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Reverend Dr. Theoharis at rally

How the Poor People’s Campaign Is Building a ‘New Electorate’ How the Poor People’s Campaign Is Building a ‘New Electorate’

A conversation with Reverend Liz Theoharis on the campaign’s broad agenda for 2019.

Jan 21, 2019 / Greg Kaufmann

Poor People's march

What AOC Owes MLK What AOC Owes MLK

The civil-rights leader’s vision of an equitable economy lives on in Congress’s emerging left.

Jan 21, 2019 / Aaron Ross Coleman

Migrant camp in Vordingborg

‘Social Death’ in Denmark ‘Social Death’ in Denmark

The European country is isolating and excluding asylum seekers until they disappear from society completely.

Jan 20, 2019 / Nicholas Mirzoeff

The Radical Organizing That Paved the Way for LA’s Teachers’ Strike

The Radical Organizing That Paved the Way for LA’s Teachers’ Strike The Radical Organizing That Paved the Way for LA’s Teachers’ Strike

In 2014, a progressive Union Power caucus took over UTLA—and that has made all the difference.

Jan 19, 2019 / Sarah Jaffe

Trump Oval Office address

Trump’s Big Offer to End the Government Shutdown Is Just Another Scam Trump’s Big Offer to End the Government Shutdown Is Just Another Scam

Why? Because he’s offering to do something the courts will say he has to do anyway.

Jan 19, 2019 / Elie Mystal

Travis Scott

The Artistic Picket Line Surrounding the Super Bowl Halftime Show The Artistic Picket Line Surrounding the Super Bowl Halftime Show

The spotlight, fairly or unfairly, is on hip-hop artist Travis Scott, for crossing the line and performing on Super Bowl Sunday. 

Jan 18, 2019 / Dave Zirin

Kirstjen Nielsen

Kirstjen Nielsen Lied to Congress About Trump’s War on Migrant Children Kirstjen Nielsen Lied to Congress About Trump’s War on Migrant Children

Senator Jeff Merkley is demanding a perjury inquiry. And he’s got documents that point to shameful wrongdoing.

Jan 18, 2019 / John Nichols

Women's March, Washington DC

Turning the Women’s March Into a Mass Movement Was Never Going to Be Simple Turning the Women’s March Into a Mass Movement Was Never Going to Be Simple

The reason goes to the heart of inclusive, democratic movement building.

Jan 18, 2019 / Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

Martin Luther King Jr.

MLK Warned Us of the Well-Intentioned Liberal MLK Warned Us of the Well-Intentioned Liberal

Dr. King did not compromise on racial justice. Neither should we.

Jan 18, 2019 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove

Bangladesh garment workers protest

Stories the Fashion Media Won’t Tell Stories the Fashion Media Won’t Tell

Why are fashion outlets ignoring Bangladeshi garment-worker protests?

Jan 18, 2019 / Minh-Ha T. Pham

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