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The apparent internal contradiction between Nikki Haley's race and her ideology is not unique to her; rather, she is only the most prominent representative of a larger group of Indian American Republicans whose identity and party find themselves in an increasingly jarring tension.

The Trump administration is dismantling the coal ash rule sentence by sentence. Through a series of ostensibly unremarkable changes — an added exception here, an extended deadline there — the Trump EPA has poked enough holes in that environmental regulation to put this country’s water resources at risk.

This country is not a shining beacon, but a crack in the door. Sometimes, it gives just enough light to see by. 

We have mayors and governors and public health officials and transportation authorities and other people with power that have the right to tell us what to do. But, in response to this pandemic, we have created a twisted narrative of personal responsibility that distracts us from their failings. 

Teacher union’s support for progressive agendas has bolstered the American left, which may become the ideological arena upon which Democrats and Republicans duel for votes in key swing states. 

Gideon is far from perfect, but with the Senate majority up for grabs, she needs to be electable. There is too much at stake for Gideon to gamble on a purely Democratic base: She must win on-the-fence moderates to secure the seat in November.

The politicization of the science surrounding COVID-19 has crippled our response to the pandemic and will continue to do so if we continue along this path. It is necessary to invest in the necessary systemic shifts to turn around this pandemic and build a better relationship between science and society for tomorrow. 

While major storms are incredibly harmful to everyone in their path, they are especially dangerous for communities that are already marginalized. 

For the roughly 681,000 Americans with intellectual and developmental disabilities who reside in congregate care settings such as group homes and state institutions, the coronavirus pandemic has wrought a tragic, and largely invisible, crisis.

National reform is imperative, and it will require the creation of a mandatory, comprehensive public database that will promote transparency and efficiency in police departments.