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After Trip To Africa, Tea Party Congressman Returns With Stunning Defense Of Foreign Aid

If he can change his mind on the wisdom of foreign aid, anyone can.

May 14th, 2015

By Scott Keyes for Think Progress

After Trip To Africa, Tea Party Congressman Returns With Stunning Defense Of Foreign Aid

Tom Emmer greeted on a 2015 trip to Africa that has the GOP congressman reconsidering his earlier stance on foreign aid. He proposed eliminating the Minnesota minimum wage. He

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Now Biggest Donor in all of US Politics, Sheldon Adelson Brings an Israel First Agenda to Washington

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City Makes It Illegal To Sleep In Public In Effort To Crack Down On The Homeless

Criminalizing homelessness is an unfortunate trend in cities across the country. Many municipalities have enacted measures in the past few years that turn homeless people into criminals simply for trying to survive.

September 24th, 2014

By Scott Keyes for Think Progress

City Makes It Illegal To Sleep In Public In Effort To Crack Down On The Homeless

A city in Florida already notorious for its treatment of the homeless is going a step further. Last week, the Ft. Lauderdale City Commission unanimously approved two separate measures that restrict basic survival necessities for many homeless people, including sleeping in public areas and asking others for money. The first,

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In Historic Move, Florida Reverses Ban on Voting Rights for People With Past Felony Convictions

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Criminalizing Homeless for Sleeping Outside Is Cruel, Federal Appeals Court Rules

Tempe Louis, of Clearwater, pauses to observe a memorial on the side of the Circle A Food Mart, in Clearwater, Fla on July 24, 2018. Douglas R. Clifford | Tampa Bay Times via AP

Stand Your Ground: As Florida Case Illustrates, A 33-State License to Kill

Congressional Candidate Says Speed Limits Are A ‘Federal Overreach’

This isn’t the only time Rosendale has garnered controversy this campaign. Last month, he released a television ad showing him “shooting down” a drone with his rifle.

May 16th, 2014

By Scott Keyes for Think Progress

Congressional Candidate Says Speed Limits Are A ‘Federal Overreach’

State speed limit laws are evidence of too much government power in Washington D.C., according to Montana State Sen. Matt Rosendale (R), a leading candidate for his state’s lone congressional seat. Not even 60 seconds into an interview on Tea Party Express’ podcast Monday, Rosendale began bemoaning Montana’s 75 mile per hour speed limit and

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Richard Spencer, the founder of the so-called “alt-right” movement, an offshoot of conservatism mixing racism, white nationalism and populism. (AP Photo)

Montana Town Takes On Neo-Nazi Leader And His Supporters

Montana Deputy Philip J Clark.

Drunken Montana Deputy Pulls Gun On And Beats Asian Man, Accusing Him Of Being “An ISIS”

U.S. Forest Service emergency workers in Washington state cut brush as wildfires rage near residential areas. (Photo: AP)

State Of Emergency Declared As Massive Wildfires Spread Across 5 States

5 Homeless People Froze To Death Last Week

Living on the streets is dangerous any time of year, but that’s especially true when temperatures dip below freezing.

January 24th, 2014

By Scott Keyes for Think Progress

5 Homeless People Froze To Death Last Week

She died where she lived: at the bus stop. Willie Mae White loved to dance. She told stories about her boyfriends. She treated everyone with kindness. She was homeless. On Tuesday, White froze to death at the Joliet, Illinois bus stop she

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Protestors march next to giant puppet of U.S. President Donald Trump during a demonstration in Brussels, Saturday, July 7, 2018. Europeans are protesting U.S. President Donald Trump's appearance at a NATO summit, marching through Brussels to plead for less military spending and more public money for schools and clean energy. Geert Vanden Wijngaert | AP

First International Conference Against US/NATO Bases Addresses Militarism

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The Dow of Inequality: Counting the Casualties of America’s Class War

An elderly man passes by homeless men in Athens, April 23, 2018. Thanassis Stavrakis | AP

Eight Years After EU-IMF Bailout, Greece Sees Poverty, Suffering, and Want

Los Angeles Considering Proposal To Ban Feeding Homeless People In Public

Homeless individuals and community organizations face backlash as LA’s homeless community grows.

December 02nd, 2013

By Scott Keyes for Think Progress

Los Angeles Considering Proposal To Ban Feeding Homeless People In Public

There’s a perpetual yuppie belief that society’s true failing isn’t the fact that half a million residents don’t have shelter, but that some do-gooders have the audacity to give homeless people food. The latest epicenter of this thinking is Los Angeles, where the City Council is 

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