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Overriding Supreme Court decisions, an important tool in Congress’s legislative toolbox, has fallen by the wayside over the last 20 years.

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Congress Has the Power to Override Supreme Court Rulings. Here’s How.

Rachel M. Cohen, Marcia Brown

Overriding judicial decisions, an important tool in Congress’s legislative toolbox, has fallen by the wayside over the last 20 years.

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Minnesota Tells Pipeline Company Not to Run “Counterinsurgency” Against Protesters

Alleen Brown

The state approved Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline plans with a warning — but opponents are still expecting a crackdown.

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Generation Forever War: Biden’s National Security Picks Herald Return to Hawkish Normalcy

Nick Turse

Biden’s picks for State Department and national security adviser are conventional. An opportunity for reform is being squandered.

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The Other Race on Georgia’s January Ballot

Rachel M. Cohen

The runoff for Georgia’s Public Service Commission is a referendum on the powerful energy company Georgia Power.

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Dispatches From a California Prison Amid the Climate and Coronavirus Crises

Cyrus Dunham

Long-standing heat management issues at the California Institution for Women were exacerbated by policies made in the wake of the pandemic.

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Joe Biden’s Silence on Ending the Drone Wars

Elise Swain

With scant comments about U.S. assassination programs, there are indications that Biden would keep the drone wars around.

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Trump Supporters Want to Boycott the Georgia Runoffs. Is Their Threat Genuine?

George Chidi

To the degree that one can measure the sincerity of such people … probably. Sure.

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Progressives Look to Wield Power in a New Place: The Foreign Affairs Committee

Alex Emmons

Joaquin Castro, in a long-shot bid for chair, says he wants to hold the Trump administration accountable.

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A Biden Administration Can Raise Wages and Give Workers More Power — If It Wants To

Matthew Cunningham-Cook, Jon Schwarz

Joe Biden says, “I’m a union guy.” Even without Democratic control of the Senate, now’s his chance to prove it.

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Remote Learning Looks Radically Different on Opposite Sides of the Digital Divide

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In agro-industrial Watsonville, California, English-language learners struggle with remote learning. It’s much easier for students in a nearby Bay Area suburb.

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