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New York’s Faux Democrats Are Out, and Conservative Democratic Politics Thoroughly Discredited

Voters in New York just told members of the conservative-leaning IDC to GTFO.

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The Left Wave Keeps Growing with Democratic Socialist Julia Salazar’s Insurgent Win

Salazar won a stunning victory in New York by running on an ambitious left platform—and never shying away from challenging capitalism.

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The Test Facing Democratic Socialist Julia Salazar in New York

Amid controversy, Salazar is working to make her state senate race against a real estate-backed incumbent about vision and policy.

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What It Will Take To Bring Real Justice for Laquan McDonald

Organizers don't just want Chicago cop Jason Van Dyke indicted, they want community control of the police.

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Black Feminism Will Save Us All

Why we desperately need real intersectional feminism.

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How Radical Black Socialists Paved the Way for Andrew Gillum and Other Left Insurgents

Gillum and other left challengers are winning on an economic agenda pushed for decades by black-led social movements.

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Mariame Kaba: Social Movements Brought Down Rahm—Now They Can Transform Chicago

A conversation with writer and organizer, Mariame Kaba.

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Indigenous Women Rise Against Jerry Brown’s Climate Half-Measures

Ahead of the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco, organizers prepare to advocate more radical solutions.

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Seeking Justice for Laquan McDonald—Without Relying on Prisons

Locking up killer cop, Jason Van Dyke, won't address the root cause of his violence.

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Rehabilitating a Monster: George W. Bush and the Bankruptcy of Civility Politics

On the laundering of a war criminal.

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Mayor 1% Rahm Emanuel Will Not Be Missed in Chicago

Emanuel will be remembered for his arrogance, impatience and disregard for regular Chicagoans.

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After Rahm Emanuel’s Neoliberal Nightmare, the Next Chicago Mayor Must Embrace Reparations

Emanuel's pro-corporate policies ravaged Black and Latinx communities across Chicago. His successor will be tasked with reversing this trend.

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Why Is Planned Parenthood Endorsing a White Man with a Shaky Record Over a Pro-Choice Black Woman?

Kerri Evelyn Harris is gaining momentum in an insurgent campaign to oust centrist Sen. Thomas Carper (D-Delaware), who voted for the "partial birth" abortion ban. But she won't have the help of Planned Parenthood.

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Why the DNC’s Superdelegate Reforms Were a Major Victory for the Sanders Wing

From stripping power from superdelegates to enforcing financial oversight, backers of Bernie Sanders scored a number of huge wins at the DNC summer meeting. And they could have a major impact in 2020.

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In the 1968 DNC Protests, Did the Left Self-Sabotage?

50 years after the infamous demonstrations, participants and historians reflect.

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The Growing Movement To Grant All Prisoners the Right To Vote

Formerly incarcerated activists say that taking away voting rights because of felony convictions is racist and undemocratic, period.

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How Pro Sports Became Part of the U.S. Military’s War Machine

Since 9/11, public displays of patriotism have been built into major sporting events. Here's why that's so insidious.

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Trump Quietly Overrides What Little Civilian Protections Remain in Yemen War

Ignoring Congress, Trump says he doesn't have to obey limited protections included in the defense bill.

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How Prison Gerrymandering Strips Power from Communities of Color

Prisoners have become the latest tools in statewide redistricting strategies to empower rural, white districts.

Grace Dixon

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What Today’s Socialists Can Learn From the 1970s New Communist Movement

An interview with Max Elbaum, author of Revolution in the Air.

Micah Uetricht

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We Can’t Confront Fascism Without Addressing White Settler Colonialism

Why Indigenous resistance is central to the fight against white supremacy.

Jen Deerinwater

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Will the Mexican President-Elect’s “New Revolution” Include the Thousands of Disappeared?

Abandoned by the state, families are continuing the search for their missing loved ones. Andrés Manuel López Obrador has an opportunity to help.

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Rashida Tlaib on Democratic Socialism and Why She Supports the Palestinian Right of Return

The newly elected Democratic nominee for Congress talks about how she plans to help working-class Detroit and why she supports a one-state solution for Israel-Palestine.

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There Is a Coordinated Campaign to Suppress Criticism of Israel

Israel's human rights violations are accompanied by U.S. efforts to stifle dissent.

Azadeh Shahshahani