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Chris Brown and Joey Hood

A Cruel New Bill Is About to Become Law in Mississippi A Cruel New Bill Is About to Become Law in Mississippi

Legislation passed this week would enrich a private contractor while throwing people off public assistance.

Mar 31, 2017 / Greg Kaufmann

Iron Fist

The Weakness of ‘Iron Fist’ The Weakness of ‘Iron Fist’

The latest addition to the Netflix/Marvel cinematic universe is like a bag full of brown M&Ms.

Mar 31, 2017 / Loren A. Lynch

Trump Tax Shrug

Chris Hayes: Americans Hated Trump’s Health-Care Plan—Will They Go For Single Payer? Chris Hayes: Americans Hated Trump’s Health-Care Plan—Will They Go For Single Payer?

“I have never, in my political reporting career, seen something crash and burn quite like this.”

Mar 31, 2017 / Jon Wiener

President Donald Trump announces his nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.

This Weekend, Join a ‘People’s Filibuster’ Against Neil Gorsuch This Weekend, Join a ‘People’s Filibuster’ Against Neil Gorsuch

Protests are planned in cities from San Francisco to Phoenix to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to Portland, Maine.

Mar 31, 2017 / NationAction

Black Lives Matter march

Meet the New Social Change Coalition: ‘The Majority’ Meet the New Social Change Coalition: ‘The Majority’

A new coalition is challenging Trump’s agenda with a radical vision of their own.

Mar 31, 2017 / Collier Meyerson

South Carolina Coach Frank Martin Has It Backward on ‘Today’s Kids’

South Carolina Coach Frank Martin Has It Backward on ‘Today’s Kids’ South Carolina Coach Frank Martin Has It Backward on ‘Today’s Kids’

I’m not worried about this generation. I’m worried about the rest of us.

Mar 31, 2017 / Dave Zirin

HB2 protest

Trans Rights Weren’t the Only Target of North Carolina’s ‘Bathroom Bill’ Trans Rights Weren’t the Only Target of North Carolina’s ‘Bathroom Bill’

HB2 is part of a sweeping attack on local progressive power by Republican state legislatures.

Mar 31, 2017 / Jimmy Tobias

Franken Gorsuch Confirmation Hearing

Democrats Need to Call Mitch McConnell’s Bluff and Filibuster Neil Gorsuch Democrats Need to Call Mitch McConnell’s Bluff and Filibuster Neil Gorsuch

If Republicans nuke the filibuster for Supreme Court nominees, they have more to lose than Democrats do.

Mar 31, 2017 / Joshua Holland

DeVos and Trump visit private schools

Trump’s Administration Is Making It Easier for For-Profit Colleges to Screw Over More Students Trump’s Administration Is Making It Easier for For-Profit Colleges to Screw Over More Students

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has already picked a for-profit college official for her team—are more to come?

Mar 31, 2017 / Michelle Chen

New York Post Cover

The Perception of Liberal Bias in the Newsroom Has Nothing Whatsoever to Do With Reality The Perception of Liberal Bias in the Newsroom Has Nothing Whatsoever to Do With Reality

Insisting without evidence that the mainstream media leans left, press critics do the right wing’s bidding.

Mar 31, 2017 / Column / Eric Alterman

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