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How Did South Dakota Become a Factory for Anti-Trans Legislation? How Did South Dakota Become a Factory for Anti-Trans Legislation?

The state’s legislature has fielded 16 anti-trans measures in recent years—and shows few signs of stopping.

Jun 27, 2019 / Naomi Gordon-Loebl

Stuyvesant High School/Bill de Blasio

Bill de Blasio: Missing in Action Bill de Blasio: Missing in Action

Was New York’s mayor too busy campaigning for president to do something about the city’s segregated elite public schools?

Jun 27, 2019 / StudentNation / Pedro Noguera

Democratic 2020 presidential candidates

Elizabeth Warren’s Ideas Dominated the Debate More Than Her Stage Presence Elizabeth Warren’s Ideas Dominated the Debate More Than Her Stage Presence

The striking fact of the night was the degree to which her aggressive progressivism was accepted by almost all her rivals as a baseline for the party.

Jun 27, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren Debated a Bunch of VP Prospects at the First Democratic Showdown Elizabeth Warren Debated a Bunch of VP Prospects at the First Democratic Showdown

Warren solidified herself as a presidential contender in a primary debate featuring candidates who often appeared to be vying for second place.

Jun 27, 2019 / John Nichols

Trump Putin Vietnam

Will US Elites Give Détente With Russia a Chance? Will US Elites Give Détente With Russia a Chance?

The Trump-Putin meeting in Japan is crucial for both leaders—and for the world.

Jun 26, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

Tornillo

Democrats Confront the Horror at the Border Democrats Confront the Horror at the Border

Lawmakers want to deliver aid to migrant children. Can they do so without helping Trump expand the detention system?

Jun 26, 2019 / Zoë Carpenter

Democratic Candidates

The Four Front-Runners The Four Front-Runners

As 20 presidential contenders gear up for the first Democratic debates, the race’s outlook is starting to change.

Jun 26, 2019 / Steve Phillips

Ro Khanna

Ask Democratic Debaters 2 Simple Questions About Who Gets to Start Wars Ask Democratic Debaters 2 Simple Questions About Who Gets to Start Wars

Will the Democrats who would be president agree to Congressman Ro Khanna’s proposal to check and balance presidential warmaking?

Jun 26, 2019 / John Nichols

Elizabeth Warren Has Made Her Story America’s Story

Elizabeth Warren Has Made Her Story America’s Story Elizabeth Warren Has Made Her Story America’s Story

The presidential contender is using her biography to set up her ambitious policy agenda—and it’s working.

Jun 26, 2019 / Feature / Joan Walsh

It’s 2019: Why Do LGBTQ Americans Still Lack Basic Civil Rights Protections?

It’s 2019: Why Do LGBTQ Americans Still Lack Basic Civil Rights Protections? It’s 2019: Why Do LGBTQ Americans Still Lack Basic Civil Rights Protections?

As we celebrate Stonewall’s 50th anniversary, it’s time to pass the Equality Act and make anti-LGBTQ discrimination illegal.

Jun 26, 2019 / Senator Tammy Baldwin

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