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Democrats Are Starting a Fierce Internal Debate. Finally. Democrats Are Starting a Fierce Internal Debate. Finally.

The party establishment won’t change on its own, and Democratic leaders won’t see the light unless they feel the heat.

Aug 22, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Afghan dust

Take Away Trump’s Blank Check for Endless War Take Away Trump’s Blank Check for Endless War

You can also write a letter to the editor to demand the removal of Confederate statues, and join a campaign to take economic power from Wall Street and give it back to communities.

Aug 22, 2017 / no-paywall / NationAction

Durham Residents Turned Out En Masse to Counter White Supremacists

Durham Residents Turned Out En Masse to Counter White Supremacists Durham Residents Turned Out En Masse to Counter White Supremacists

The fear was that Klansmen would come to replicate the violence that had just racked Charlottesville.

Aug 21, 2017 / Barry Yeoman

Antifa Chalottesville

Not Rights but Justice: It’s Time to Make Nazis Afraid Again Not Rights but Justice: It’s Time to Make Nazis Afraid Again

The history of anti-fascism is not one of asking; it’s one of direct confrontation.

Aug 16, 2017 / Natasha Lennard

Heather Heyer Protest

Can Jeff Sessions Provide Justice for Heather Heyer? Can Jeff Sessions Provide Justice for Heather Heyer?

Sessions’s perverted sense of justice continues to undermine civil rights, not protect them.

Aug 15, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The badge of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer.

The Deportation of Teen Soccer Star Lizandro Claros The Deportation of Teen Soccer Star Lizandro Claros

Feeling the effects of the Trump era, from youth sports to the pros.

Aug 15, 2017 / Audio / Dave Zirin

Brenda Diaz-Castro, holds a sign during a candlelight vigil on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017, in Harrisonburg, Va. The vigil was held for the victims of the violence in Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday.

Here’s What You Can Do After Charlottesville Here’s What You Can Do After Charlottesville

Join the continuing fight against the hatred on display this weekend and too often throughout our nation’s history

Aug 14, 2017 / no-paywall / NationAction

Charlottesville counter-protesters

The Charlottesville Syllabus The Charlottesville Syllabus

Studying hate is critical to countering it.

Aug 14, 2017 / StudentNation / Peter Rothberg

Counter-protesters rally against white nationalists in Charlottesville, Virginia, on August 12, 2017.

Will Charlottesville Provoke White Athletes to Stand Up Against Racist Hate? Will Charlottesville Provoke White Athletes to Stand Up Against Racist Hate?

Want to demoralize the fascist right? We need their white athletic heroes telling them to go to hell.

Aug 14, 2017 / Dave Zirin

To Find Alternatives to Capitalism, Think Small

To Find Alternatives to Capitalism, Think Small To Find Alternatives to Capitalism, Think Small

Why co-ops, regional currencies, and hackerspaces are pointing the way toward a new economic vision.

Aug 9, 2017 / Feature / David Bollier

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