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Kristi Noem
February 10, 2022
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Melissa Gira Grant
Republicans Are Already Trying to Pass as Many Anti-Trans Bills as Possible in 2022
Over a dozen states are currently considering anti-LGBTQ laws.
October 6, 2021
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Timothy Noah
South Dakota Is a Moral Sewer and Should Be Abolished
Governor Kristi Noem isn’t the problem. The other Dakota is a make-believe state devoted to the preservation of wealth dynasties, and it should just go away.
November 17, 2020
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Nick Martin
Kristi Noem’s War on Tribal Sovereignty Is Going to Get People Killed
The Republican governor has fueled South Dakota’s pandemic spiral, and she’s trying to take tribal nations down with her.
May 29, 2020
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Nick Martin
The Racist Gatekeepers of American Land
From segregated lakes to Christian Cooper, white supremacy has long dictated access and safety in public green space and nature.
March 11, 2020
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Nick Martin
Legal Weed Is the Next Tribal Sovereignty Test
Welcome to a green reservation in a red state.
November 19, 2019
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Nick Martin
Locking People Up: South Dakota’s On It
South Dakota's viral meth prevention campaign masks a punitive, racist reality.
November 5, 2019
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Nick Martin
States Are More Worried About Pipeline Protesters Than Spills
The latest Keystone pipeline leak is one of many: The U.S. averages one crude oil spill every other day.
January 17, 2011
Jonathan Chait
Paul Ryan's Orphaned Roadmap
December 30, 2010
Alexander C. Hart
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