Politics

Women Are Leading the Charge in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District

Women Are Leading the Charge in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District Women Are Leading the Charge in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District

The local Indivisible chapter is campaigning hard for Jon Ossoff, but they have their eyes on a bigger prize as well.

Jun 19, 2017 / Joan Walsh

Rancher

How to Protect the Environment Where It’s Worked by Human Hands How to Protect the Environment Where It’s Worked by Human Hands

In Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman, Miriam Horn reminds us what Middle America looks like as a place, not an ideology.

Jun 19, 2017 / Madeline Ostrander

Summer of Love

The Summer of Love Is Far More Relevant Today Than You Think The Summer of Love Is Far More Relevant Today Than You Think

Fifty years later, the hippies’ rebellion against the national security state is more important than ever.

Jun 19, 2017 / Ira Chernus

robert e lee removal

Inside the Fight to Take Down the Confederate Monuments in New Orleans Inside the Fight to Take Down the Confederate Monuments in New Orleans

Activists are taking on their city’s racist legacy—and winning.

Jun 19, 2017 / Collier Meyerson

Karen Handel Has a Long History of Suppressing Votes

Karen Handel Has a Long History of Suppressing Votes Karen Handel Has a Long History of Suppressing Votes

She’s purged voter rolls, blocked Democratic candidates from running, and supported strict voter-ID laws.

Jun 19, 2017 / Ari Berman

Grenfell Tower in London

Another Terror Attack in London, as Grief and Anger Build in the Wake of the Grenfell Tower Fire Another Terror Attack in London, as Grief and Anger Build in the Wake of the Grenfell Tower Fire

The conflagration was a lethal consequence of years of putting profit before people’s lives.

Jun 19, 2017 / Maria Margaronis

Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders Is a Russian Agent, and Other Things I Learned This Week Bernie Sanders Is a Russian Agent, and Other Things I Learned This Week

A case study in how fake news is attracting liberals. 

Jun 16, 2017 / George Zornick

Anti-ICE Protests

DACA Stays, Even As the Federal Government Pursues DREAMers DACA Stays, Even As the Federal Government Pursues DREAMers

Trump will not revoke Obama’s protections for immigrants who arrived in the United States as children. But his administration is still going after some of them.

Jun 16, 2017 / Julianne Hing

The Fight Against the Dakota Access Pipeline Is Not Over. Here’s How You Can Join

The Fight Against the Dakota Access Pipeline Is Not Over. Here’s How You Can Join The Fight Against the Dakota Access Pipeline Is Not Over. Here’s How You Can Join

The water protectors and their allies have been taking aim at the project in a way that the companies behind it are sure to notice: by hitting them in their pocketbooks.

Jun 16, 2017 / Skanda Kadirgamar

Trump Climate Change

Trump Is Appointing Racist Fake-News Purveyors to the Federal Bench Trump Is Appointing Racist Fake-News Purveyors to the Federal Bench

A radical transformation of the judiciary is underway. 

Jun 16, 2017 / George Zornick

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