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Sanders War Powers Hearing

Bernie Sanders Getting the Senate to Check and Balance Trump Is Huge Bernie Sanders Getting the Senate to Check and Balance Trump Is Huge

The bipartisan Senate vote to end US support for Saudi attacks on Yemen reasserts the authority of Congress in matters of war.

Dec 17, 2018 / John Nichols

Terrible Twos

Terrible Twos Terrible Twos

According to the Gun Violence Archives, in 2018, there have been 621 kids (age 0–11) and 2,599 teens (age 12–17) shot in the US.

Dec 17, 2018 / OppArt / Ileana Doble Hernandez

jazmine headley

Jazmine Headley’s Arrest Exposes the Punitive Design of Public Assistance Jazmine Headley’s Arrest Exposes the Punitive Design of Public Assistance

Welfare offices are the public face of a system designed to control, surveil, and penalize low-income women.

Dec 14, 2018 / Mariana Chilton

Portraits From the Exodus

Portraits From the Exodus Portraits From the Exodus

Members of the migrant caravans, stranded in Tijuana, explain why they traveled thousands of miles from their homes.

Dec 14, 2018 / Photo Essay / John Washington and Tracie Williams

Civilans look at rubble from Saudi airstrike

The Senate’s Yemen Vote Proves a More Democratic Foreign Policy Is Possible The Senate’s Yemen Vote Proves a More Democratic Foreign Policy Is Possible

Public outrage over US-Saudi relations may put an end to war—and serve as an important lesson for progressives.

Dec 13, 2018 / Evan Hill

Stacey Abrams Georgia governor's race

Dear Beto, Andrew, and Stacey—Run Again Dear Beto, Andrew, and Stacey—Run Again

While a 2020 presidential run is tempting, O’Rourke, Gillum, and Abrams could use their political skills and hard-earned notoriety to help progressives win at every level.

Dec 13, 2018 / Steve Phillips

chokwe antar lumumba

Why Fixing Potholes Is Key to This Mayor’s Radical Political Agenda Why Fixing Potholes Is Key to This Mayor’s Radical Political Agenda

A conversation with Chokwe Antar Lumumba about poverty, race, and building a “dignity economy.”

Dec 13, 2018 / Greg Kaufmann

paul ryan khashoggi briefing

What the Hell Is Wrong With Paul Ryan? What the Hell Is Wrong With Paul Ryan?

It is outrageous that the House Speaker continues to block action to end US support for Saudi atrocities against Yemen.

Dec 13, 2018 / John Nichols

Caravan Through Time

Caravan Through Time Caravan Through Time

Migration, then and now.

Dec 13, 2018 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo

Victorina Morales

Trump’s Housekeeper Airs His Dirty Laundry Trump’s Housekeeper Airs His Dirty Laundry

In public, politicians demonize immigrants. In private, they exploit them for personal gain.

Dec 13, 2018 / Column / Laila Lalami

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