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Municipal broadband

Universal Broadband Won’t Save Us Universal Broadband Won’t Save Us

Broadband for all is a necessary policy. Just don’t expect it to end poverty.

Sep 6, 2018 / Julianne Tveten

Bayou Bridge Pipeline

The Fight to Stop the Dakota Access Pipeline Continues—in the Bayous of Louisiana The Fight to Stop the Dakota Access Pipeline Continues—in the Bayous of Louisiana

Time is running out for the Louisiana water protectors, but they’re not giving up.

Sep 6, 2018 / Anya Kamenetz

The Pinocchio Effect

The Pinocchio Effect The Pinocchio Effect

Climate change in the age of denial.

Sep 6, 2018 / OppArt / Gio

Kentucky teachers protest inside Capitol builing

We’re at a ‘Which Side Are You On?’ Moment We’re at a ‘Which Side Are You On?’ Moment

Randi Weingarten on unions and politics, Mark Hertsgaard on climate, and David Cole on Kavanaugh.

Sep 6, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Donald Trump

Donald Trump Just Committed a Fully Impeachable Offense Donald Trump Just Committed a Fully Impeachable Offense

The president is signaling that he wants to see the politicization of prosecutions.

Sep 5, 2018 / John Nichols

Rahm Emanuel Will Be Remembered as Chicago’s ‘Murder Mayor’

Rahm Emanuel Will Be Remembered as Chicago’s ‘Murder Mayor’ Rahm Emanuel Will Be Remembered as Chicago’s ‘Murder Mayor’

The outgoing mayor's legacy will be defined by austerity, privatization, displacement, gun violence, and police brutality.

Sep 5, 2018 / Miles Kampf-Lassin

A man rides his bike past damaged buildings in the old town of Homs, Syria, on August 15, 2018.

The Syrian War Is Still Raging, but the Battle Over Reconstruction Has Already Begun The Syrian War Is Still Raging, but the Battle Over Reconstruction Has Already Begun

Russia is pushing for Western funding—with little success.

Sep 5, 2018 / Richard Salame

Brett Kavanaugh

Brett Kavanaugh Must Answer These Questions Brett Kavanaugh Must Answer These Questions

The ACLU’s David Cole on the three most important questions the Supreme Court nominee should be asked.

Sep 5, 2018 / Jon Wiener

Children Detention Center

The Family-Separation Crisis Is Not Over The Family-Separation Crisis Is Not Over

One father deported to Honduras struggles to describe the pain of remaining separated from his son.

Sep 5, 2018 / John Washington

Kicking ICE Out of the Courthouses

Kicking ICE Out of the Courthouses Kicking ICE Out of the Courthouses

When immigrants can’t seek justice for fear of deportation, the system is broken.

Sep 5, 2018 / Michelle Chen

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