Politics

After the Mass Shooting in El Paso, Beto O’Rourke Asks the Right Question: WTF, Media?

After the Mass Shooting in El Paso, Beto O’Rourke Asks the Right Question: WTF, Media? After the Mass Shooting in El Paso, Beto O’Rourke Asks the Right Question: WTF, Media?

Trump is fomenting a climate of racial violence. We’ve got to stop acting like he wants to fix it.

Aug 5, 2019 / Joan Walsh

Hair and Balanced

Hair and Balanced Hair and Balanced

Trump and Johnson.

Aug 5, 2019 / OppArt / Melinda Beck

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Steve Bannon’s Foreign Policy Crusade Against China Steve Bannon’s Foreign Policy Crusade Against China

Bannon joins forces with neocons and re-forms the Committee on the Present Danger to focus on China.

Aug 5, 2019 / James Carden

Puerto Rico Protests

Feminists and LGBTQ Activists Are Leading the Insurrection in Puerto Rico Feminists and LGBTQ Activists Are Leading the Insurrection in Puerto Rico

These and other grassroots groups are pushing the fight against corruption and austerity.

Aug 2, 2019 / Ed Morales

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Trump Has Brought Back ‘Conditional Citizenship’ Trump Has Brought Back ‘Conditional Citizenship’

What does citizenship mean if only white people belong in Donald Trump’s America?

Aug 2, 2019 / Column / Laila Lalami

Uber San Francisco

Uber and Lyft Hate This Bill Uber and Lyft Hate This Bill

California’s AB5 could radically change the gig economy in the ride-hailing services’ home state.

Aug 2, 2019 / Michelle Chen

Shani Curry Mitchell

A Progressive Prosecutor Sets Her Sights on Upstate New York A Progressive Prosecutor Sets Her Sights on Upstate New York

Shani Curry Mitchell is challenging her Republican ex-boss in Monroe County’s next district attorney race. 

Aug 1, 2019 / Ross Barkan

The Democratic Debates Are an Unprecedented Moment for Americans With Student Debt

The Democratic Debates Are an Unprecedented Moment for Americans With Student Debt The Democratic Debates Are an Unprecedented Moment for Americans With Student Debt

The Democratic presidential proposals represent a dramatic shift in the nationwide discussion about tuition costs and student loan debt.

Aug 1, 2019 / StudentNation / Natalia Abrams and Cody Hounanian

Congress Finally Challenges the Cuba Travel Ban

Congress Finally Challenges the Cuba Travel Ban Congress Finally Challenges the Cuba Travel Ban

This Cold War relic is an outrageous violation of citizens’ rights.

Aug 1, 2019 / Peter Kornbluh

The Real Winners of the Second Debate Were Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders

The Real Winners of the Second Debate Were Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders The Real Winners of the Second Debate Were Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders

They weren’t on stage Wednesday. But the ideas and the dynamism of the progressive senators framed both debates in Detroit.

Aug 1, 2019 / John Nichols

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