SPOTLIGHT
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When given a choice, voters embraced tax fairness • Nevada Current
If you’ve ever questioned whether our country has an inequality problem, this election should provide all the evidence you need. As billionaires used their financial firepower to throw support to their preferred candidates, Americans who’ve been left behind took out their frustrations at the ballot box. How do we get started on this next chapter in the fight to reverse…
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Why school police officers may not be the most effective way to prevent violence • Nevada Current
In 1975, only 1% of public schools had their own police officers. Today, 44% do. A large reason for the increase is the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, which led to the creation of the federal Community Oriented Policing Services to oversee funds for the hiring of police in schools. Another reason is the Columbine High…
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Voters want elected officials to shake thing up. Nevada isn’t built for that. • Nevada Current
Both parties won the election in Nevada. Donald Trump won the state, and the nation. And, according to him, he also won power to dictate all of humanity’s future, which will forthwith be great. So watch for that. And yet all of Nevada’s Democrats in Congress who were on the ballot were reelected, including a Democratic U.S. senator. In the…
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One election victory does not make a new era in American politics − here’s what history shows • Nevada Current
According to The New York Times, “… a newly triumphant Republican president” is “once again in the headlines.” What will it take to break “the present national divide, between the narrow but solid Republican majority and a Democratic party seemingly trapped in second place,” asks the Times. That pattern “may be hardening” into one “that will persist for years to…
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Some inconvenient truths about the national election • Nevada Current
As one would expect, the postmortems on last week’s election are well underway. Here in North Carolina, where voters did pretty much what they’ve done for years, the results don’t seem that hard to understand. Republicans continued to dominate the presidential contest, and Democrats returned the favor in the governor’s race. Meanwhile, most of the other races for statewide offices…
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Countries spend huge sums on fossil fuel subsidies – why they’re so hard to eliminate • Nevada Current
Fossil fuels are the leading driver of climate change, yet they are still heavily subsidized by governments around the world. Although many countries have explicitly promised to reduce fossil fuel subsidies to combat climate change, this has proven difficult to accomplish. As a result, fossil fuels remain relatively inexpensive, and their use and greenhouse gas emissions continue to grow. I…
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A case against coyote killing contests in Nevada • Nevada Current
The first time I saw a coyote was at Pyramid Lake. It was dawn and the sun was peeking out – lighting up a mother coyote and her two pups. The family was slowly trodding down the shoreline. I was awestruck by how gorgeous and content they were. Suddenly, one of the pups noticed a quick movement in the Tufa…
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Lombardo’s faith in Trump ignores brutal inflationary impacts of tariffs, mass deportations • Nevada Current
Nevada Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo Wednesday shared some opinions on the economy, via his reelection campaign account on Elon Musk’s website. “Not only will President Trump bring down the rising costs of housing, groceries and gas…” Yeah, gonna stop you right there, governor. Lombardo’s congratulatory mash note to the president-elect, while ample in obeisance, was lacking in clarity. When the…
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We knew Trump was a snake when we took him in • Nevada Current
“America just decided everything you stand for is a sham,” a gleeful Trump fan told me on Twitter in the aftermath of Tuesday night. “MAGA, Baby.” I cannot argue. That is indeed what has happened. Let’s look it dead in the eye: This is who we have become, as a people and a nation. This is who we are. We…
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The misguided push for later school start times in Nevada • Nevada Current
The Nevada State Board of Education is trying to force another sham initiative on the K-12 public school system. Under the guise of supporting the health and well-being of students, the Board is pushing mandatory minimum start times for public high schools in Nevada. There is consensus amongst pediatricians that adolescents do not get an appropriate amount of sleep each…
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