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This Is What You Need to Know for Super Tuesday

This Is What You Need to Know for Super Tuesday This Is What You Need to Know for Super Tuesday

The headlines you’ll read after the March 1 voting is finished won’t tell the whole story.

Mar 1, 2016 / John Nichols

Gitmo

Why We Must Close Guantánamo Now Why We Must Close Guantánamo Now

Congress and the media must recognize once and for all that torture is not a matter of serious debate: It is a war crime.

Mar 1, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Donald Trump

Has Trump Already Won? Has Trump Already Won?

He has already changed the Republican Party and American democracy forever.

Mar 1, 2016 / Andrew J. Bacevich

fight for 15

Some Good News in the Fight for 15 Some Good News in the Fight for 15

The highest labor board in the country just confirmed fast-food workers right to organize.

Mar 1, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Father’s One Regret Father’s One Regret

Life’s too short to spend wisely.

Mar 1, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow

Alliance Educators United

The Struggle to Unionize Within LA’s Biggest Charter Chain The Struggle to Unionize Within LA’s Biggest Charter Chain

And the lengths that Alliance College-Ready Public Schools will go to stop it.

Mar 1, 2016 / George Joseph

Anita Alvarez

Prosecutor Anita Alvarez May Pay a Price for Her Handling of Cops Who Kill Prosecutor Anita Alvarez May Pay a Price for Her Handling of Cops Who Kill

The Chicago prosecutor’s handling of police brutality has dogged a tough re-election campaign.

Mar 1, 2016 / Deborah L. Shelton

Standardized Tests Are a New Glass Ceiling

Standardized Tests Are a New Glass Ceiling Standardized Tests Are a New Glass Ceiling

Women do better in class and worse on tests—and there are consequences.

Mar 1, 2016 / Feature / Andrew Hacker

Why Apple Should Cooperate With the FBI

Why Apple Should Cooperate With the FBI Why Apple Should Cooperate With the FBI

Far from serving civil liberties and the public interest, its refusal to do so undermines corporate accountability and civil rights.

Feb 29, 2016 / Bruce Shapiro

Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton

The Democratic Primary Is Not Over Yet The Democratic Primary Is Not Over Yet

Less than 900,000 Democrats in just four states have cast a ballot. More democracy—it’s a good thing!

Feb 29, 2016 / The Editors

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