A maelstrom around Rashida Tlaib shows how broken discourse about the war has become
An offensive political cartoon is just the latest indication of our inability to talk through complicated issues
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Opinion Rep. Tlaib’s Israel-Hamas statements were offensive. Censuring her was even worse
The House censure was an abuse of power, a denigration of the Congress and a successful political trap set by Republicans
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Fast Forward In a rare move, the U.S. House of Representatives censures Rashida Tlaib for Israel remarks
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