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David Cole: Are the Courts Going Too Far in Rejecting Trump’s Travel Ban? David Cole: Are the Courts Going Too Far in Rejecting Trump’s Travel Ban?

The national legal director of the ACLU says Trump’s ban just does not pass legal muster.

Jun 5, 2017 / Jon Wiener

Post-Partisan Wunderkind

Post-Partisan Wunderkind Post-Partisan Wunderkind

What does the ascent of Sebastian Kurz say about the Austrian political landscape, and the state of European parties in general?

Jun 5, 2017 / Paweł Marczewski

Al Franken Is Not Running for President

Al Franken Is Not Running for President Al Franken Is Not Running for President

But his new book is the antidote to Trumpism.

Jun 5, 2017 / Q&A / Joan Walsh

Meet the 8 Speakers Who Told College Graduates to ‘Demand Change’

Meet the 8 Speakers Who Told College Graduates to ‘Demand Change’ Meet the 8 Speakers Who Told College Graduates to ‘Demand Change’

From Representative John Lewis to Linda Sarsour, these speakers reminded students of the importance of struggle.

Jun 2, 2017 / StudentNation / Brandon Jordan

State Sen. Ricardo Lara

The California Senate Just Passed Single-Payer Health Care The California Senate Just Passed Single-Payer Health Care

The movement for "Medicare for All" is real, and it's winning.

Jun 2, 2017 / John Nichols

Noam Chomsky: Neoliberalism Is Destroying Our Democracy

Noam Chomsky: Neoliberalism Is Destroying Our Democracy Noam Chomsky: Neoliberalism Is Destroying Our Democracy

How elites on both sides of the political spectrum have undermined our social, political, and environmental commons. 

Jun 2, 2017 / Christopher Lydon

Trump Climate Change

Trump Echoed Hitler in His Speech Withdrawing From the Paris Climate Accord Trump Echoed Hitler in His Speech Withdrawing From the Paris Climate Accord

Seriously—it’s not a direct quote from the Führer, but it’s perilously close.

Jun 2, 2017 / Sasha Abramsky

Trump on Climate Change

How the States Can Still Fight Climate Change—Without the Federal Government How the States Can Still Fight Climate Change—Without the Federal Government

If states can raise taxes on socially detrimental substances like alcohol and tobacco, they can certainly do the same for greenhouse emissions.

Jun 2, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Al Franken, Giant of the Senate, Is the Perfect Anti-Trump

Al Franken, Giant of the Senate, Is the Perfect Anti-Trump Al Franken, Giant of the Senate, Is the Perfect Anti-Trump

His new memoir will have people talking up a presidential run, even though Franken denies interest.

Jun 2, 2017 / Joan Walsh

trump paris accord

Donald Trump’s Withdrawal From the Paris Accords Is a Crime Against Humanity Donald Trump’s Withdrawal From the Paris Accords Is a Crime Against Humanity

This is murder—even if Trump’s willful ignorance of climate science prevents him from seeing it as such.

Jun 1, 2017 / Mark Hertsgaard

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