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Farhio Khalif, an immigrant from Somalia, holds a sign

How to Welcome Refugees to the United States How to Welcome Refugees to the United States

Affirming refugees’ economic rights and dignity is more than charity; it’s an act of national redemption.

Nov 17, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Urban and Rural America Are Connected by Economic Refugees Like Me

Urban and Rural America Are Connected by Economic Refugees Like Me Urban and Rural America Are Connected by Economic Refugees Like Me

I watched election 2016 from Brooklyn, but I grew up a black girl in a small town.

Nov 16, 2016 / Erin Malone

Stanley Sheinbaum McGovern Fundraiser

A Liberal Lion Remembered A Liberal Lion Remembered

Stanley Sheinbaum’s achievements were countless.

Nov 16, 2016 / Michele Willens

Ted Cruz Would Be a Very Dangerous Attorney General

Ted Cruz Would Be a Very Dangerous Attorney General Ted Cruz Would Be a Very Dangerous Attorney General

During his presidential campaign, Cruz proposed a series of radical actions outside the norms of US law enforcement. 

Nov 16, 2016 / George Zornick

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Will President-Elect Trump End the New Cold War? Will President-Elect Trump End the New Cold War?

Whatever Americans think of the next president’s other policies, exceedingly dangerous US-Russian conflicts have become the greatest threat to American and international security.

Nov 16, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

Trump with a bullhorn

Donald Trump Won Only by Undermining an Already Broken Democracy Donald Trump Won Only by Undermining an Already Broken Democracy

Caught between demographic headwinds and a base that wouldn’t let the party adapt, Republicans set their sights on democratic pluralism itself.

Nov 16, 2016 / Joshua Holland

Facing Race 2016

Trump Reminds Us the Racial Justice Movement Is Growing Trump Reminds Us the Racial Justice Movement Is Growing

Backlash only exists when we are making progress, so let’s keep going.

Nov 16, 2016 / Rinku Sen

Utah Protesters

28 Students Respond to Donald Trump’s Election 28 Students Respond to Donald Trump’s Election

“We can no longer afford to run from uncomfortable conversations.”

Nov 15, 2016 / StudentNation / Various Contributors

Seattle Seahawk Doug Baldwin, Jr.

Seattle Seahawk Doug Baldwin With the Words We Need to Hear Seattle Seahawk Doug Baldwin With the Words We Need to Hear

Tweet by tweet, he spoke out against the economic inequality that paved the way for Trump—and the importance of fighting for something better.

Nov 15, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Did Republicans Rig the Election?

Did Republicans Rig the Election? Did Republicans Rig the Election?

Voter suppression was all too real, and 14 states—including important swing states—had new voting restrictions in place.

Nov 15, 2016 / Feature / Ari Berman

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