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Superstorm Sandy Anniversary

The Latest Pipeline Battle Is Ramping Up in New York The Latest Pipeline Battle Is Ramping Up in New York

Communities once ravaged by Hurricane Sandy are now fighting the Northeast Supply Enhancement pipeline.

Aug 10, 2018 / Arvind Dilawar

France Protest Racism

Breaking France’s Race Taboo Breaking France’s Race Taboo

A new generation of activists is trying to change the way France conceives of race.

Aug 10, 2018 / Karina Piser

Goodnight Cage, Goodnight Rule of Law

Goodnight Cage, Goodnight Rule of Law Goodnight Cage, Goodnight Rule of Law

Deadline passed for reuniting, still families remain separated.

Aug 10, 2018 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Julia Salazar

Can Alessandra Biaggi and Julia Salazar Unseat the GOP in Albany? Can Alessandra Biaggi and Julia Salazar Unseat the GOP in Albany?

Forget the mythical Bernie Bro: New York has a brigade of Red Rosas ready to take on the establishment. 

Aug 9, 2018 / Raina Lipsitz

ICE detention facility

Who Profits From Our Prison System? Who Profits From Our Prison System?

Mapping the corporations and firms with stakes in our jails, prisons, and immigrant-detention centers.

Aug 9, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Ignore the Media Hype: Progressives Won Big Tuesday Night

Ignore the Media Hype: Progressives Won Big Tuesday Night Ignore the Media Hype: Progressives Won Big Tuesday Night

This week’s primaries were won by both democratic socialists and progressive democrats. Who didn’t win? Centrists.

Aug 9, 2018 / Joan Walsh

Student debt protest

The State Lawsuit That Could Set a Precedent for Nationwide Student-Loan Refunds The State Lawsuit That Could Set a Precedent for Nationwide Student-Loan Refunds

What is certain is that borrowers will continue to pay the price if student-loan companies aren’t held accountable.

Aug 9, 2018 / StudentNation / Natalia Abrams and Senya Merchant

Fadwa holds phone with picture of her and her son

Syrian Women Seek the Truth About Their Missing Loved Ones Syrian Women Seek the Truth About Their Missing Loved Ones

As Assad eyes victory in Syria’s brutal civil war, the fate of tens of thousands of disappeared citizens remains an unsettling mystery.

Aug 9, 2018 / Sara Manisera

Rashida Tlaib portrait

Rashida Tlaib Is Running for Congress on a Mission to Expand Civil-Rights Protections Rashida Tlaib Is Running for Congress on a Mission to Expand Civil-Rights Protections

This Michigan congressional nominee has a big vision for renewing and building upon the promise of the Civil Rights Act.

Aug 9, 2018 / John Nichols

Yearning to Breathe Free

Yearning to Breathe Free Yearning to Breathe Free

Sorting continues at the border.

Aug 9, 2018 / OppArt / Nick Anderson

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