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The Private Prison Divestment Movement Just Had an Incredible Week

Activists are stopping banks like JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo from financing the caging of migrant children. Here’s how.

David Dayen

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Young Black Feminists Have Some Pointers for Obama

Instead of scolding Black youth, Assata's Daughters is helping them organize to transform the world.

Eli Day

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Another Failed Coup in Venezuela?

The Venezuelan opposition and its backers in Washington may have underestimated the Chavista grassroots.

George Ciccariello-Maher

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Why Is Dianne Feinstein So Opposed to the Green New Deal? Look at Her Family Finances.

Sen. Feinstein has direct financial interests in the same fossil fuel companies that the Green New Deal threatens.

Branko Marcetic

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Why False Accusations of Anti-Semitism Against Ilhan Omar Are So Harmful

Bad-faith smears of Omar and many others are being used to crush Palestinian rights, undermine social movements and divert attention from real anti-Semitism.

Phyllis Bennis

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Trump’s Deranged Border Wall Plan, In 11 Statistics

As Congress debates Trump's "national emergency" declaration, here's what you need to know about the proposed border wall.

Conner Martinez

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Verizon. Pfizer. Bank of America. U.S. Corporations Are Funding Israeli Settlements.

Tax records show that the foundations of well-known corporations are funding settlements that are considered illegal under international law.

Alex Kane

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Open Borders, Without Apology

Supporting freedom of movement isn’t just the right thing to do — it’s a political winner for the left.

Khury Petersen-Smith

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U.S. Invasion of Venezuela Would Be a Nightmare for Its People

Under the pretext of delivering aid, Trump is threatening to unleash military violence.

Michael Fox

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New York Isn’t the Only City Waging a Fight Against Amazon

The corporate giant is still milking Nashville and other runners-up for further subsidies

David Dayen

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Here Are the “Progressives” Who Watered Down the House Measure Ending Support for the Yemen War

A little-noticed amendment allows for continued U.S. intelligence sharing with Saudi Arabia, undermining the push to halt all U.S. participation in the war.

Sarah Lazare and Michael Arria

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Texas Activists Thought They’d Kicked ICE Out of Their County. Then a Secret Deal Happened.

An Austin suburb has become a test of whether ICE and private prison companies can thwart the movement to close local detention centers.

David Dayen

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Who Will Stand Up for Ilhan Omar?

False charges of anti-Semitism are being used to silence critics of Israel.

Nora Barrows-Friedman

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Chicago’s Political Revolution

Social movements ousted Rahm Emanuel. Now they’re taking on the neoliberal machine.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

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Why Is the Political Establishment So Afraid of Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal?

Instead of pouring money into endless war and tax cuts for the rich, Congress now has a chance to solve the climate crisis. But devotion to the economic status quo is standing in the way.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

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Trump Is Not an Isolationist—Just Listen to His SOTU

Trump wants to expand U.S. dominance and empire—and he has little resistance in Congress.

Gregory Shupak

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Instead of Enriching Shareholders, These Companies Could Give 8 Million Workers a $46,000 Raise

How public companies like Nike and Apple are shifting money away from workers to the already very wealthy.

Colleen Boyle

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The Green New Deal Must Put Utilities Under Public Control

Community ownership of power is the most promising path toward equity, democracy and renewable energy.

Jackson Koeppel, Johanna Bozuwa and Liz Veazey

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How the Demonization of “Gossip” Is Used to Break Women’s Solidarity

Gender oppression shaped the notion of "idle women's talk."

Silvia Federici

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Does the Super Bowl Feel Too Political? Thank American Militarism.

The staging of professional sports events is deeply political. It’s only when someone breaks character that we notice it.

Peter Certo

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Will AMLO Respond to the Central American Exodus With Compassion—Or Militarization?

Mexico's new progressive president says he has a just immigration plan. But critics say it's flawed.

Heather Gies

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Kamala Harris’ Disturbing Brand of Criminal Justice Reform

Her version of “progressive" law enforcement leaves mass incarceration intact.

Marie Gottschalk

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Why Far-Right Presidents Trump and Bolsonaro Are Backing the Attempted Venezuelan Coup

The United States and Brazil are coordinating with right-wing governments across Latin America to declare Juan Guaidó president.

Michael Fox

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Where Are Democratic 2020 Hopefuls on the Trump-Backed Coup Attempt in Venezuela?

Of the major Democrats or progressives who have declared--or are expected to--Joe Biden and Cory Booker have expressed their support for the coup. We will update the story if others speak out.

Marco Cartolano