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12 Reasons Why Sex Ed Reform Cannot Wait

Less than half of U.S. schools offer sex education that is medically accurate.

Ria Bhagwat

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Biden's Foreign Policy Picks Are From the Hawkish National Security Blob. That Is a Bad Sign.

Biden's incoming team helped shape some of the most militaristic policies of the Obama administration.

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Dean Spade on How Mutual Aid Will Help Us Survive Disaster

We have to fundamentally reimagine community if we want to avoid “intensive, uneven suffering followed by species extinction.”

Clara Liang

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What You Need to Know About BDS

The global, nonviolent movement for Palestinian freedom.

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Joe Biden Owes His Victory to the Left, No Matter What the Democratic Party Says

Organizers, not consultants, delivered key states like Pennsylvania, Arizona and Georgia. Democrats ignore this reality at their peril.

Rebecca Chowdhury

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Biden Must End the War He Helped Start

Yemenis call on the president-elect to stop the onslaught.

Shireen Al-Adeimi

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My Grueling Search for Asylum From an Undeclared War

A member of the Honduran resistance movement tells his story.

José López

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Biden’s First Priority: Undo the Damage Done by Trump

President Biden can make progressive appointments and executive actions—no matter who controls the Senate.

Rick Perlstein

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With Biden in Power, Beware the Neoliberal Backlash

Grassroots organizers and Black voters led Biden to victory. Our concerns and demands must be taken seriously.

Barbara Ransby

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One Third of Biden's Pentagon Transition Team Hails From Organizations Financed by the Weapons Industry

The president-elect is drawing from hawkish think tanks funded by arms companies.

Sarah Lazare

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“Today Is About Defending Democracy”: People Take to the Streets to Stop Trump's Attempted Coup

Oakland protesters say now is an important time to defend the election—and resist Trump’s efforts to undermine the vote.

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How Right-Wing Groups Created an Atmosphere in which Kidnapping the Michigan Governor Made Sense

The alleged militia plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was only the most shocking episode in the campaign to undermine and politicize the state’s response to Covid-19.

Jacob Wheeler

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DHS Is Using Immigration Crackdown to Suppress the Latino Vote, Critics Say

From expediting deportations to placing “wanted” billboard ads across Pennsylvania, rights advocates warn DHS is intimidating voters.

Maurizio Guerrero

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How Bipartisan Anti-China Rhetoric Is Being Used to Increase U.S. Military Spending

Republicans and Democrats are using the “menace” of China to justify pouring billions into the Pentagon's budget.

Sarah Lazare

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The Supreme Court Said Their Sentencing Was Unconstitutional. But They’re Still Behind Bars.

Despite SCOTUS rulings against life without parole sentences for juveniles, most who received that sentence remain incarcerated.

Katie Rose Quandt

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The Disenfranchised Voters No One Is Talking About: Residents of U.S. Colonies

Hundreds of thousands in Guam and across the U.S. territories will be unable to cast a ballot this November. It’s a stark reminder of America’s brutal colonial legacy.

Tiara R. Na'puti

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Politicians Play Chicken With Economic Relief While Americans Starve

Republicans and Democrats are prioritizing their own political fortunes over the wellbeing of millions.

Hadas Thier

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13 Ways the Vote Is Being Suppressed Ahead of the Election

Half of American voters expect to have difficulty casting a ballot this November.

Janea Wilson

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“I Have to Give Credit to AOC”: Mondaire Jones on the Inspiration Behind His Historic Left Challenge

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“Progressive Policies Are Practical”: Marie Newman on Unseating a Conservative Incumbent

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“This Is What I Do”: Cori Bush on Her Journey from the Streets of Ferguson to Capitol Hill

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“I Am Black Lives Matter”: Jamaal Bowman on How He’ll Bring the Movement to the House

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The Squad Is Growing: A New Crew of Left Challengers Is Bringing Movement Politics to Congress

It's not just AOC, Omar, Pressley and Tlaib. This crop of organizers-turned-politicians—alongside the Squad—plans to usher in a progressive revival in the House of Representatives.

Natalie Shure

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As the Housing Crisis Explodes, the Trump Admin Is Quietly Undoing Its “Eviction Moratorium”

Following a pressure campaign from landlords and real estate groups, the Trump administration is giving landlords more leeway to evict tenants.

Rebecca Burns