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In the Debate With Clinton on Iran Policy, Sanders Is Right. Here’s Why.

In the Debate With Clinton on Iran Policy, Sanders Is Right. Here’s Why. In the Debate With Clinton on Iran Policy, Sanders Is Right. Here’s Why.

Clinton’s hawkish rhetoric undermines Iranian reformists as well as the potential for US-Iran regional cooperation.

Feb 5, 2016 / Bob Dreyfuss

Henry Kissinger, Hillary Clinton’s Tutor in War and Peace

Henry Kissinger, Hillary Clinton’s Tutor in War and Peace Henry Kissinger, Hillary Clinton’s Tutor in War and Peace

Last night, Clinton once again praised a man with a lot of blood on his hands.

Feb 5, 2016 / Greg Grandin

Eleanor Roosevelt Gila River

What We Can Learn From Eleanor Roosevelt in a Time of Xenophobia What We Can Learn From Eleanor Roosevelt in a Time of Xenophobia

Less than ten days after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, Eleanor Roosevelt challenged the American people not to give in to their fear.

Feb 5, 2016 / David B. Woolner

Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton

What Clinton and Sanders Got Wrong at Thursday’s Debate What Clinton and Sanders Got Wrong at Thursday’s Debate

Her Wall Street answers remain politically tone-deaf, while his foreign-policy approach is still alarmingly vague.

Feb 5, 2016 / Joan Walsh

Clinton and Sanders

Last Night’s Debate Revealed How Much Sanders and Clinton Should Learn From Each Other Last Night’s Debate Revealed How Much Sanders and Clinton Should Learn From Each Other

Sanders needs to learn to think on his feet. Clinton needs to learn how to damage Sanders without denigrating the goals she claims they share.

Feb 5, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan

Maria Hurtado

The Film ‘No Más Bebés’ Gives Reproductive-Justice Advocates Fuel for Today’s Fights The Film ‘No Más Bebés’ Gives Reproductive-Justice Advocates Fuel for Today’s Fights

The forced sterilizations depicted in the movie are anything but ancient history.

Feb 5, 2016 / Dani McClain

Yale Student

When the Biggest Employer in Town Isn’t Employing the Town When the Biggest Employer in Town Isn’t Employing the Town

Can activists force New Haven institutions to see job creation as a civic duty, not just a byproduct of financial investment?

Feb 5, 2016 / Michelle Chen

The Democratic Debate Was a Case of ‘It’s Just Not Achievable’ Versus the ‘Political Revolution’

The Democratic Debate Was a Case of ‘It’s Just Not Achievable’ Versus the ‘Political Revolution’ The Democratic Debate Was a Case of ‘It’s Just Not Achievable’ Versus the ‘Political Revolution’

Clinton says “the numbers just don’t add up.” Sanders says America needs a new calculus.

Feb 5, 2016 / John Nichols

Indiana Representative Luke Messer

Does Labor Deserve Its Own Downfall? Does Labor Deserve Its Own Downfall?

The Supreme Court’s Friedrichs case could be disastrous for unions—how did we get here and what can labor do to regain its former clout?

Feb 4, 2016 / Peter Schrag, David Rolf, Jane McAlevey, and Michelle Chen

Stacked newspapers

You Can Thank Undocumented Immigrant Workers for Keeping You Informed Every Day You Can Thank Undocumented Immigrant Workers for Keeping You Informed Every Day

One newspaper’s crisis reveals print media’s dependence on undocumented immigrants.

Feb 4, 2016 / Aviva Chomsky

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