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Trumpism Will Be Defeated by a Movement on the Horizon Trumpism Will Be Defeated by a Movement on the Horizon

Georgia House minority leader Stacey Abrams is showing one way forward.

May 26, 2017 / Kai Wright

medicare for all protest

Will the Republican Health-Care Debacle Pave the Way for ‘Medicare for All’? Will the Republican Health-Care Debacle Pave the Way for ‘Medicare for All’?

Only if progressives force the debate.

May 25, 2017 / Robert L. Borosage

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More Proof Republicans Are Just Lying About Trumpcare More Proof Republicans Are Just Lying About Trumpcare

A long-awaited analysis from the Congressional Budget Office confirms that the GOP’s health-care bill punishes people with preexisting conditions.  

May 25, 2017 / Zoë Carpenter

Take It From Me, a Delta Employee: Passengers and Workers Are in This Fight Together

Take It From Me, a Delta Employee: Passengers and Workers Are in This Fight Together Take It From Me, a Delta Employee: Passengers and Workers Are in This Fight Together

Overbooked planes, cramped cabins, and poor working conditions all have a common cause: deregulation and the relentless pursuit of profit.

May 25, 2017 / a Delta Air Lines Employee

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Trump Is Trying to Cover Up His Lies by Destroying Information Trump Is Trying to Cover Up His Lies by Destroying Information

For an administration that depends on ignorance, public knowledge is enemy number one.

May 25, 2017 / Rebecca Gordon

Richard Collins III

Why I Called the Murder of Richard Collins III a Lynching Why I Called the Murder of Richard Collins III a Lynching

How we define a “racist mob” in 2017 matters. 

May 25, 2017 / Dave Zirin

Democrats Are Launching a Commission to Protect American Democracy From Trump

Democrats Are Launching a Commission to Protect American Democracy From Trump Democrats Are Launching a Commission to Protect American Democracy From Trump

In response to Trump’s “election integrity” commission, the DNC is going on offense on voting rights.

May 25, 2017 / Ari Berman

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Trump’s Cruel and Unusual Budget Trump’s Cruel and Unusual Budget

George Zornick on the president’s attack on the poor, Ari Berman on voting rights, and Joshua Holland on Trump’s travels.

May 25, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Qatar Airways advertisement in Nepal

What Happens to a Country When So Many of Its Workers Migrate? What Happens to a Country When So Many of Its Workers Migrate?

About a third of Nepal’s GDP comes from remittances sent back from overseas.

May 25, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Missouri students

These Missouri Students Were Suspended for Defending Their Teachers’ Union These Missouri Students Were Suspended for Defending Their Teachers’ Union

The students’ suspensions became a bargaining chip that forced teachers to forgo contract negotiations. But the students want to keep fighting.

May 24, 2017 / StudentNation / Sophie Hurwitz

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