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Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Trump’s Healthcare Plan Is All About Freedom! Trump’s Healthcare Plan Is All About Freedom!

Freedom for the rich to exploit the poor, that is.

May 9, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow

Saudi airstrike aftermath

Congress Is Drawing a ‘Red Line’ Over Trump’s Support for the Saudi War on Yemen Congress Is Drawing a ‘Red Line’ Over Trump’s Support for the Saudi War on Yemen

Millions are threatened by famine, as Riyadh prepares an assault on the country’s key port.

May 8, 2017 / James Carden

A/BSA students

Campus Admin Ignored Students’ Demands for Black Visibility. So They Took Over Their Building. Campus Admin Ignored Students’ Demands for Black Visibility. So They Took Over Their Building.

The Afrikan/Black Student Alliance of the University of California, Santa Cruz, camped out for three days until the school met its demands.

May 8, 2017 / StudentNation / Georgia Johnson

Trump Supporters California

Economic Anxiety Didn’t Make People Vote Trump, Racism Did Economic Anxiety Didn’t Make People Vote Trump, Racism Did

New data provide a compelling answer to this vexing question.

May 8, 2017 / Sean McElwee and Jason McDaniel

Eric Garcetti

Los Angeles Residents Start to Organize Against the Olympic Bid Los Angeles Residents Start to Organize Against the Olympic Bid

The US Olympic Committee wants the 2024 Olympics in Los Angeles. It won’t happen quietly.

May 8, 2017 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

Civilans look at rubble from Saudi airstrike

24 Things the Media Missed While They Were Obsessing Over Trump’s Latest Soundbite 24 Things the Media Missed While They Were Obsessing Over Trump’s Latest Soundbite

These are major national-security issues—but don’t expect to see them on the news.

May 8, 2017 / Andrew J. Bacevich

The Prisoner Firefighters Battling California’s Wildfires

The Prisoner Firefighters Battling California’s Wildfires The Prisoner Firefighters Battling California’s Wildfires

Three clips from a new film exploring the seemingly ordinary landscapes touched by our prison system.

May 8, 2017 / The Nation

A Hundred Days of Trump Denial

A Hundred Days of Trump Denial A Hundred Days of Trump Denial

Leading up to the marker of his first 100 days, I began to internalize small shifts in how the news media regards President Trump.

May 6, 2017 / Leslie Savan

Ivanka Trump

Women Don’t Need Ivanka Trump’s Fortune-Cookie Feminism Women Don’t Need Ivanka Trump’s Fortune-Cookie Feminism

They need her father to stop his harmful policies. 

May 6, 2017 / Lucia Graves

Religious Right Leaders Blast Trump’s Order as a Betrayal

Religious Right Leaders Blast Trump’s Order as a Betrayal Religious Right Leaders Blast Trump’s Order as a Betrayal

But a vague provision could authorize Attorney General Jeff Sessions to issue guidelines to federal agencies allowing them to discriminate.

May 5, 2017 / Sarah Posner

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