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Charlottesville Police Car

How the Police Failed in Charlottesville How the Police Failed in Charlottesville

Police must learn from past protests to avoid stoking further violence.

Aug 15, 2017 / Alex S. Vitale

Heather Heyer Protest

Can Jeff Sessions Provide Justice for Heather Heyer? Can Jeff Sessions Provide Justice for Heather Heyer?

Sessions’s perverted sense of justice continues to undermine civil rights, not protect them.

Aug 15, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Tom Tomorrow Cartoon

Threat Level: Bright Orange Threat Level: Bright Orange

Forget North Korea and the KKK, it's the scary, scary immigrants that will bring us down.

Aug 15, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow

Trump on Air Force One

Frank Rich: Wallowing in Watergate Frank Rich: Wallowing in Watergate

Will the Trump presidency end like Nixon’s?

Aug 15, 2017 / Jon Wiener

Historical Amnesia About Slavery Is a Tool of White Supremacy

Historical Amnesia About Slavery Is a Tool of White Supremacy Historical Amnesia About Slavery Is a Tool of White Supremacy

Where we have (mostly) condemned slavery, we as a country have refused to condemn its defenders.

Aug 15, 2017 / Mychal Denzel Smith

The badge of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer.

The Deportation of Teen Soccer Star Lizandro Claros The Deportation of Teen Soccer Star Lizandro Claros

Feeling the effects of the Trump era, from youth sports to the pros.

Aug 15, 2017 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Basic income robot

Could a Universal Basic Income Work in the US? Could a Universal Basic Income Work in the US?

The idea is simple: The government gives out enough money for people to live on—and they give it to everyone.

Aug 15, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Manafort

Could Paul Manafort Bring Down the Whole Trump Family? Could Paul Manafort Bring Down the Whole Trump Family?

He sits atop a massive tangle of ties to Russia, pro-Russian Ukrainians, and shady New York real-estate deals.

Aug 14, 2017 / Bob Dreyfuss

Fighting White Supremacy Means Owning Up to American History

Fighting White Supremacy Means Owning Up to American History Fighting White Supremacy Means Owning Up to American History

Trump’s failure to swiftly condemn racist violence is appalling. But he’s right that it’s always been part of this country’s story.

Aug 14, 2017 / Collier Meyerson

Brenda Diaz-Castro, holds a sign during a candlelight vigil on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017, in Harrisonburg, Va. The vigil was held for the victims of the violence in Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday.

Here’s What You Can Do After Charlottesville Here’s What You Can Do After Charlottesville

Join the continuing fight against the hatred on display this weekend and too often throughout our nation’s history

Aug 14, 2017 / NationAction

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