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LaShawn Robinson outside the Connecticut Capitol

A Lawsuit Threatens a Groundbreaking School-Desegregation Case A Lawsuit Threatens a Groundbreaking School-Desegregation Case

After Sheff v. O’Neill, Hartford, Connecticut, created a new model for school integration. Now a conservative law firm wants to dismantle it.

Feb 11, 2019 / Rachel M. Cohen

John Dingell

John Dingell Kept the Faith, From the New Deal to ‘Medicare for All’ John Dingell Kept the Faith, From the New Deal to ‘Medicare for All’

The veteran congressman, who has died at age 92, always understood that health care is a right.

Feb 8, 2019 / John Nichols

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Trump’s ‘Caravan’ Is a Made-up Monster Fabricated by the Far Right Trump’s ‘Caravan’ Is a Made-up Monster Fabricated by the Far Right

How a group of white nationalists lobbied the President to turn desperate refugees into the enemy.

Feb 8, 2019 / Ian Allen

George Grosz: A Biography of the Political Artist

George Grosz: A Biography of the Political Artist George Grosz: A Biography of the Political Artist

Based on an interview with the artist’s son.

Feb 8, 2019 / OppArt / Lance Hansen

21 Savage

21 Savage Is Every Immigrant 21 Savage Is Every Immigrant

The rapper’s dramatic arrest is typical of ICE’s race-baiting and fear-mongering.

Feb 7, 2019 / Chris Gelardi

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Will Migrants Stay in Mexico? Will Migrants Stay in Mexico?

Thanks to controversial new policies on both sides of the border, Mexico has become more than just a pitstop for asylum seekers heading north.

Feb 7, 2019 / Feature / Annette Lin

Honduran Refugees in Guatemala

Trump’s War on Migrants Is an Affront to Humanity Trump’s War on Migrants Is an Affront to Humanity

His policies are endangering families facing violence, displacement, and persecution.

Feb 7, 2019 / Arnold Isaacs

Howard Schultz Tests His Centrist Messaging

Howard Schultz Tests His Centrist Messaging Howard Schultz Tests His Centrist Messaging

ignore this…

Feb 7, 2019 / Peter Kuper

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Letters From the February 25-March 4, 2019, Issue Letters From the February 25-March 4, 2019, Issue

Populism is everywhere… A worthy subject… Après le déluge…

Feb 7, 2019 / Our Readers

AOC at the SOTU

She’s With Stupid She’s With Stupid

 Sure, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slips up sometimes–but have you listened to her Republican colleagues?

Feb 7, 2019 / Column / Katha Pollitt

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