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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Hillary
A friend of Hillary's confronts her collection of memorabilia on the anniversary of Donald Trump's inauguration
Betsy Vandercook

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Centrist Dems May Not Call Black and Brown Communities Shitholes—But They Treat Them That Way
The loud denunciations of Trump serve to hide liberal racism.
Benji Hart

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The Forgotten Socialist History of Martin Luther King Jr.
King believed that a multiracial working-class movement was required to overcome the failings of capitalism.
Matthew Miles Goodrich

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New York City Sues Fossil Fuel Companies for 200 Years of Climate Destruction
The city is modeling how to take Big Energy to task.
Kate Aronoff

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Why We Must Not Look Away From Trump’s Attacks on Salvadoran Immigrants
While his inflammatory rhetoric dominates the news, Trump is upending the lives of 200,000 Salvadoran migrants and refugees.
Michelle Chen

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In a Surprising Move, the Anti-Pipeline Movement Is Taking a Page from Hobby Lobby
Religious groups are using First Amendment arguments in efforts to stop pipelines and protect Native lands.
Ben Walker

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Meet Paula Jean Swearengin: The Progressive Who Won West Virginia’s Democratic Senate Primary
West Virginia could soon get a Bernie Sanders supporter—and coal miner's daughter—in the U.S. Senate.
Ed Rampell

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Displaced After Hurricane Maria, Puerto Ricans Face Awful Conditions in NYC Shelters
People who left Puerto Rico for New York didn’t know about FEMA’s Transitional Sheltering Assistance Program, which offers temporary hotel rooms. Instead, they wound up in homeless shelters.
Joel Cintrón Arbasetti

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If Democrats Want the Support of Millennials, They Should Cut Ties with the Fossil Fuel Industry
The Lawmakers elected in 2018 must lead one of the biggest government projects in history—a rapid transition to a 100-percent renewable energy economy.
Varshini Prakash and Stephen O’Hanlon

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The Specter of Reagan Haunts the GOP’s New Tax Plan
A brief history of how the GOP taxes the poor to reward the rich.
Joel Bleifuss

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Fire and Fury Signifies Nothing
We must not pretend this book will solve anything, especially the problem of the Trump presidency.
Kate Aronoff

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The War on Drugs Is an Abject Failure. Jeff Sessions Just Ramped It Up.
The tide is finally turning against marijuana criminalization. But Sessions just took a giant leap backwards.
Jesse Mechanic

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How Wisconsin’s Progressive Revival Could Help Randy Bryce Unseat Paul Ryan
A surge of grassroots organizing mixed with anger at Trump and the GOP could pave the way for Bryce to take down the House Speaker.
Kate Aronoff

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Move Over, Corporate Democrats. A New Wave of Left Populists Is on the Rise.
It's 2018. Candidates don't need the establishment anymore.
Theo Anderson

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Trump and the Neocons Are Exploiting an Iran Protest Movement They Know Nothing About
Iranians are protesting conditions worsened by U.S. policies, but Washington's hawks see only an opportunity for regime change.
John Feffer

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The “Me Too” Movement and the Rights of the Accused
Have the men and women accused of sexual harassment lost their right to a fair hearing?
Marilyn Katz

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The 10 Best Off-the-Beaten-Path Films of 2017
Film is dead. Long live these films.
Michael Atkinson

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J20 “Not Guilty” Verdict Deals Blow to Trump Admin and Shows the Power of Collective Defense
A defendant on why dissenters everywhere should feel emboldened by the outcome of the first trial.
Sarah Lazare

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Should Progressives Support Soda Taxes?
Cities from Chicago to Philadelphia have experimented with a tax on sweetened beverages. Tom Philpott, Max B. Sawicky and Melina Packer debate the merits.
In These Times Writers

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Challenging Capitalism Can’t Be The Only Focus of the Class Struggle
Bob Herbert’s Against All Odds considers the elusiveness of racial progress when capitalism is looked at in a vacuum.
Ryan Bell

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How a Vegan’s Experience with Disability Is Helping Her Heal the Divide Between Two Movements
Sunaura Taylor's new book finds solidarity with blind dogs and abused chickens.
Troy Vettese

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It’s Time to Nationalize the Internet
To counter the FCC's attack on net neutrality, we need to start treating the Internet like the public good it is.
Julianne Tveten

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The GOP Tax Bill Opened a New Front in the Class War
Republicans just sold out the poor and middle class to enrich the wealthy elite. Next year is an opportunity to take back what's rightfully ours.
Miles Kampf-Lassin

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Why Trump’s Muslim Ban 3.0 Is So Dangerous
The new ban shows us what institutionalized Islamophobia looks like during the Trump era of the War on Terror.
Maha Hilal
