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What’s the Number 1 Threat to Security? No One Is Asking Trump or Clinton

What’s the Number 1 Threat to Security? No One Is Asking Trump or Clinton What’s the Number 1 Threat to Security? No One Is Asking Trump or Clinton

Missing from an election season dominated by spectacle and confrontation is the serious debate we desperately need to have about nuclear weapons.

Sep 13, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

We, the People Versus We, the Wealthy

We, the People Versus We, the Wealthy We, the People Versus We, the Wealthy

How did the United States become the land of the unequal—and how do we find our way back?

Sep 12, 2016 / Bill Moyers

Hillary Clinton Media

A Lot of Trump Supporters Are Deplorable—and a Lot of the Media Are Too A Lot of Trump Supporters Are Deplorable—and a Lot of the Media Are Too

The frenzy over Clinton’s warning about bigoted Trump backers, along with her minor health scare Sunday, is just more media malpractice.

Sep 12, 2016 / Joan Walsh

Miami Dolphins national anthem

Solidarity With Kaepernick Ripples Through the NFL on September 11 Solidarity With Kaepernick Ripples Through the NFL on September 11

On opening day, players staged a “quiet insurrection” in support of Colin Kaepernick’s protest against police violence.

Sep 12, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Snowden at a Canadian high school

What Should Happen to Edward Snowden? A Q&A With His Lawyer What Should Happen to Edward Snowden? A Q&A With His Lawyer

Ben Wizner speaks on what would happen in an espionage trial and why Obama should issue a pardon.

Sep 12, 2016 / Q&A / Jon Wiener

North Dakota Wants to Arrest Democracy Now!’s Amy Goodman for Engaging in Journalism

North Dakota Wants to Arrest Democracy Now!’s Amy Goodman for Engaging in Journalism North Dakota Wants to Arrest Democracy Now!’s Amy Goodman for Engaging in Journalism

The independent journalist was documenting private security personnel using dogs to attack Native Americans activists.

Sep 11, 2016 / John Nichols

Colin Kaepernick Greeting Fan

Colin Kaepernick Is Winning Colin Kaepernick Is Winning

Those who said last week that they disagreed with Colin Kaepernick’s methods but agreed with his goals owe him an apology.

Sep 9, 2016 / Dave Zirin

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A $15 Minimum Wage Would Stop 1.2 Million Households From Going Hungry A $15 Minimum Wage Would Stop 1.2 Million Households From Going Hungry

Fourteen percent of households are classified as “food insecure.” That has to change.

Sep 9, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Mylan Epipen

5 Myths About the EpiPen Scandal 5 Myths About the EpiPen Scandal

No, Mylan is not an “outlier.”

Sep 8, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

Hillary speaks at Commander in Chief Forum

NBC’s Farcical Commander-in-Chief Forum NBC’s Farcical Commander-in-Chief Forum

This was a big missed opportunity for the network—and for voters.

Sep 8, 2016 / James Carden

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