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What Fearmongering About Pot Tells You About Mainstream Marijuana Coverage

What Fearmongering About Pot Tells You About Mainstream Marijuana Coverage What Fearmongering About Pot Tells You About Mainstream Marijuana Coverage

Alex Berenson’s Tell Your Children relies on hyperbole and paranoia to argue against legalization.

Jan 28, 2019 / Katie Way

A People’s History of Democracy: An Interview With Astra Taylor

A People’s History of Democracy: An Interview With Astra Taylor A People’s History of Democracy: An Interview With Astra Taylor

Her new film attempts to answer a vexing question:What Is Democracy?

Jan 28, 2019 / Q&A / Leah Rosenzweig

Emergencies

Emergencies Emergencies

Real and fake.

Jan 28, 2019 / OppArt / Rob Rogers

Roger Stone

What Did President Trump Know, and When Did He Know It? What Did President Trump Know, and When Did He Know It?

With the indictment of Trump adviser Roger Stone, the impeachment clock is ticking faster.

Jan 25, 2019 / John Nichols

President Donald Trump

Watch How Progressives Respond When Trump Isn’t Wrong Watch How Progressives Respond When Trump Isn’t Wrong

Occasionally, the president finds himself on the right side of an issue, and Democrats can’t reflexively react. 

Jan 25, 2019 / Robert L. Borosage

Sudanese Women Protesting

Sudan’s Third Uprising: Is It a Revolution? Sudan’s Third Uprising: Is It a Revolution?

The protests are spreading, and the Bashir dictatorship is being challenged as never before.

Jan 25, 2019 / Sara Mohammed

Venezuela political crisis

How the Right Is Using Venezuela to Reorder Politics How the Right Is Using Venezuela to Reorder Politics

The social-democratic wing of the Democratic Party must find a way to put forth a compelling counter-vision.

Jan 25, 2019 / Greg Grandin

Juan Guaidó

Venezuela: Call It What It Is—a Coup Venezuela: Call It What It Is—a Coup

The power grab of the right’s Juan Guaidó is brazenly unconstitutional.

Jan 25, 2019 / George Ciccariello-Maher

TSA agent.

It’s Time to Give TSA Screeners Full Union Rights It’s Time to Give TSA Screeners Full Union Rights

The shutdown has exposed how dangerous it can be to starve critical safety personnel.

Jan 25, 2019 / George Zornick

The Shutdown Is Great for Lenders

The Shutdown Is Great for Lenders The Shutdown Is Great for Lenders

As 800,000 furloughed workers suffer a second missed paycheck, credit unions, banks, and finance companies are reaping the rewards.

Jan 25, 2019 / Feature / Susie Cagle

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