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The Scary History of Trump’s Second-Amendment Call to Action The Scary History of Trump’s Second-Amendment Call to Action

In North Carolina, we have heard this before, and lived through the bloody consequences of white terrorist rhetoric.

Aug 17, 2016 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

If You Want to Know the Truth About the Criminal-Justice System, Talk to This Private Investigator

If You Want to Know the Truth About the Criminal-Justice System, Talk to This Private Investigator If You Want to Know the Truth About the Criminal-Justice System, Talk to This Private Investigator

In this age of racial profiling, mandatory sentencing, and execution-by-cop, defending people is nearly impossible.

Aug 16, 2016 / Judith Coburn

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The Phony Populism of Donald Trump The Phony Populism of Donald Trump

Defeating Trump means unapologetically embracing the progressive populism needed to move the country forward.

Aug 16, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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North Carolina Won’t Stop Suppressing the Vote North Carolina Won’t Stop Suppressing the Vote

After courts restored a week of early voting, Republicans are now brazenly cutting early-voting hours.

Aug 16, 2016 / Ari Berman

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This Rio City Council Member Is Standing Up to the Olympics This Rio City Council Member Is Standing Up to the Olympics

He got his start trying to legalize marijuana. Now he’s tackling political corruption.

Aug 16, 2016 / Dave Zirin

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Introducing the Donald Trump Comedy Hour Introducing the Donald Trump Comedy Hour

TV’s newest comedian is famous for not holding back.

Aug 16, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow

Is Angela Corey the Cruelest Prosecutor in America?

Is Angela Corey the Cruelest Prosecutor in America? Is Angela Corey the Cruelest Prosecutor in America?

The woman who failed to convict Trayvon Martin’s killer is putting hundreds of kids in prison, and dozens of people on death row.

Aug 16, 2016 / Feature / Jessica Pishko

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Trump Opponents Hint at Sedition While Clinton Partisans Embrace the Neocons Trump Opponents Hint at Sedition While Clinton Partisans Embrace the Neocons

Regardless of who wins, this election has caused national-security experts to discard the traditional allegiances of the Iraq-War era.

Aug 15, 2016 / James Carden

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Donald Trump Is Encouraging Intimidation and Racial Profiling at the Polls Donald Trump Is Encouraging Intimidation and Racial Profiling at the Polls

Courts blocked the GOP from intimidating minority voters. Now Trump is trying again.

Aug 15, 2016 / Ari Berman

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India’s New Child-Labor Loophole India’s New Child-Labor Loophole

Indias new child-labor bill is a cause for celebration for the bosses, not children and human-rights advocates. 

Aug 15, 2016 / Michelle Chen

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