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Is mental illness the cause of mass shootings?
Politicians have linked mental illness and mass shootings again, and again, and again.
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What do politicians mean by 'bailout'?
From the beginning of American politics, politicians have used the term “bailout” as a political cudgel.
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No one knows how big the opioid epidemic is
Local law enforcement and national politicians are struggling to deal with the opioid epidemic gripping American communities.
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Why can't Congress get anything done on guns?
Here's an explanation of why elected leaders fail — despite broad public support — to pass measures like additional background checks on firearm purchases.
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Got milk subsidies?
What does the government have to do with the price of milk? Turns out – everything.
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