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Martin Luther King Jr. and the Unfinished Work of Abolishing Poverty

Martin Luther King Jr. and the Unfinished Work of Abolishing Poverty Martin Luther King Jr. and the Unfinished Work of Abolishing Poverty

Democrats failed to embrace his Freedom Budget for All Americans in the 1960s. That failure needs to be addressed today with a bold program to abolish poverty and injustice.

Jan 17, 2022 / John Nichols

George Floyd protest in Minneapolis

The Protest Movement and the Protest Government The Protest Movement and the Protest Government

No one acquainted with right-wing media can doubt that anger over the 2020 riots—in Portland, Seattle, Kenosha, Philadelphia, and elsewhere—fed the wildness of the January 6 riot.

Jan 14, 2022 / David Bromwich

Hitch ’22

Hitch ’22 Hitch ’22

Fauci floaters. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of January 10.

Jan 14, 2022 / Steve Brodner

Gov. Gavin Newsom Covid-19 Testing

Gavin Newsom’s New Budget Proposal Expands Health Care to the Undocumented Gavin Newsom’s New Budget Proposal Expands Health Care to the Undocumented

It’s a huge step toward universal health care coverage.

Jan 14, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky

Navajo Nation Covid

How the Navajo Nation Beat Back Covid How the Navajo Nation Beat Back Covid

The community once the hardest hit is now one of the safest in the United States.

Jan 14, 2022 / StudentNation / Rachel Cohen

Will Democracy Die Before Our Eyes?

Will Democracy Die Before Our Eyes? Will Democracy Die Before Our Eyes?

This isn’t a dress rehearsal.

Jan 13, 2022 / OppArt / Sue Coe

Beto O’Rourke

Beto Can Win Beto Can Win

Steve Phillips on Texas, plus Dave Lindorff on atom spies.

Jan 13, 2022 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Madison Cawthorn’s Incitement of Insurrection Should Knock Him Off the Ballot

Madison Cawthorn’s Incitement of Insurrection Should Knock Him Off the Ballot Madison Cawthorn’s Incitement of Insurrection Should Knock Him Off the Ballot

The Republican representative’s words and deeds disqualify him from office under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.

Jan 13, 2022 / John Nichols

Lani Guinier Taught Me Almost Everything I Know About Voting Rights

Lani Guinier Taught Me Almost Everything I Know About Voting Rights Lani Guinier Taught Me Almost Everything I Know About Voting Rights

A brilliant professor, she showed me how the old Confederacy never really gave up—not after the Civil War, not after the Voting Rights Act, not ever.

Jan 12, 2022 / Elie Mystal

Statues Down!

Statues Down! Statues Down!

A changing of the guard.

Jan 12, 2022 / OppArt / Mohsin Mohi Ud Din

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