Miles Kampf-Lassin is Senior Editor at In These Times. Follow him at @MilesKLassin
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The GOP Tax Bill Opened a New Front in the Class War
Republicans just sold out the poor and middle class to enrich the wealthy elite. Next year is an opportunity to take back what's rightfully ours.
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Socialists Just Showed the Democratic Party How to Win Across the U.S.
Tuesday night’s progressive electoral wave is proof that embracing a bold left agenda is the key to victory.
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Rahm Emanuel’s Tribute to the World’s Richest Man Is Bad News for Chicago
The city's $2.25 billion offer to Amazon shows that the mayor puts the needs of tech profiteers over city residents.
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In a Seismic Shift to the Left, Medicare for All Is Emerging as the New Democratic Party Consensus
The historic support for Bernie Sanders’ healthcare bill shows that single payer is becoming mainstream—with or without support of the party establishment.
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The First Priority for the Resurgent U.S. Socialist Movement? Single-Payer Healthcare
At DSA's overflowing national convention, socialized medicine was front and center.
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Trump Is Stacking The National Labor Relations Board to Favor Corporations
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The Democrats’ New Agenda Is Everything That’s Wrong With the Party
More bland messaging and populist posturing won’t save the Democrats. The party needs to take a bold stand against corporate power.
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Centrism Is in a Death Spiral: Our Only Hope Is to Let It Perish
While some cling to the Clinton era of the 1990s, the future belongs to a socialism for the 21st century.
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Don’t Blame the Left for Political Violence in America: The Problem Lies with the Right
Attempts to place blame on left-wing movements aren't just wrong—they overlook the real scourge of racist violence.
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Bernie Sanders Talks with Jane Mayer About Dark Money in Politics
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The Push for Single-Payer Healthcare Is On. Democrats Should Get on Board or Get Out of the Way.
Following the stunning collapse of Trumpcare, Bernie Sanders is leading the fight by progressives to win single-payer.
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The Mass Protests of the Anti-Trump Resistance Are Starting to Win. Here’s How.
From the airport protests to work stoppages, Americans are taking dramatic and disruptive actions that have scored real victories.
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No, Rahm Emanuel Should Definitely Not Become Head of the DNC
Neoliberal centrism is exactly the wrong direction for the Democrats.
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The Human Face of Illinois’ Ongoing Budget Crisis
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Meet the 21-year-old Undocumented Student Who Called Out Rahm Emanuel to His Face Over Immigration
Luis Gomez publicly blasted Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Rep. Luis Gutiérrez for failing to do enough to protect all immigrants facing the threat of a Trump presidency—and for supporting Hillary Clinton and “stale neoliberal policies” over Bernie Sanders’ campaign.
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The Quiet Epidemic of Native American Killings By Police
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What Happens When an Ayn Rand Devotee Runs a Public School System? Just Ask Chicago.
Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool has spent his career putting free-market ideology over the needs of workers, teachers and students.
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Meet the New Leader of Chicago’s Principals Who’s Taking on Rahm Emanuel and Corporate School Reform
Troy LaRaviere is an award-winning educator and a fierce critic of Emanuel's education agenda. Bernie Sanders has his back—and he's not closing the door on a run for mayor.
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How Black Youth Helped Unseat Anita Alvarez and Transform the Face of Criminal Justice in Chicago
Black youth-led groups organizing for justice played a key role in Kim Foxx's win in the Cook County state's attorney race Tuesday night. And they're showing no signs of slowing down.
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Bernie Sanders’ Michigan Victory Just Proved That a Democratic Socialist Can Actually Win
With his upset win, Sanders showed the potential for his democratic socialist message to resonate across the country
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Rep. Tulsi Gabbard on Why She Left the DNC and Is Endorsing Bernie Sanders
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This Video Appears To Show Bernie Sanders Being Arrested at a 1963 Civil Rights Action in Chicago
It looks like there's proof of the presidential candidate participating in civil disobedience to end segregation
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Bernie Sanders Calls For an End to Mass Deportation Raids of Central American Immigrants
Sanders claims the Obama administration's raids of Central American families and children are inconsistent with American values—and must be stopped. Hillary Clinton's past support of such deportations sets her apart.
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Why It Matters That Bernie Sanders Forced a Debate About Capitalism on National TV
Facing rampant inequality and poverty, a substantive debate on socialism versus capitalism is exactly what the United States needs right now.
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Exposing the Myth of New Orleans Charter School ‘Miracle,’ 10 Years After Katrina
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Bernie Sanders Now Has a Rap Theme Song—And It’s Not Bad
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How “Disaster Capitalism” Is Driving the Discussion of Municipal Bankruptcy in Cities Like Chicago
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Radical Rapper Killer Mike Just Endorsed Bernie Sanders for President
The outspoken and critically-acclaimed rap artist's support is a good sign for Sanders's presidential campaign.
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Chicago Police Are Tracking Cellphone Data of Activists and Black Lives Matter Protesters
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Progressives Are Going to Make Rahm Emanuel’s Second Term Very Difficult for “Mayor 1%”
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“He Sold Us Out”: Activists Fuming Over Bob Fioretti’s “Come to Rahm” Moment Endorsing Mayor Emanuel
The former progressive mayoral critic has come out in support of Rahm Emanuel, which some former allies see as a gross betrayal.
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As Scathing SEIU Ad Hits Rahm Emanuel Where It Hurts, Chuy Garcia Endorses Financial Transaction Tax
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With Jesse Jackson’s Chuy Garcia Endorsement, Black Leaders Begin to Unite Against Rahm Emanuel
García could be on his way to building the cross-racial coalition needed to unseat Emanuel and become Chicago's first Latino mayor.
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Why Rahm Emanuel Could Really Lose His Runoff Election in Chicago
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Why Rahm Emanuel Has Been a Disaster for Chicago
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NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Explains Why Democrats’ Only Hope In 2016 Is Tackling Inequality
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How People Are Becoming Corporations
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A Dollar Bill Is Not What You Think It Is
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Karen Lewis’ Replacement at the CTU Has a Message for Rahm Emanuel
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Naomi Klein Explains Why The Climate Is Our “Ultimate Collective Crisis”
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John Oliver Explains Why Student Debt Will Ruin Our Lives
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John Oliver Takes On The Prison Industrial Complex
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The Crusade Against Abortion
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Uber, Lyft and Transportation’s Chilling Future
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Chris Hayes Grills Rahm Emanuel on Chicago’s Suspect Crime Stats
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The Folly of Attacking Iraq
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Elizabeth Warren and Thomas Piketty Discuss Inequality
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How Wall Street Skims Higher Education
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