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“Quite Divorced From Reality”: Climate Scientist, Activists Call Out Shell Exec at UN Conference

The oil company is posing as a climate champion, but critics call it greenwashing.

Christine MacDonald

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From Fur to Foie Gras: Animals Are on a Winning Streak

While Trump has loosened some federal protections for animals, activists are gaining ground on the local and state level.

Andrew Schwartz

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How the Leader of the OAS Became a Right-Wing Hawk—And Paved the Way for Bolivia’s Coup

The Organization of American States is not a neutral arbiter. Just looks at its secretary general, Luis Almagro.

Branko Marcetic

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$44,000 for Air Ambulances, Hour-Long Rides to an ER—The High Cost of Healthcare in Appalachia

Rural hospitals are closing or downgrading at an alarming rate. That could be fatal.

Mason Adams

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9 Stats That Show the Tax Code Favors the Ultra-Rich

Without dramatic tax reform, inequality will continue to skyrocket.

Izii Carter

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A Quick Guide to Impeachment, in 10 Numbers

From Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton to the alleged crimes of Donald Trump.

Izii Carter

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MSNBC Is the Most Influential Network Among Liberals—And It’s Ignoring Bernie Sanders

When the network’s primetime pundits do cover Sanders, they cover him more negatively than they do Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden.

Branko Marcetic

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Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren Represent Very Different Political Traditions

What actually separates Sanders and Warren in 2020

Leon Fink

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Naomi Klein on Climate Chaos: “I Don’t Think Baby Boomers Did This. I Think Capitalism Did.”

The author and activist weighs in on the presidential race, youth movements and the Right's response to climate change.

Will Meyer

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The Real Reason U.S. Media Won’t Call Evo Morales’ Ouster in Bolivia a “Coup”

The Bolivian coup is not a coup—because the United States wanted it to happen.

Alan MacLeod

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This Isn’t the First Time the United States Has Abandoned the Kurds

In 2014, the United States used Kurdish fighters to beat back ISIS, at great human cost, then left them behind.

Dayton Martindale

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Any Good Climate Plan Must Address Poverty and Racism

Why climate justice advocates have been demanding this since long before the Green New Deal.

Dayton Martindale

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Ben Rhodes’ False Atonement for the Yemen War

Our failure to reckon with Obama-era atrocities—and why it matters.

Sarah Lazare

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What You Need To Know About a Federal Gun Buyback

A brief guide to the gun control measure that's dividing the presidential candidates.

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The U.S. Betrayal of the Kurds Is Five Years in the Making

Though Trump struck the match, the latest crisis in Syria is the predictable result of long-standing U.S. policy.

Patrick Lewis

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Trump’s Betrayal of the Kurds Is Terrible, But the Answer Is Not Endless War

Like millions of others, the Kurds are victims of disastrous U.S. interventions in the region.

Khury Petersen-Smith

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Hundreds of Thousands Are Without Power Thanks to PG&E. This Shows Why We Need Public Ownership.

The utility giant's mass blackouts in California are just the tip of the iceberg.

Brooke Anderson

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How the DCCC’s “Blacklist” Could Blow Up in the Democratic Establishment’s Face

The attacks on the party’s left flank might be backfiring. Just look at Marie Newman’s primary challenge to Dan Lipinski.

Natalie Shure

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The Labour Left Is Poised to Take Power If It Can Move Past One Roadblock: Brexit

The Labour Party's left flank is preparing for its best shot at governing in a generation. But the Brexit dilemma threatens to fracture the party's electorate.

Cole Stangler

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Meet the Hawkish Liberal Think Tank Powering the Kamala Harris Campaign

The Center for a New American Security has long pushed Democrats to embrace war and militarism—and it's poised to play an influential role in a future Democratic administration.

Branko Marcetic