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Media-savvy conservative think tanks take aim and fire at progressive power bases in the states. 

Max Strasser reports on the Robin Hood Tax in the UK and Andrew Bard Epstein on the Two Row Wampum Renewal Campaign, and the editors congratulate Chris Hayes

Can he make New York the “progressive capital of the nation”—by empowering Republicans?

JPMorgan Chase gamed the system to hide risky trades. Will Congress let them go free?

Alleen Brown on the school closure epidemic, Elana Leopold on the impact of NYPD surveillance, Catherine Defontaine on Stéphane Hessel, and the editors on the fight against Geo Group

It's time to curtail the executive branch’s war-making powers—before it’s too late.

The biggest defense contractors are reaping profits off taxpayer dollars—whatever the mood of the moment.

The Helms Amendment bans the use of US foreign aid for all abortion care, including for victims of sexual assault. This International Women's Day, it's time to remember their plight.

Section 5 is as necessary today as it was in 1965, when Alabama state troopers beat freedom marchers in Selma.

It’s because they are so beholden to their big-money contributors that they can’t fight the GOP even on issues that they know have overwhelming public support.