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Letters From the April 22, 2019, Issue Letters From the April 22, 2019, Issue

Led astray by the third way… Walker’s downfall… Nuclear insanity… Making scammers pay…

Apr 4, 2019 / Our Readers

These Men are Fighting to Abolish the Death Penalty—From Death Row

These Men are Fighting to Abolish the Death Penalty—From Death Row These Men are Fighting to Abolish the Death Penalty—From Death Row

Project Hope to Abolish the Death Penalty is the nation’s only anti–death penalty organization run by death-row prisoners.

Apr 4, 2019 / Feature / Lauren Gill

Martin Luther King Jr.

The Next American Revolution The Next American Revolution

On the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech condemning the Vietnam War, we must remember that a nation founded in revolution must always remain open to reassessment in or...

Apr 3, 2019 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

Teamsters Opioid Protest

Take Action Now: Fight the Opioid Epidemic Take Action Now: Fight the Opioid Epidemic

Help end the stigma, then raise awareness about addiction treatment and overdose prevention.

Apr 2, 2019 / NationAction

Black Lives Matter Chicago protest

The Rising Black Left Movement Behind Chicago’s Historic Elections The Rising Black Left Movement Behind Chicago’s Historic Elections

No matter who becomes mayor on April 2, the landscape of Chicago politics has shifted radically.

Apr 1, 2019 / Barbara Ransby

Mideast Bahrain US Military

An American Soldier’s Dissent An American Soldier’s Dissent

A veteran criticizes the US Army for racism, sexual violence, and a toxic culture that places “duty’” above ethics.

Apr 1, 2019 / Danny Sjursen

Bernard Henri Levy

In Defense of Pieing In Defense of Pieing

When they go low, we go pie.

Apr 1, 2019 / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian

AOC Green New Deal

Lots of Politicians Preach Civility, but Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Practices It Lots of Politicians Preach Civility, but Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Practices It

After telling allies it’s “not acceptable” to disparage a Republican who differs with her on climate strategy, AOC explains: “That’s the difference between me and Trump.”

Apr 1, 2019 / John Nichols

Green New Deal

What 16 Young People Think About the Green New Deal What 16 Young People Think About the Green New Deal

“This legislation is not only about saving the planet. It is about reimagining the way that we live.”

Apr 1, 2019 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Kooper Caraway

‘Organize or Die’: Kooper Caraway Ushers in a New Labor Movement ‘Organize or Die’: Kooper Caraway Ushers in a New Labor Movement

The 28-year-old president of the Sioux Falls AFL-CIO puts international solidarity to work in South Dakota.

Mar 29, 2019 / Rebecca Zweig

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