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La Lomita Chapel v. border wall

Activists Are Invoking Religious Freedom to Save Migrants’ Lives Activists Are Invoking Religious Freedom to Save Migrants’ Lives

In court, members of the progressive No More Deaths group are trying to reclaim a law that has become synonymous with a conservative Christian moral agenda.

Apr 15, 2019 / Stephanie Russell-Kraft

Stacey at Roosevelt

The Plan to Save Our Economy The Plan to Save Our Economy

By curbing corporate power and reinvigorating the public sector, we can create an economic and political system that works for everyone.

Apr 15, 2019 / Greg Kaufmann

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Letters From the April 29, 2019, Issue Letters From the April 29, 2019, Issue

The case against the liberal case…

Apr 15, 2019 / Our Readers

Protesting Susan Collins

Why Focusing All Our Energies on the Presidency Is a Big Mistake Why Focusing All Our Energies on the Presidency Is a Big Mistake

Expecting transformative change from the top is a recipe for disappointment. We should stop expecting saviors.

Apr 15, 2019 / Column / Laila Lalami

‘I Don’t Want to Stay in a Country That Doesn’t Want Me As Badly as I Want It’

‘I Don’t Want to Stay in a Country That Doesn’t Want Me As Badly as I Want It’ ‘I Don’t Want to Stay in a Country That Doesn’t Want Me As Badly as I Want It’

The visa-holding university student who grew up in the United States but may never be able to work here.

Apr 15, 2019 / John Washington

Beto Talks About the Costs of War

Beto Talks About the Costs of War Beto Talks About the Costs of War

Presidential contender O’Rourke says we have “completely forgotten” our constitutional responsibility to lawfully declare and end wars.

Apr 15, 2019 / Feature / John Nichols

Brian Hagedorn

A Sobering Signal From Wisconsin A Sobering Signal From Wisconsin

The loss of a critical court race that should have been an easy win for progressives provides a battleground-state warning for 2020.

Apr 12, 2019 / John Nichols

Bernie Sanders in Miami

Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn Might Create a Revolution Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn Might Create a Revolution

Just as Reagan and Thatcher rose together, perhaps so too will Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn.

Apr 12, 2019 / Robert L. Borosage

Danica Roem Canvass

The Conversations Democrats Need to Be Having The Conversations Democrats Need to Be Having

The danger of a continued Trump presidency is too dire to spend our limited resources on internal fights.

Apr 12, 2019 / Adam Barbanel-Fried

A Benjamin Netanyahu campaign billboard in 2019

With the Israeli Election, the Plight of Palestinians Has Gotten Even Worse With the Israeli Election, the Plight of Palestinians Has Gotten Even Worse

The election should dispel any doubts that Israel will grant Palestinians freedom and rights without outside pressure.

Apr 12, 2019 / Yousef Jabareen

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