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US census 2010 letter

Today Is the Deadline to Save the Census Today Is the Deadline to Save the Census

You can also support the #ShutDownGEO protests and confront your senators to demand they reject Brett Kavanaugh.

Aug 7, 2018 / NationAction

USPS Trucks

Trump’s Privatization Plan Would Destroy the Postal Service Trump’s Privatization Plan Would Destroy the Postal Service

The Postal Service embodies the vital role that public institutions can play in advancing the common good.

Aug 7, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Troy Polamalu

How Do So Many Samoans Make it to the NFL? How Do So Many Samoans Make it to the NFL?

Rob Ruck joins the show to talk about the history of Samoans and football.

Aug 7, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Portland Far Right Rally

An Afternoon With Portland’s ‘Multiracial’ Far Right An Afternoon With Portland’s ‘Multiracial’ Far Right

To broaden their appeal, some right-wing groups are ditching overt racism for their version of diversity.

Aug 6, 2018 / Brendan O’Connor

senior citizens supporting Medicare at the 1964 Democratic National Convention

How Medicare Was Won How Medicare Was Won

The history of the fight for single-payer health care for the elderly and poor should inform today's movement to win for Medicare for All.

Aug 6, 2018 / Natalie Shure

Lebron James

LeBron Shows Trump What Winning Really Looks Like LeBron Shows Trump What Winning Really Looks Like

A racist president learns quickly that LeBron James has an army of supporters—the first lady among them.

Aug 6, 2018 / Dave Zirin

Back to School (Shootings)

Back to School (Shootings) Back to School (Shootings)

Our children die while Congress sheds crocodile tears.

Aug 6, 2018 / OppArt / Melinda Beck

A picture of Abdul El-Sayed during a debate

‘We’ve Got to Stop Apologizing for What We Believe In’: A Q&A With Abdul El-Sayed ‘We’ve Got to Stop Apologizing for What We Believe In’: A Q&A With Abdul El-Sayed

The Democratic candidate for governor of Michigan discusses the viability of progressive politics in the Midwest.

Aug 3, 2018 / Q&A / Joseph Hogan

Abdul El-Sayed for Governor of Michigan

Abdul El-Sayed for Governor of Michigan Abdul El-Sayed for Governor of Michigan

With Ben Jealous in Maryland and Stacey Abrams in Georgia, El-Sayed can lead a progressive revival in the states.

Aug 3, 2018 / The Nation

Mexico’s Tlatelolco Massacre, and Its Echoes Today

Mexico’s Tlatelolco Massacre, and Its Echoes Today Mexico’s Tlatelolco Massacre, and Its Echoes Today

Elena Poniatowska, author of an iconic book about those killings, says the 2014 Ayotzinapa disappearances are even more appalling.

Aug 3, 2018 / Feature / Michael K. Schuessler

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