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This Town Is Sick of Drinking Polluted Water This Town Is Sick of Drinking Polluted Water

In one of Alabama’s poorest and most segregated regions, activists are demanding their right to clean water.

Aug 19, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Berta Sandes

Undocumented Immigrants Can’t Vote, but They’re Still Making Their Voices Heard Undocumented Immigrants Can’t Vote, but They’re Still Making Their Voices Heard

Even without citizenship, undocumented immigrants have a big impact on our democracy.

Aug 8, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Pramila Jayapal speaking

Pramila Jayapal Just Scored One of the Biggest Progressive Victories of 2016 Pramila Jayapal Just Scored One of the Biggest Progressive Victories of 2016

She was one of the first congressional candidates this year to earn an endorsement from Bernie Sanders.

Aug 3, 2016 / John Nichols

Oslo play

According to ‘Oslo’ According to ‘Oslo’

In J.T. Rogers’s new play, the process of negotiating the Oslo Accords is the only concern; how well they turned out is rendered irrelevant.

Aug 3, 2016 / Alisa Solomon

William Barber II DNC

Americans Who’d Never Heard of Reverend William Barber II Won’t Be Able to Forget Him After Last Night Americans Who’d Never Heard of Reverend William Barber II Won’t Be Able to Forget Him After Last Night

His remarkable speech at the DNC put racial, social, and economic justice at the center of the 2016 campaign.

Jul 29, 2016 / Ari Berman

The Civil-Rights Movement Made Hillary Clinton’s Historic Nomination Possible

The Civil-Rights Movement Made Hillary Clinton’s Historic Nomination Possible The Civil-Rights Movement Made Hillary Clinton’s Historic Nomination Possible

Whatever you think of her, Clinton’s candidacy is an important victory in the long fight for voting rights.

Jul 28, 2016 / Ari Berman

Hillary Clinton Can Become the Real Candidate of Change

Hillary Clinton Can Become the Real Candidate of Change Hillary Clinton Can Become the Real Candidate of Change

Clinton needs to go bold: using her experience and competence as the basis for laying out a big agenda for change that can help build enthusiasm and turnout. 

Jul 26, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Ohio early voting

As the GOP Convention Begins, Ohio Is Purging Tens of Thousands of Democratic Voters As the GOP Convention Begins, Ohio Is Purging Tens of Thousands of Democratic Voters

Democrats are twice as likely as Republicans to be purged from the voter rolls in the state’s largest counties.

Jul 18, 2016 / Ari Berman

Bogalusa City Jail

What Kind of Justice Can There Be When Judges Have to Find Defendants Guilty to Keep Their Court Open? What Kind of Justice Can There Be When Judges Have to Find Defendants Guilty to Keep Their Court Open?

A Louisiana court forces defendants to literally pay for their crimes—without questioning whether they can afford to.

Jul 6, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Justice Sonia Sotomayor

Sonia Sotomayor’s Epic Dissent Explains What’s at Stake When the Police Don’t Follow the Law Sonia Sotomayor’s Epic Dissent Explains What’s at Stake When the Police Don’t Follow the Law

In an opinion that cited Michelle Alexander and Ta-Nehisi Coates, Justice Sotomayor railed against the gutting of the Fourth Amendment.

Jun 20, 2016 / John Nichols

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