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Trump in Saudi Arabia

Trump Is Playing Into the Hands of the Saudi Regime Trump Is Playing Into the Hands of the Saudi Regime

Shortsighted and impressionable, our president is proving surprisingly easy to manipulate.

Jun 20, 2017 / William D. Hartung

New York Anti-Trump Protestors

Introducing ‘Take Action Now,’ a New Tool to Help You Connect to the Resistance Introducing ‘Take Action Now,’ a New Tool to Help You Connect to the Resistance

Every Tuesday, “Take Action Now” will feature three actions involving time commitments ranging from five minutes to many days.

Jun 20, 2017 / NationAction

Vote sign in Wisconsin

The Supreme Court Takes Up the Question of Whether Gerrymandering Is Unconstitutional The Supreme Court Takes Up the Question of Whether Gerrymandering Is Unconstitutional

The high court has taken a groundbreaking case that seeks to make elections fair, functional, and seriously competitive.

Jun 20, 2017 / John Nichols

Trump at press conference

On Trump, the Media’s Malpractice Continues On Trump, the Media’s Malpractice Continues

The media—having learned the wrong lessons from the 2016 campaign—continue to keep Americans shocked rather than informed. The results are toxic to our democracy. 

Jun 20, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Woman and child in Puerto Rico

The Government Created This Zika Vaccine. Why Should Big Pharma Reap the Profits? The Government Created This Zika Vaccine. Why Should Big Pharma Reap the Profits?

Lawmakers are concerned that giving a drug company a monopoly on the promising vaccine could make it unaffordable. 

Jun 20, 2017 / Richard Eskow

Sanders-Warren Rally in Boston

Why It’s So Hard for Insurgent Democrats to Defeat the Party’s Old Guard Why It’s So Hard for Insurgent Democrats to Defeat the Party’s Old Guard

As recent races in Virginia, New Jersey, and elsewhere show, the Democratic establishment has formidable financial and bureaucratic resources and won’t go down without a fight.

Jun 20, 2017 / Bob Dreyfuss

Betsy DeVos

Our Schools Are Actually Resegregating Our Schools Are Actually Resegregating

Here’s one way to stop the trend. 

Jun 20, 2017 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen

Eric Garcetti

LA vs. the Olympics LA vs. the Olympics

The resistance to Los Angeles’s Olympic bid is only growing. 

Jun 20, 2017 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Trump’s Very Honest Cabinet Meeting Trump’s Very Honest Cabinet Meeting

“A genuinely historic percentage of the population finds you utterly repellant, Mr. President.”

Jun 20, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow

Women Are Leading the Charge in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District

Women Are Leading the Charge in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District Women Are Leading the Charge in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District

The local Indivisible chapter is campaigning hard for Jon Ossoff, but they have their eyes on a bigger prize as well.

Jun 19, 2017 / Joan Walsh

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