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‘If You Want to Win, Get a Black Woman Candidate’: A Q&A With Melanie L. Campbell ‘If You Want to Win, Get a Black Woman Candidate’: A Q&A With Melanie L. Campbell

The Democrats need to get serious about supporting black women.

Jun 14, 2018 / Q&A / Safiya Charles

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In Trump’s ‘Madness,’ A Chance for Peace in Korea: Bruce Cumings In Trump’s ‘Madness,’ A Chance for Peace in Korea: Bruce Cumings

Plus Ahilan Arulanantham on Trump’s family separation policy, and Harold Meyerson on the Democrats’ chances in November.

Jun 14, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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I’m Black and Latinx—What Do You Do When Neither Term Fits? I’m Black and Latinx—What Do You Do When Neither Term Fits?

“Latinx” and “Hispanic” have never fully encapsulated the diversity of Latin America.

Jun 13, 2018 / StudentNation / Gabriela Thorne

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NFL Owners Don’t Fear Trump, They Fear Their Own Players NFL Owners Don’t Fear Trump, They Fear Their Own Players

The code red in NFL circles is the growing liberation consciousness of the ones people pay to see. 

Jun 13, 2018 / Dave Zirin

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Join a Rally to Demand that the Trump Administration Stop Separating Families Join a Rally to Demand that the Trump Administration Stop Separating Families

You can also call your representative to save net neutrality and apply for a training to help take back the House.

Jun 13, 2018 / NationAction

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Will an Independent Press Survive in Russia? Will an Independent Press Survive in Russia?

With journalists under attack in many forms, a new generation of truth-tellers is bringing fresh ideas to a troubled profession.

Jun 13, 2018 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina

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The Mueller Indictments Still Don’t Add Up to Collusion The Mueller Indictments Still Don’t Add Up to Collusion

A year of investigations has led to several guilty pleas, but none of them go to the core of the special counsel’s mandate.

Jun 13, 2018 / Aaron Maté

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Trump’s Genius Is His Entertaining Idiocy Trump’s Genius Is His Entertaining Idiocy

The president’s ability to distract obscures his administration’s assault on democratic institutions.

Jun 13, 2018 / Eric Alterman

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The AT&T-Time Warner Merger Ruling Is Bad for the Country The AT&T-Time Warner Merger Ruling Is Bad for the Country

And it will affect much more than just these two companies. 

Jun 12, 2018 / David Dayen

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‘Athletes Aren’t Roulette Chips’: Bill Bradley Speaks Out on Gambling in Sports ‘Athletes Aren’t Roulette Chips’: Bill Bradley Speaks Out on Gambling in Sports

A Supreme Court decision effectively legalizing sports gambling has been met with cheers, but the NBA Hall-of-Famer and former senator is a dissenting voice.

Jun 12, 2018 / Dave Zirin

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