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Bob Massie Is Putting Climate and Democracy at the Center of the Massachusetts Governor’s Race Bob Massie Is Putting Climate and Democracy at the Center of the Massachusetts Governor’s Race

If this racial-justice and climate activist wins the nomination, he’ll be on the ballot along with Senator Elizabeth Warren.

Jun 1, 2017 / Wen Stephenson

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Trump Is Like a Cornered Animal Trump Is Like a Cornered Animal

Sasha Abramsky on our irrational president, David Cole on the courts, and Paul Mason on Corbyn.

Jun 1, 2017 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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The White House Assembles Its Defense The White House Assembles Its Defense

Though they’re thinking a war room might help To avoid all these stinging defeats, It seems clear that the aide they should add Is a special assistant for tweets.

Jun 1, 2017 / Column / Calvin Trillin

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Letters From the June 19-26, 2017, Issue Letters From the June 19-26, 2017, Issue

McCarthyism: past or present?… Implausible deniability… Lessons from Carrier… An admiring bog… Electing the future (web-only)…

Jun 1, 2017 / Letters / Our Readers

A Brief History of Liberal Demonization

A Brief History of Liberal Demonization A Brief History of Liberal Demonization

ignore this…

Jun 1, 2017 / Comix Nation / Jen Sorensen

Texas Sanctuary City SB 4 Protest

Texas’s SB 4 Is the Most Dramatic State Crackdown Yet on Sanctuary Cities Texas’s SB 4 Is the Most Dramatic State Crackdown Yet on Sanctuary Cities

The law is Texas’s acknowledgement that the federal government is dependent on local law enforcement to carry out its deportation agenda.

Jun 1, 2017 / StudentNation / Julianne Hing

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It’s Time to Make the Case for Impeaching Trump It’s Time to Make the Case for Impeaching Trump

The president blatantly tried to block a federal investigation. That’s obstruction of justice.

Jun 1, 2017 / Editorial / John Nichols

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Why We Need the People’s Budget Why We Need the People’s Budget

Trump’s proposal is a shocking testament to cruelty and greed. Fortunately, the Congressional Progressive Caucus has an excellent alternative.

Jun 1, 2017 / Editorial / The Editors

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Our President, the Little Big Man Our President, the Little Big Man

From his proposals on health care, to his tax plan, to his border wall, Trump is symptomatic of the nation he now “leads.”

May 31, 2017 / Tom Engelhardt

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Presidents Come and Go—the Legacy of Roger Ailes May Last Forever Presidents Come and Go—the Legacy of Roger Ailes May Last Forever

The Fox News founder is dead. So why does the rest of cable news look like an army of his monsters?

May 31, 2017 / Column / Eric Alterman

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