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Indivisible Is Working Hard to Live Up to Its Name

Indivisible Is Working Hard to Live Up to Its Name Indivisible Is Working Hard to Live Up to Its Name

Activists mobilized by this grassroots group had one thing in common: They wanted to fight Trump. Can they agree on what comes next?

Aug 27, 2019 / Feature / Joan Walsh

Clampdown on Housing Rights Activists in Bolsonaro’s Brazil

Clampdown on Housing Rights Activists in Bolsonaro’s Brazil Clampdown on Housing Rights Activists in Bolsonaro’s Brazil

The far-right president’s violent, discriminatory rhetoric has unleashed a rise in attacks on marginalized populations.

Aug 27, 2019 / Feature / Michael Fox

The Petrochemical Industry Is Killing Another Black Community in ‘Cancer Alley’

The Petrochemical Industry Is Killing Another Black Community in ‘Cancer Alley’ The Petrochemical Industry Is Killing Another Black Community in ‘Cancer Alley’

Residents of St. James are fighting new plastics plants—but some wonder if they should leave before it's too late. 

Aug 26, 2019 / Feature / Mara Kardas-Nelson

The Broken Promise of Colombia’s Peace Deal

The Broken Promise of Colombia’s Peace Deal The Broken Promise of Colombia’s Peace Deal

Will President Iván Duque reignite his country’s 50-year-long civil war?

Aug 13, 2019 / Feature / Jonathan Levi and Marta Orrantia

The American Workplace Still Won’t Accommodate Pregnant Workers

The American Workplace Still Won’t Accommodate Pregnant Workers The American Workplace Still Won’t Accommodate Pregnant Workers

Pregnant women face discrimination up and down the economic ladder—but low-wage workers suffer the most.

Aug 12, 2019 / Feature / Bryce Covert

The Dream of Open Borders Is Real—in the High Arctic

The Dream of Open Borders Is Real—in the High Arctic The Dream of Open Borders Is Real—in the High Arctic

The Norwegian territory of Svalbard has been open to citizens of the world since 1920. But don’t call it a utopia.

Jul 29, 2019 / Feature / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian

Can a New Think Tank Put a Stop to Endless War?

Can a New Think Tank Put a Stop to Endless War? Can a New Think Tank Put a Stop to Endless War?

The Quincy Institute will attempt to radically rewrite the DC foreign policy playbook.

Jul 29, 2019 / Feature / David Klion

Marie Newman Could Shape the Future of the Democratic Party

Marie Newman Could Shape the Future of the Democratic Party Marie Newman Could Shape the Future of the Democratic Party

The congressional candidate in Illinois is challenging incumbent Dan Lipinski’s betrayals—and her party’s conservative tendencies.

Jul 29, 2019 / Feature / Rebecca Grant

There’s One Heresy That Sets Bernie Apart From All Other Dem Contenders to Unseat Trump

There’s One Heresy That Sets Bernie Apart From All Other Dem Contenders to Unseat Trump There’s One Heresy That Sets Bernie Apart From All Other Dem Contenders to Unseat Trump

And it’s not simply that he calls himself a socialist.

Jul 16, 2019 / Feature / Greg Grandin

Donald Trump and the Plot to Take Over the Courts

Donald Trump and the Plot to Take Over the Courts Donald Trump and the Plot to Take Over the Courts

How the 45th president has packed the courts with ultraconservatives—and reshaped the judiciary for a generation.

Jul 15, 2019 / Feature / Elie Mystal

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