Lana Wachowski on Why She's a Bernie Sanders Supporter (Video)

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 Here's What Made Lana Wachowski Support Bernie Sanders
  The co-director of The Matrix movies and Sense 8 said a trip around the world made up her mind.
 
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Here's What Made Lana Wachowski Support Bernie Sanders

The co-director of The Matrix movies and Sense 8 said a trip around the world made up her mind.

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Here's What Made Lana Wachowski Support Bernie Sanders

The co-director of The Matrix movies and Sense 8 said a trip around the world made up her mind.

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Marshall Rawson won a state House seat after reporting exposed his white nationalist ties and posts cheering possible death sentences for gay men in Uganda.

Sustain fearless LGBTQ+ journalism.

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In a deeply personal tribute, Carson Jones reflected on the people in Alabama the Democratic gubernatorial candidate reached, the hope he offered, and the work others can carry forward.

Monongahela Police Chief Kevin Harris says the officer regrets his conduct. Residents want consequences.

The Republican seat might not be in danger if Scott Colom had been allowed to become a judge.

“If you believe the eternal God, creator of the universe, is a male (or female) of a gendered species, you have departed from Christian orthodoxy,” Phil Vischer wrote.

Michael Hardwick’s 1982 arrest at the house for having sex with another man sparked a Supreme Court battle.

The defense secretary insists impeachment “won’t work with me.”