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Bernie Sanders Is to Deliver a Commonsense Plan to Save the Postal Service Bernie Sanders Is to Deliver a Commonsense Plan to Save the Postal Service

The senator is calling on the Trump administration to strengthen the agency, not sell it off.

Jun 7, 2018 / Jake Bittle

Illinois Voting Machine

Democrats Have Now Flipped 42 State Legislative Seats From Red to Blue Democrats Have Now Flipped 42 State Legislative Seats From Red to Blue

Since Trump became president, Democrats have been on a legislative winning streak that sends a powerful signal about resistance politics.

Jun 7, 2018 / John Nichols

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Letters From the July 2-9, 2018, Issue Letters From the July 2-9, 2018, Issue

Mangled meaning… Border cruelty…

Jun 7, 2018 / Our Readers

Tom Steyer’s $100 Million Bet

Tom Steyer’s $100 Million Bet Tom Steyer’s $100 Million Bet

The billionaire activist used to want to impeach Donald Trump for “high crimes and misdemeanors.” Now he’s running to replace him.

Jun 7, 2018 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard

What Senator Jeff Merkley Saw at an Immigrant Detention Center for Children

What Senator Jeff Merkley Saw at an Immigrant Detention Center for Children What Senator Jeff Merkley Saw at an Immigrant Detention Center for Children

“The tiniest kid at the front of the line, he was knee-high to a grasshopper. He was 4, maybe 5 years old.”

Jun 6, 2018 / Joan Walsh

Trump Putin Vietnam

The Necessity of a Trump-Putin Summit The Necessity of a Trump-Putin Summit

Ten ways the new US-Russian Cold War is increasingly becoming more dangerous than the one we survived.

Jun 6, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

The Long Road to ‘Citizens United’

The Long Road to ‘Citizens United’ The Long Road to ‘Citizens United’

Adam Winkler's new history argues that the problem with Citizens United is its inability to see the distorting effects of concentrated wealth.

Jun 6, 2018 / Books & the Arts / David Cole

Cynthia Nixon for Governor

Cynthia Nixon for Governor Cynthia Nixon for Governor

New Yorkers deserve a true progressive champion.

Jun 6, 2018 / The Nation

Homelessness in Silicon Valley

The Economic Numbers Are Cheery, but Don’t Believe the Hype The Economic Numbers Are Cheery, but Don’t Believe the Hype

If there is not a dramatic turn in course, the next downturn will erase what gains there have been and leave most Americans in worse straits.

Jun 5, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Is Cynthia Nixon Ready for the Spotlight?

Is Cynthia Nixon Ready for the Spotlight? Is Cynthia Nixon Ready for the Spotlight?

The actor and activist is running to win—not just push Andrew Cuomo to the left. But can she convince voters she’s ready to govern?

Jun 5, 2018 / Feature / Joan Walsh

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