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10 Songs of Resistance 10 Songs of Resistance

Music can be both salve and inspiration easing collective pain and encouraging group resistance.

Nov 14, 2016 / Peter Rothberg

Hagel speaks with Afghanistan troops

American History Explains Donald Trump American History Explains Donald Trump

 After so many years of creating chaos abroad, it’s finally come back to haunt us.

Nov 14, 2016 / Tom Engelhardt

Rodrigo Rato Protests

These Spanish Activists Have Taken Punishing Bankers Into Their Own Hands These Spanish Activists Have Taken Punishing Bankers Into Their Own Hands

Their work is a model for citizen action against the architects of financial collapse.

Nov 14, 2016 / Anne Koch

Keith Ellison Is the Leader the DNC Needs

Keith Ellison Is the Leader the DNC Needs Keith Ellison Is the Leader the DNC Needs

The Congressional Progressive Caucus co-chair argues that if Democrats stand on principle and put resources into organizing, they will win.

Nov 11, 2016 / John Nichols

White Trump Rally

The Dinosaur and the Billionaire The Dinosaur and the Billionaire

The Democratic Party must learn to confront the institutions and elites that produced blue-collar dispossession.

Nov 11, 2016 / Steve Fraser

Burned Church

Hate Like This Is Spreading Across the Country. Will Donald Trump Denounce It? Hate Like This Is Spreading Across the Country. Will Donald Trump Denounce It?

While Trump complains about protesters on Twitter, white supremacists are committing hate crimes in his name.

Nov 11, 2016 / Samantha Schuyler

Hillary Women

Inequality Among Women Is Crucial to Understanding Hillary’s Loss Inequality Among Women Is Crucial to Understanding Hillary’s Loss

Working-class women who voted for Trump tell us a lot about feminism’s relationship to class politics.

Nov 11, 2016 / Kathleen Geier

Mourn. Resist. Organize.

Mourn. Resist. Organize. Mourn. Resist. Organize.

As we prepare to cover a Trump administration, the stakes are higher than ever—and we can't do it without you.

Nov 10, 2016 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Donald Trump Won on White-Male Resentment—but Don’t Confuse That With the Working Class

Donald Trump Won on White-Male Resentment—but Don’t Confuse That With the Working Class Donald Trump Won on White-Male Resentment—but Don’t Confuse That With the Working Class

The numbers tell a different story.

Nov 10, 2016 / Monica Potts

This Trade Deal Would Make It a Whole Lot Harder to Fight Climate Change

This Trade Deal Would Make It a Whole Lot Harder to Fight Climate Change This Trade Deal Would Make It a Whole Lot Harder to Fight Climate Change

If the Trade in Services Agreement passes, individual countries wouldn’t be able to prioritize building a clean-energy infrastructure over fossil fuels.

Nov 10, 2016 / Michelle Chen

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