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Democratic Candidates

The Four Front-Runners The Four Front-Runners

As 20 presidential contenders gear up for the first Democratic debates, the race’s outlook is starting to change.

Jun 26, 2019 / Steve Phillips

Tom Brady against the Jaguars

American Jock Culture in the Trump Era American Jock Culture in the Trump Era

From the NFL’s concealment of player injuries to Tiger Woods kowtowing to Trump, the innocence of US sports is dead.

Jun 26, 2019 / Robert Lipsyte

NYPD gay pride van

Gay Pride Doesn’t Mean Gay Liberation Gay Pride Doesn’t Mean Gay Liberation

LGBTQ visibility is crucial, but it shouldn’t be confused with LGBTQ rights.

Jun 26, 2019 / Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

Ann Quin’s Surrealist Novel ‘Berg’ Annihilates All Expectation

Ann Quin’s Surrealist Novel ‘Berg’ Annihilates All Expectation Ann Quin’s Surrealist Novel ‘Berg’ Annihilates All Expectation

The newly reissued 1964 book is a hallucinatory mix of crime fiction, vaudeville, and modernist experimentation.

Jun 26, 2019 / Shane Anderson

Ro Khanna

Ask Democratic Debaters 2 Simple Questions About Who Gets to Start Wars Ask Democratic Debaters 2 Simple Questions About Who Gets to Start Wars

Will the Democrats who would be president agree to Congressman Ro Khanna’s proposal to check and balance presidential warmaking?

Jun 26, 2019 / John Nichols

Harvey Milk murder demonstration in NYC

The Lesson of Stonewall: There’s No Justice Without a Fight The Lesson of Stonewall: There’s No Justice Without a Fight

As we face a renewed backlash, we’d do well to remember that each effort to drive our movement back has unleashed new waves of creativity.

Jun 26, 2019 / Shannon Price Minter

It’s Time to Reembrace a Politics of Radical, Queer, Outsider Activism

It’s Time to Reembrace a Politics of Radical, Queer, Outsider Activism It’s Time to Reembrace a Politics of Radical, Queer, Outsider Activism

Fierce, direct action has always been our most urgent strategy—and messy, massive protest anchors every gain.

Jun 26, 2019 / Feature / Urvashi Vaid

Solidarity Road

Solidarity Road Solidarity Road

Street intervention. Location: outside the ICE detention center in Tornillo, Texas, at the US border with Mexico, December 25, 2018.

Jun 26, 2019 / OppArt / Laurie Arbeiter / We Will Not Be Silent

Elizabeth Warren Has Made Her Story America’s Story

Elizabeth Warren Has Made Her Story America’s Story Elizabeth Warren Has Made Her Story America’s Story

The presidential contender is using her biography to set up her ambitious policy agenda—and it’s working.

Jun 26, 2019 / Feature / Joan Walsh

Beirut Opened My Eyes to the Power of Queerness

Beirut Opened My Eyes to the Power of Queerness Beirut Opened My Eyes to the Power of Queerness

A story of love and dancing the night away in Lebanon’s capital.

Jun 26, 2019 / Sa’ed Atshan

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