Features
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State Sen. Nina Turner on Why Black Voters Should Support Bernie--But Not Stop There
The Cleveland native and rising political star switched her support from Clinton to Sanders MORE
By Benjamin Dixon
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Democracy’s Fascism Problem
Europe has a ‘democracy deficit’ on both the Left and the Right MORE
By Slavoj Žižek
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Why We Must Make Green Energy a Public Good
A ‘Green Tea’ coalition of conservatives and environmentalists are offering market-based alternatives to fossil fuels—but creating an equitable climate future will require public-sector solutions MORE
By Kate Aronoff
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3 Next Steps for the Political Revolution
Bernie Sanders can’t do it alone. MORE
By Larry Cohen
Act Locally
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The Bernie Sanders Campaign Is Electrifying New York Politics. Will It Be Enough to Win the Primary?
Inspired by Sanders, independent groups like “Team Bernie NYC” and “Harlem for Bernie” have been hitting the streets to engage voters MORE
By Ethan Corey
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How an Ex-Felon Voting Bloc Could Shape Baltimore's Election
44,000 newly eligible voters can make a real difference MORE
By Katie Rose Quandt
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The Real Heroes of the Flint Water Crisis
Flint residents refuse to be silenced MORE
By Victoria Goff
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Understanding What Makes Donald Trump Voters Tick: Is It Just Racism?
In Trump’s appeal, the Left seeks clues on winning back the white working-class. MORE
By Ian Haney López and Matt Morrison
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Thanks to #BlackLivesMatter, Prosecutors Who Bungle Police Shooting Cases Face Tough Election Fights
While recognizing the limits of electoral politics, the movement has ousted two prosecutors–Anita Alvarez and Tim McGinty–and has more in its sights MORE
By Jennifer Ball
Culture
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Ta-Nehisi Coates' New Comic Book 'Black Panther #1' Is 'Black as Hell'
Comic book readers, writers and artists of color have long been excluded from the comic book world. That appears to be changing. MORE
By Darryl Holliday
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Exit Signs
Even a Time Finance Columnist Is Now Questioning American Capitalism
Rana Foroohar’s “Makers and Takers” breaks down crisis-prone U.S. economy MORE
By Chris Lehmann
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When the Steel Mill Gets Replaced by a GOP Megadonor's Casino
A new book analyzes the demise of Bethlehem Steel and the rise of a casino in post-industrial Pennsylvania. MORE
By Catherine Tumber
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Take Two
In Jacques Audiard’s Dheepan, A Refugees-Eye View of a France We Rarely See
Three Sri Lankan strangers must pretend to be a family in a strange land MORE
By Michael Atkinson
Columnists
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Back Talk
From Broad City to the Era of the Single, Independent Woman: Female Solidarity Has Gone Mainstream
Amy Schumer, Samantha Bee and Rebecca Traister herald a new epoch of female independence MORE
By Susan J. Douglas
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The Third Coast
The Paradox of Bernie Sanders and the Black Voter
Despite Sanders’ historic election, we still don’t seem any closer to resolving the rancorous intra-left debates about race and class. MORE
By Salim Muwakkil
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Editorial
The Corporate-Backed Democratic Party Needs a Political Revolution
Bernie Sanders should use the momentum of his campaign to make demands at the Democratic National Convention MORE
By Joel Bleifuss
