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Take Action Now: Support Nonviolent Direct Action and Join the Fight for Net Neutrality

Take Action Now: Support Nonviolent Direct Action and Join the Fight for Net Neutrality Take Action Now: Support Nonviolent Direct Action and Join the Fight for Net Neutrality

Check out three meaningful actions you can take this week.

Jul 4, 2017 / NationAction

What It Means to Be a Patriot in the Trump Era

What It Means to Be a Patriot in the Trump Era What It Means to Be a Patriot in the Trump Era

Fighting for justice and equality is the most patriotic act of all.

Jul 3, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Nina Turner

Nina Turner: It Is Not Our Job to Fit Into the Democratic Establishment Nina Turner: It Is Not Our Job to Fit Into the Democratic Establishment

The new president of Our Revolution on race, class, electoral strategy, and whether we’ll feel the Bern in 2020.

Jun 30, 2017 / Collier Meyerson

barbara lee budget

16 Years Ago, Barbara Lee’s Warning Against the AUMF Was Ignored. Nevertheless, She Persisted. 16 Years Ago, Barbara Lee’s Warning Against the AUMF Was Ignored. Nevertheless, She Persisted.

Congress is finally taking steps to repeal a blank check for war.

Jun 30, 2017 / John Nichols

Donald Trump and Kris Kobach

The Trump Administration Is Planning an Unprecedented Attack on Voting Rights The Trump Administration Is Planning an Unprecedented Attack on Voting Rights

We are witnessing the beginning of a nationwide voter-suppression campaign, led by the White House and enabled by Congress and the Department of Justice.

Jun 30, 2017 / Ari Berman

Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Claims to Relieve Taxpayers—but It’s a Sleight of Hand

Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Claims to Relieve Taxpayers—but It’s a Sleight of Hand Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Claims to Relieve Taxpayers—but It’s a Sleight of Hand

Privatization will cost all of us.

Jun 30, 2017 / Bryce Covert

Mitch McConnell and John Barrasso

The Health-Care Debacle Has Exposed Republicans for Who They Are The Health-Care Debacle Has Exposed Republicans for Who They Are

We shouldn’t forget the abject cruelty of the “repeal” plans.

Jun 29, 2017 / Robert L. Borosage

Jason Chaffetz’s Pity Party Is Everything That Is Wrong With a 1 Percent Congress

Jason Chaffetz’s Pity Party Is Everything That Is Wrong With a 1 Percent Congress Jason Chaffetz’s Pity Party Is Everything That Is Wrong With a 1 Percent Congress

The Utah congressman has turned his housing situation into a multiyear political stunt—while voting to gut the safety net.

Jun 29, 2017 / Helaine Olen

Naomi Klein: Kill the Trump Within

Naomi Klein: Kill the Trump Within Naomi Klein: Kill the Trump Within

Plus: Zoë Carpenter on health care in the Senate and David Cole on Trump’s travel ban and the Supreme Court.

Jun 29, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

A protester holds up a sign while a person walks around in a caricature of Trump during a peaceful protest

Trump Has No Comey Tape Trump Has No Comey Tape

Again this confirms what world rivals believe, And makes our diplomacy all that much tougher. In dealing with Trump they can all be assured He’s not just a liar, he’s also a bluffe…

Jun 29, 2017 / Column / Calvin Trillin

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