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Joe Biden Finally Gets a Big Win

Joe Biden Finally Gets a Big Win Joe Biden Finally Gets a Big Win

One billionaire is out, one to go. But is Biden’s win too late?

Mar 1, 2020 / Joan Walsh

Paradise Lost

Will the Democratic Establishment Destroy the Party to Stop Sanders? Will the Democratic Establishment Destroy the Party to Stop Sanders?

Talk of thwarting the front-runner at a brokered convention comes from an elite that distrusts democracy.

Feb 28, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Sonia Sotomayor Just Issued a Serious Warning About the Supreme Court

Sonia Sotomayor Just Issued a Serious Warning About the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor Just Issued a Serious Warning About the Supreme Court

But the media got distracted by Trump’s tweets and missed her message.

Feb 28, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Joe Biden Is Having His Best Week Ever. Will It Matter?

Joe Biden Is Having His Best Week Ever. Will It Matter? Joe Biden Is Having His Best Week Ever. Will It Matter?

Billionaires are still getting in his way—and ours—in South Carolina.

Feb 28, 2020 / Joan Walsh

Apocalypse Now

Apocalypse Now Apocalypse Now

Trump races to dismantle environmental laws.  

Feb 28, 2020 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Trump Puerto Rico

Donald Trump’s Climate Policy: ‘Get Your Mops and Buckets Ready’ Donald Trump’s Climate Policy: ‘Get Your Mops and Buckets Ready’

Election Day is eight months away. It’s time for national and local news to step up and give the climate crisis the visibility that the science demands.

Feb 28, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard

Kashmiri protesters in Srinagar

Delhi Is On Fire, and My Kashmiri Parents Are in Prison Delhi Is On Fire, and My Kashmiri Parents Are in Prison

India’s government is willing to use any means to crush dissent.

Feb 28, 2020 / Ahmed bin Qasim

Trump Is Banking on Work Requirements to Cut Spending on Medicaid and Food Stamps

Trump Is Banking on Work Requirements to Cut Spending on Medicaid and Food Stamps Trump Is Banking on Work Requirements to Cut Spending on Medicaid and Food Stamps

He’s admitting that work requirements will cut recipients off from their benefits—and reduce the deficit he himself created.

Feb 28, 2020 / Bryce Covert

Post Offices Are the Lifeblood of Rural America—Yet Bloomberg Dismisses Them as ‘Antiquated’

Post Offices Are the Lifeblood of Rural America—Yet Bloomberg Dismisses Them as ‘Antiquated’ Post Offices Are the Lifeblood of Rural America—Yet Bloomberg Dismisses Them as ‘Antiquated’

The billionaire’s glib Obama-era speeches and interviews regarding rural issues are a political liability.

Feb 28, 2020 / John Nichols

Bernie supporters at a rally, holding posters.

Why Is Bernie So Far Ahead in the California Primary? Organizing. Why Is Bernie So Far Ahead in the California Primary? Organizing.

His team has established a long-term presence in not only the big coastal cities but also small towns and communities in the Central Valley, the Inland Empire, and less media-visib...

Feb 28, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

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