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Black Lands Matter: The Movement to Transform Heirs’ Property Laws Black Lands Matter: The Movement to Transform Heirs’ Property Laws

Legal loopholes stripped millions of acres of land from black families, but a campaign to rewrite the rules is gaining momentum.

Sep 25, 2019 / Michelle Chen

Nancy Pelosi

The Case for Keeping Impeachment Clean and Simple The Case for Keeping Impeachment Clean and Simple

Though Donald Trump has committed many crimes, best keep the focus tightly on the Ukrainian scandal.

Sep 25, 2019 / Jeet Heer

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AOC’s Plan to Decommodify Housing AOC’s Plan to Decommodify Housing

With a new bill that complements the Sanders campaign’s policy, the representative wants to protect renters, not landlords.

Sep 25, 2019 / Sophie Kasakove

She Was a Progressive Darling for Years. Now She’s Facing 4 Primary Challenges From the Left.

She Was a Progressive Darling for Years. Now She’s Facing 4 Primary Challenges From the Left. She Was a Progressive Darling for Years. Now She’s Facing 4 Primary Challenges From the Left.

New York’s young leftists are coming for longtime Democratic congresswoman Carolyn Maloney.

Sep 25, 2019 / Raina Lipsitz

Pelosi Announces an Impeachment Inquiry. Now Congress Has to Get It Right

Pelosi Announces an Impeachment Inquiry. Now Congress Has to Get It Right Pelosi Announces an Impeachment Inquiry. Now Congress Has to Get It Right

Five things to keep in mind, now that Speaker Pelosi says that “the president must be held accountable.”

Sep 24, 2019 / John Nichols

Impeachment Is the Cure for a Constitutional Crisis

Impeachment Is the Cure for a Constitutional Crisis Impeachment Is the Cure for a Constitutional Crisis

Elizabeth Warren gets it: Impeachment isn’t a choice; it’s an urgent duty of the Congress.

Sep 24, 2019 / John Nichols

Mexico border fence

The US Is Wrapping Its Border Wall Around the World The US Is Wrapping Its Border Wall Around the World

From Jordan to the Philippines, countries across the world are following America’s lead and militarizing their borders.

Sep 24, 2019 / Todd Miller

Former Vice President Joe Biden

Biden Might Not Be the One to Beat Trump Biden Might Not Be the One to Beat Trump

As Democratic voters look closer, it’s hard to see Biden as an agent of change.

Sep 24, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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Letters From the October 7, 2019, Issue Letters From the October 7, 2019, Issue

Sold out, again… Blame the media?…

Sep 24, 2019 / Our Readers

Edward Snowden Didn’t Reveal Anything Confidential in His New Book

Edward Snowden Didn’t Reveal Anything Confidential in His New Book Edward Snowden Didn’t Reveal Anything Confidential in His New Book

But the US government will still win its suit against the whistle-blower, says the lawyer who represented Daniel Ellsberg.

Sep 24, 2019 / Martin Garbus

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