday called immigrants “animals.” Here are a few of the headlines: “During Roundtable, Trump Calls Some Unauthorized Immigrants ‘Animals’” (NPR) “Trump Calls Some Unauthorized Immigrants ‘Animals’ in Rant” (New York Times) “Trump ramps up rhetoric

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