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Shaming someone for their privilege is unlikely to change their politics, psychologists say

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In the past decade or so, liberals and progressives have evolved a new language to talk about social inequality. This new rhetoric — which is, notably, rejected by many on the left — differs from the rhetoric that defined President Lyndon Johnson’s “Great Society” liberal social welfare policies in the 1960s, which were characterized by an emphasis on universal social programs and equality of access....

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Twitter is actually doing a (relatively) good job limiting right-wing misinformation, study finds

Members of the National Socialist Movement, one of the largest neo-Nazi groups in the US, hold a swastika burning after a rally on April 21, 2018 in Draketown, Georgia. | Twitter logo seen displayed on a smartphone Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images

Whenever a far right personality is banned from social media — or even considered as a possible target for such a ban — conservatives frequently respond that being deplatformed only makes them stronger....

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Superfast Review

I would like to write a review as brief as George Washington's 2nd inaugural address, the briefest ever delivered in history. The so-called Seltzerberg duo of C-rate spoofsters endlessly fascinate with me how they managed to perfectly capture the zeitgeist of periods...

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Conservative women often don’t perceive sexism as a social problem. Here’s why

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A recent study found that conservative women who experience sex-based discrimination are less likely to become politically active, or to believe that sexism is a systemic problem, than their liberal counterparts.

“Women who have experienced gender discrimination report higher levels of political participation and a higher chance of voting in the general election,” writes Dr....

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Colorado teen kills self as sign of Nazi allegiance: “I have crippling depression but I shall cure it by killing Jews”

Published: Salon (October 17, 2016) The suicide of a Colorado teenager has been linked to a Nazi-themed Facebook group that the young man apparently led. The teenager apparently believed that killing himself would “show his allegiance to the Nazi Party and the...

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Two responses to tragedy: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton respond to North Carolina firebombing

Published: Salon (October 17, 2016) Democrats raised more than $13,000 in less than four hours to help rebuild the headquarters of the local Republican Party chapter in Hillsborough, North Carolina, which was firebombed on Sunday night in what is being investigated as...

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Here are all the defenses Donald Trump’s surrogates have used to explain his sexual assault claims

Published: Salon (October 13, 2016) As more and more sexual assault allegations pile up against him, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s political team is in full damage control mode. Their approaches have been diverse, but the aim is clear: deflect...

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The alpha dog that wouldn’t hunt: How Trump’s ludicrous “alpha male” act is destroying him

Published: Salon (October 2, 2016) When Salon’s Brendan Gauthier recently wrote about the alt-right’s reaction to Donald Trump’s humiliating performance in the first presidential debate, he included the following quote from a 4chan user defending the Republican...

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