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Ryan’s Republicans Are Abdicating Their Moral and Constitutional Duty on Yemen Ryan’s Republicans Are Abdicating Their Moral and Constitutional Duty on Yemen

Republicans just blocked Ro Khanna’s proposal to end all US military aid to the Saudi-led coalition that is attacking Yemen.

Nov 15, 2018 / John Nichols

Paradise, California wildfire

The Fire This Time The Fire This Time

California’s Camp Fire is a reckoning, an alarm shrieking that our leaders won’t save us from climate change—but perhaps we can.

Nov 15, 2018 / Ben Ehrenreich

Won’t Be Erased

Won’t Be Erased Won’t Be Erased

At rallies and online, transgender activists and allies are mobilizing against bigotry.

Nov 15, 2018 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

‘Chasing an Elusive Centrism Is Ridiculous’

‘Chasing an Elusive Centrism Is Ridiculous’ ‘Chasing an Elusive Centrism Is Ridiculous’

Frank Rich on politics, Erwin Chemerinsky on Matt Whitaker, and Laura Carlsen on the migrant caravan.

Nov 15, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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How Brown University Students and Dining Workers Got Better Working Conditions—Together How Brown University Students and Dining Workers Got Better Working Conditions—Together

They started by demanding air conditioning in the main campus dining hall—and now they’re asking for more. 

Nov 14, 2018 / Lucas Smolcic Larson

Scott Walker State Legislature

Scott Walker’s Allies Are Plotting One Last Power Grab in Wisconsin Scott Walker’s Allies Are Plotting One Last Power Grab in Wisconsin

Republican legislators are talking about using a lame-duck session to rewrite the rules to disempower the Democrat who beat Walker.

Nov 14, 2018 / John Nichols

Migrant caravan from Honduras

Caravan Migrants Carry Hopes Northward as Their Journey Resumes Caravan Migrants Carry Hopes Northward as Their Journey Resumes

Fleeing poverty and violence, three young men from Honduras join thousands who dream of better lives in the United States.

Nov 14, 2018 / Madeleine Wattenbarger

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Sending the US Army to the Border Creates ‘a War Atmosphere’ Sending the US Army to the Border Creates ‘a War Atmosphere’

Troops will deliver anti-riot equipment to Customs and Border Protection officers, further blurring the line between military and civilian law enforcement.

Nov 14, 2018 / Ryan Harvey

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‘We Are Betting on Ourselves’: The WNBA Players Union Opts Out of Its CBA ‘We Are Betting on Ourselves’: The WNBA Players Union Opts Out of Its CBA

It’s an audacious move to achieve something other sports unions have not been able to accomplish: getting the bosses to open the books. 

Nov 14, 2018 / Dave Zirin

Central Park Nuclear Protest

The Peace Movement Won the INF Treaty. We Must Fight to Preserve It. The Peace Movement Won the INF Treaty. We Must Fight to Preserve It.

In the 1980s, millions of antinuclear activists took to the streets, forcing Western governments to respond to our demands. We can do the same now.

Nov 14, 2018 / David Cortright

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