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Linda Sarsour: “I Want American Muslims To Be Unapologetic About Who We Are”

The Women's March organizer on growing Islamophobia and the state of the resistance

Kamil Ahsan

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Meet Randall Woodfin, the Mayoral Challenger Bringing the Political Revolution to Birmingham

The 36-year-old city attorney is proposing debt-free community college and reinvestment in Black neighborhoods.

Katherine Webb-Hehn

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Campouts, Not Shootouts: Chicago Youth Take Back Their Streets

We talked to the teenagers occupying Chicago street corners.

Carlos Ballesteros

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Diverse, Radical and Ready to Resist: Meet the First in the New Wave of Local Progressive Officials

At Local Progress's 150-person meet-up, left-leaning politicians from around the country share plans to build rebel cities.

Steve Early

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The Link Between Trump’s Attacks on Immigrants and Deaths in the Desert

Trump's policies reduce people first to “illegals,” then to deportation statistics, and, finally, to a scattering of bones in an arroyo.

John Washington

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Disabled and Disobedient: How ADAPT Activists Blocked the GOP Healthcare Bill

This wasn't their first day at the rodeo.

s.e. smith

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How a Maryland Town Is Turning Its New Deal Past Into a New Economy Present

Greenbelt residents are organizing cooperatives and other community initiatives aimed at building a better world.

Ajowa Nzinga Ifateyo

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Detroit’s Underground Economy: Where Capitalism Fails, Alternatives Take Root

Over decades of poverty, Detroiters have fostered a resilient informal economy based on trust.

Valerie Vande Panne

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Done Waiting for the Mule: Black Activists Seek To Occupy 40 Acres of Land this Juneteenth

In cities across the country, organizers for "Black Land and Liberation" are preparing to reclaim vacant spaces.

Aviana Willis

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Atlantic City Could Be the Next Flint—But Residents Are Fighting To Save Their Water

Chris Christie-appointed officials may soon privatize the city's water utility.

Kate Aronoff

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Turning Capital Against Capitalism

Experiments in funding an equitable economy.

Chris Merriam

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The Folk Singer vs. the Millionaire: A Berniecrat Aims for Montana’s House Seat

Rob Quist's House campaign draws on Montana's populist spirit.

Joseph Bullington

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Sorry, Charter Boosters: Record Numbers of Teachers at Chicago Charter Schools Are Organizing Unions

Unionized teachers can help keep charter administrations accountable to their workers—and to students.

Micah Uetricht

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#WorkYourOssoff: Thousands of Georgia Volunteers Sign On To Flip a Red District Blue

Grassroots progressives are powering Jon Ossoff's campaign in the first contested congressional race of the Trump era.

Beth Maschinot

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How San Francisco Student Activists Made College Free Again

City College of San Francisco will be the first in the nation to offer free tuition to all city residents.

s.e. smith

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Indivisible: The Left Group Shaking Up Congress From the Grassroots

Coopting Tea Party tactics, former Democratic Congressional staffers provide the Trump resistance with a step-by-step lobbying guide.

Kate Aronoff

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With Donald Trump as President, Americans Are Flocking to Socialism

Membership in the Democratic Socialists of America has surged since the election.

Kate Aronoff

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State of Rebellion: How California Is Taking on the Trump Administration

On immigration and other issues, the state's legislature has signaled it does not intend to cooperate with the new president.

Hannah Guzik

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How Colleges and Universities Are Defying Trump

The student campaign to make schools into sanctuaries for undocumented immigrants.

Kate Aronoff

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The Fight For Free College Moves to the States

How student organizers and a state representative are campaigning to eliminate tuition in Illinois.

Jeff Schuhrke

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Why Fair Scheduling Could Be Labor’s Next Big Fight

A series of citywide ordinances are taking aim at erratic and unpredictable scheduling.

Jonathan Timm

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Meet the Baltimore Activists Trying to Stop the Next Oil Train Explosion

Baltimore residents campaign against the rail transport of highly flammable crude oil through residential neighborhoods.

Bruce Vail

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August Was a Huge Month for Berniecrats

Bernie Sanders' presidential bid is over—but as his campaign army deploys down-ballot, more and more progressive challengers are claiming victory.

Alex Ding

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Missouri Has Only One Remaining Abortion Provider. Planned Parenthood is Fighting To Change That.

After the courts overturned a restrictive abortion law in Texas, pro-choice activists are hoping to defeat similar legislation in Missouri and elsewhere.

Victoria Albert