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Michael Bloomberg speaks at a campaign rally

Bloomberg Is Creating a Party of One Bloomberg Is Creating a Party of One

If he succeeds, the billionaire will destroy the Democratic Party.

Feb 19, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Debate Prep Memo to Everyone but Bloomberg

Debate Prep Memo to Everyone but Bloomberg Debate Prep Memo to Everyone but Bloomberg

Don’t make him the center of tonight’s debate. Amplify your own messages, or run the risk of repeating the Republican Party’s grave 2016 mistake.

Feb 19, 2020 / John Nichols

TS Candii speaks at New York state Capitol

The Walking While Trans Ban Is ‘Stop and Frisk 2.0’ The Walking While Trans Ban Is ‘Stop and Frisk 2.0’

New laws, coupled with older ones, form a web of constraints that marginalize trans people.

Feb 19, 2020 / Karina Piser

How Much Cruelty Can Trump Get Away With? Ask Obama.

How Much Cruelty Can Trump Get Away With? Ask Obama. How Much Cruelty Can Trump Get Away With? Ask Obama.

After one administration turns a blind eye to torture, we can expect little repercussions for throwing children in cages.

Feb 19, 2020 / Rebecca Gordon

Trump’s Morality Police Are Obsessed With Buttigieg Kissing His Husband

Trump’s Morality Police Are Obsessed With Buttigieg Kissing His Husband Trump’s Morality Police Are Obsessed With Buttigieg Kissing His Husband

The former mayor’s strong showings in Iowa and New Hampshire are milestones in American politics.

Feb 18, 2020 / John Nichols

Down-Ballot Races Are Critical to Turning Texas Blue

Down-Ballot Races Are Critical to Turning Texas Blue Down-Ballot Races Are Critical to Turning Texas Blue

Progressive Texans will need to leverage coalitions and grassroots enthusiasm in November.

Feb 18, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Voters line up outside the Culinary Workers Union Hall in Las Vegas

Nevada’s Culinary Union, Bernie Sanders, and Labor’s Missed Opportunity Nevada’s Culinary Union, Bernie Sanders, and Labor’s Missed Opportunity

The powerful Las Vegas local’s officers retreated into “fortress unionism.”

Feb 18, 2020 / Walter Peric

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Letters From the March 2/19, 2020, Issue Letters From the March 2/19, 2020, Issue

A scoutlandish story!… Love supreme… No more war… Street smarts…

Feb 18, 2020 / Letters / Our Readers

Members of the activist group Rise And Resist gather in silent protest

Trump Is Unleashing Militarized Goon Squads Against Immigrants in Sanctuary Cities Trump Is Unleashing Militarized Goon Squads Against Immigrants in Sanctuary Cities

First, they came for the immigrants…

Feb 18, 2020 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky

Kendra Horn Is Radical… for Oklahoma

Kendra Horn Is Radical… for Oklahoma Kendra Horn Is Radical… for Oklahoma

Democratic centrism may not inspire voters nationwide—but in one of the nation’s most conservative states, it can seem downright revolutionary.

Feb 18, 2020 / Feature / Rebecca Grant

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