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Republican Healthcare

Moderate Republicans Are Quietly Helping the GOP Set Equality Back Moderate Republicans Are Quietly Helping the GOP Set Equality Back

There’s a reason they aren’t passionately opposing radical health-care cuts.

Jun 29, 2017 / Column / Kai Wright

a philip randolph

This New Deal Agency Promoted Civil Rights. Trump Wants to Kill It. This New Deal Agency Promoted Civil Rights. Trump Wants to Kill It.

After civil-rights leader A. Phillip Randolph threatened to lead a march on Washington, FDR created the Fair Employment Practices Committee.

Jun 28, 2017 / Waleed Shahid

Mitch McConnell

The GOP Health-Care Bill Isn’t Dead Yet The GOP Health-Care Bill Isn’t Dead Yet

A delay in the Senate doesn’t mean Republicans have given up. 

Jun 28, 2017 / The Nation

Neil Gorsuch

Springtime for Union Busting? Springtime for Union Busting?

The Supreme Court’s war on the labor movement may soon claim some high-profile casualties.

Jun 28, 2017 / Ian Millhiser

Local concerned citizens gather to protest the current health care bill being considered in the Senate with a

Take Action Now: Keep Up the Fight to Save Our Health Care Take Action Now: Keep Up the Fight to Save Our Health Care

We need to fight until the cruel Republican “health-care” bill is defeated for good. 

Jun 27, 2017 / NationAction

Corbyn

Why Are Young People Voting for Old Socialists? Why Are Young People Voting for Old Socialists?

Sarah Leonard on Bernie Sanders, Jeremy Corbyn, and the surge of youth support for socialism. 

Jun 27, 2017 / Jon Wiener

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

The Republican Health-Care Plan Explained The Republican Health-Care Plan Explained

“Oh come on, we don’t need affordable health care. People can always go to the emergency room!”

Jun 27, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow

Grenfell Tower

The Economic System That Made the Grenfell Tragedy Possible The Economic System That Made the Grenfell Tragedy Possible

In the UK—and in the US—public goods like affordable housing have been neglected to dangerous degrees.

Jun 26, 2017 / Michelle Chen

African Americans Have Lost Untold Acres of Land Over the Last Century

African Americans Have Lost Untold Acres of Land Over the Last Century African Americans Have Lost Untold Acres of Land Over the Last Century

An obscure legal loophole is often to blame.

Jun 26, 2017 / Feature / Leah Douglas

The Republic of Rogue Island

The Republic of Rogue Island The Republic of Rogue Island

Here's what one state's radical experiment after the American Revolution can tell us about democracy today.

Jun 23, 2017 / Tom Cutterham

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