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Our Untreated Addiction

Our Untreated Addiction Our Untreated Addiction

America Gets Another Shot in the Arm.

May 14, 2018 / OppArt / Signe Wilkinson

Palestinian kids

In Opening Its Embassy in Jerusalem, the US Has Slammed the Door on the Peace Process In Opening Its Embassy in Jerusalem, the US Has Slammed the Door on the Peace Process

In its place, it is time for a new paradigm based on full national and civil equality for all.

May 14, 2018 / Mustafa Barghouti

liz theoharis

Get Ready for the Poor People’s Campaign Get Ready for the Poor People’s Campaign

A conversation with campaign co-chair Rev. Liz Theoharis about finishing what MLK started. 

May 13, 2018 / Greg Kaufmann

Kara Eastman

Why Didn’t Pro-Choice Groups Support This Pro-Choice Woman in Nebraska? Why Didn’t Pro-Choice Groups Support This Pro-Choice Woman in Nebraska?

Kara Eastman’s opponent in the Nebraska-2 congressional race is not anti-choice—anymore—but still, Eastman deserved these groups’ support.

May 11, 2018 / Katha Pollitt

Texas Democrat Laura Moser.

Why Primary Fights Are Good for the Democratic Party Why Primary Fights Are Good for the Democratic Party

The DCCC shouldn't be pushing activists aside in key races. 

May 11, 2018 / Robert L. Borosage

Michael Hayden

That ‘Deep State’ You Keep Hearing About? It Doesn’t Exist That ‘Deep State’ You Keep Hearing About? It Doesn’t Exist

Former NSA director Michael Hayden is no white knight. But he’s right on this point, which he makes in his new book, The Assault on Intelligence.  

May 11, 2018 / Bob Dreyfuss

How Unequal School Funding Punishes Poor Kids

How Unequal School Funding Punishes Poor Kids How Unequal School Funding Punishes Poor Kids

Our system for funding education is broken, and it’s hurting society’s most vulnerable.

May 11, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Leah Vukmir

Wisconsin Has Produced a New Joe McCarthy Wisconsin Has Produced a New Joe McCarthy

Tammy Baldwin’s shameless Republican challenger claims that the Democratic senator is on “Team Terrorist.”

May 11, 2018 / John Nichols

B-52 releases MOP

Progressives Need a New Way to Talk About National Security Progressives Need a New Way to Talk About National Security

Voters say they support cuts in defense spending—Democrats should, too.

May 11, 2018 / Feature / Joe Cirincione and Guy T. Saperstein

The Progression of Flatbush Zombies

The Progression of Flatbush Zombies The Progression of Flatbush Zombies

On Vacation in Hell, the group is more interested in expressing their political views and touching on subjects far beyond their roots in “psychedelic hip-hop.”

May 11, 2018 / Steve Erickson

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