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NAACP Sues SC Superintendent of Education For Allegedly Refusing To Teach About Race
The NAACP filed a lawsuit against State Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver and Lexington-Richland Five and Lexington Three school districts…
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Marley Bassett
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A Well Regulated Militia: The Missing Half of the Second Amendment
“A well regulated militia…” These are the first four words of the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution.
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Mac Deford
Why Heather Bauer Won (When Everyone Else Lost)
For the second election in a row, state Rep.
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Chris Kenney
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The Rage That Drives Me
Find Your One Thing
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Thad Peterson
So, Facts Just Don’t Matter Anymore
In a shocking turn of events, Donald Trump lied during his first joint address to Congress of his second term.
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Marley Bassett
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Post Birth Abortions and Other Things That Aren’t Real
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The Problem With White Women
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Report: SC State Representative Under Federal Investigation for Child Exploitation
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White Women for Kamala Event Breaks Zoom, Raises $8.5 Million
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Two Major Bills Debated at SC Statehouse
Two pieces of legislation that concern major social issues and could have wide-reaching effects across the state are being considered at the Statehouse.
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Marley Bassett
Our New Three-Party System: Democrats, Republicans, and Kleptocrats
Not long ago, all of us had spent our lives as part of a well-structured, generally well ordered political system made up of two parties, one more…
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Thad Peterson
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Inside the Third Way Retreat: How Moderates Aim to Rebuild the Democratic Party
In early February a group of Democratic strategists, elected officials, and political operatives gathered at a retreat organized by the centrist group…
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John Cassibry
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High Drama in the Statehouse: The Battle Over South Carolina’s Lawsuit Reform Bill
The South Carolina Statehouse is the battleground for a high-stakes fight over lawsuit reform.
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John Cassibry
SC Legislators Seek To Establish State Version of DOGE
Following the Trump administration’s creation of the Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE, South Carolina legislators seek to…
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Marley Bassett
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The Know-Nothings and Today’s GOP: A Warning from History
In 1855, Abraham Lincoln lamented the rise of the Know-Nothing Party, a nativist movement that sought to exclude immigrants—particularly Catholics—from…
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John Cassibry
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A Point in Every Direction is the Same as Having No Point at All – Focus, People
In 1971 an animated TV production called “The Point” aired, featuring Ringo Starr as the narrator and with the music of Harry Nilsson.
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South Carolina - 1, Canada - 0 in Supreme Court Asbestos Receivership Litigation Hearing
In the latest events of the South Carolina receivership litigation, the South Carolina Supreme Court heard arguments yesterday from Canadian companies…
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John Cassibry
The Illusion of Power
Trump’s Distraction Tactics and the Democratic Response
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John Cassibry
Where Are The Badass Boomers?
This is a difficult time to be a Democrat in America (especially in red states), the challenges we face are huge and we’re confronting opposition that…
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Thad Peterson
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Figurative Violence and Gaudy Ambition: Nancy Mace’s Play for Governor
The race for South Carolina governor is already taking shape, with Rep.
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John Cassibry
Courtney Waters Wins Democratic Primary for South Carolina House District 113
Courtney Waters, a former Charleston County School Board member and nonprofit leader, won big in the Jan.
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