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The Long, Long, Long Race for the White House The Long, Long, Long Race for the White House

Can’t you just feel the Jeb-mentum?

Jun 30, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow

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Increasing Diversity in Tech Will Take a Lot More Than Promises Increasing Diversity in Tech Will Take a Lot More Than Promises

Facebook and Google have been trying to increase diversity for a year, to little result.

Jun 30, 2015 / Bryce Covert

There’s Finally Momentum Behind Paid Sick Leave

There’s Finally Momentum Behind Paid Sick Leave There’s Finally Momentum Behind Paid Sick Leave

Grassroots pressure turned what some considered a fringe issue into a political juggernaut.

Jun 30, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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June 30, 1936: Margaret Mitchell’s ‘Gone with the Wind’ Is Published June 30, 1936: Margaret Mitchell’s ‘Gone with the Wind’ Is Published

"Margaret Mitchell gives us our Civil War through Southern eyes exclusively, and no tolerant philosophy illumines the crimes of the invaders."

Jun 30, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

Vigil for beach resort attack in Tunisia.

Can Tunisia’s Democracy Survive Terrorism? Can Tunisia’s Democracy Survive Terrorism?

Some Tunisians fear that the government’s proposed solution to deal with violent radicals will undo the victories of the 2011 revolution.

Jun 29, 2015 / Juan Cole

The Civil War in Syria Is Invisible—but This Anonymous Film Collective Is Changing That

The Civil War in Syria Is Invisible—but This Anonymous Film Collective Is Changing That The Civil War in Syria Is Invisible—but This Anonymous Film Collective Is Changing That

Abounaddara has been chronicling the hidden moments of the war, week after week.

Jun 29, 2015 / Moustafa Bayoumi

SEIU Wage Protest

Shouldn’t Home Care Workers Earn a Living Wage? Shouldn’t Home Care Workers Earn a Living Wage?

Massachusetts’s disability and senior care workers just got a major pay raise.

Jun 29, 2015 / Michelle Chen

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In the Wake of Charleston, Fox News Is Perplexed on Just What the Confederate Flag and the N-Word Mean In the Wake of Charleston, Fox News Is Perplexed on Just What the Confederate Flag and the N-Word Mean

Are civil rights just an exercise in symbol management?

Jun 29, 2015 / Leslie Savan

US Marine in Afghanistan

The US Is Addicted to War The US Is Addicted to War

When you define something as war, violence becomes the only means.

Jun 29, 2015 / William J. Astore

Lincoln Chafee

Lincoln Chafee Adds a Proposal to the 2016 Debate: ‘Let’s Bring Edward Snowden Home’ Lincoln Chafee Adds a Proposal to the 2016 Debate: ‘Let’s Bring Edward Snowden Home’

A Democratic presidential contender raises a provocative issue. It’s time to have this debate.

Jun 29, 2015 / John Nichols

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