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Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren Has the Plans Elizabeth Warren Has the Plans

The votes are another matter.

Apr 30, 2019 / Robert L. Borosage

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Letters From the May 13, 2019 Issue Letters From the May 13, 2019 Issue

Action plans for democracy… Spreading hope—and justice…

Apr 30, 2019 / Our Readers

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Ilhan Omar vs. the Outrage Machine Ilhan Omar vs. the Outrage Machine

No observation goes unpunished.

Apr 30, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow

Muhammad Ali

Antoine Fuqua Explains Why He Wanted to Make His New Muhammad Ali Documentary Antoine Fuqua Explains Why He Wanted to Make His New Muhammad Ali Documentary

Director Antoine Fuqua on the challenge of making What’s My Name | Muhammad Ali.

Apr 30, 2019 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Can Humanitarianism Address Inequality?

Can Humanitarianism Address Inequality? Can Humanitarianism Address Inequality?

In his new book, French anthropologist Didier Fassin argues that if humanitarians are to save life they need to rethink the global structures that sustain it. 

Apr 30, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Bruce Robbins

Pro-choice Rally in New York

Take Action Now: Oppose Trump’s Abortion Extremism Take Action Now: Oppose Trump’s Abortion Extremism

Organize this week against the Hyde Amendment and phony crisis-pregnancy centers.

Apr 30, 2019 / NationAction

How Private Equity Is Turning Public Prisons Into Big Profits

How Private Equity Is Turning Public Prisons Into Big Profits How Private Equity Is Turning Public Prisons Into Big Profits

In recent years, corporations have privatized almost every part of the public prison system. Now, PE firms are swooping in, seeking lavish returns for investors.

Apr 30, 2019 / Feature / Tim Requarth

At the Frontiers of Surveillance Capitalism

At the Frontiers of Surveillance Capitalism At the Frontiers of Surveillance Capitalism

Silicon Valley firms don’t want to simply monitor your behavior; they plan to shape it, too.

Apr 30, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Katie Fitzpatrick

It’s the Company You Keep

It’s the Company You Keep It’s the Company You Keep

Trump rides the climate-change-denial elephant.

Apr 30, 2019 / OppArt / Ruben Bolling

Spain general elections

In a Polarized Spain, Voters Give the Socialists Another Chance In a Polarized Spain, Voters Give the Socialists Another Chance

They could form a government with Podemos—but the emergence of a strong far right has significantly shifted the political debate.

Apr 30, 2019 / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín

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