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For Zephyr Teachout, Losing an Election Was Just the Start of a New Fight

For Zephyr Teachout, Losing an Election Was Just the Start of a New Fight For Zephyr Teachout, Losing an Election Was Just the Start of a New Fight

In the past year, she’s taken on Trump, Google, the FCC, and the New York State Senate.

Jan 10, 2018 / Feature / D.D. Guttenplan

The Year I Stopped Breathing: On Being Muslim and American in the Age of Trump

The Year I Stopped Breathing: On Being Muslim and American in the Age of Trump The Year I Stopped Breathing: On Being Muslim and American in the Age of Trump

Trump didn’t invent Islamophobia, but he has injected it with a new and lethal force.

Jan 10, 2018 / Feature / Moustafa Bayoumi

‘If We Lose Our Health Care, We Will Begin to Die’

‘If We Lose Our Health Care, We Will Begin to Die’ ‘If We Lose Our Health Care, We Will Begin to Die’

Disability activists are at the forefront of direct action against Trump.

Jan 10, 2018 / Feature / Zoë Carpenter

How Rebecca Solnit Became ‘the Voice of the Resistance’

How Rebecca Solnit Became ‘the Voice of the Resistance’ How Rebecca Solnit Became ‘the Voice of the Resistance’

She has focused for many years on cruel systems that oppress the working class, people of color, and women.

Jan 10, 2018 / Feature / John Nichols

Corn Cob Farming

Donald Trump Has Sold Out Family Farmers Donald Trump Has Sold Out Family Farmers

Trump claims he’s “fighting for our farmers,” but his policies mainly benefit agribusiness.

Jan 9, 2018 / Zoë Carpenter

Senator Claire McCaskill

The Fight to Save Net Neutrality Is Moving to the Senate The Fight to Save Net Neutrality Is Moving to the Senate

As more than 40 senators back a bipartisan move to overturn the FCC’s assault on the Internet, activists chart a difficult but possible path to victory.

Jan 9, 2018 / John Nichols

US Special Forces in Africa

Bulking Up on Special Operations Forces in 2018 Will Not Stop Terrorism Bulking Up on Special Operations Forces in 2018 Will Not Stop Terrorism

With a record number of deployments and outsourced proxies, elite forces are achieving less with more.

Jan 9, 2018 / Nick Turse

CASA de Maryland, an immigration advocacy and assistance organization, holds a rally in Lafayette Park, across from the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 8, 2018.

Don’t Let Trump Force Nearly 200,000 Salvadoran Immigrants to Leave the Country Don’t Let Trump Force Nearly 200,000 Salvadoran Immigrants to Leave the Country

You can also let your representatives know where you stand on net neutrality and join a state-based campaign to expand voting rights.

Jan 9, 2018 / NationAction

The Lefty Critique of #TimesUp Is Tired and Self-Defeating

The Lefty Critique of #TimesUp Is Tired and Self-Defeating The Lefty Critique of #TimesUp Is Tired and Self-Defeating

This was an action organized by and for women of color activists that reached millions. What’s wrong with that?

Jan 9, 2018 / Rinku Sen

Trump White House USA Hat

Trump’s Policies Offer Plutocracy on Steroids, Not Economic Populism Trump’s Policies Offer Plutocracy on Steroids, Not Economic Populism

Democrats must expose the president’s broken promise to working people.

Jan 9, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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