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Rep. Barbara Lee Is Boycotting Trump’s State of the Union Tonight—Here’s Why
Lee released a statement denouncing Trump's racism, lies and ties to the alt-right.
Rep. Barbara Lee
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The Legacy of Investigative Journalist Robert Parry (1949-2018)
Robert Parry, editor and publisher of Consortiumnews.com, died peacefully Saturday evening. In this tribute, his son Nat Parry describes Robert’s unwavering commitment to independent journalism.
Nat Parry
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When They Call You a Terrorist
Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors on her path to activism and being criminalized at age 12.
Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Asha bandele
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Trump’s Dreamer “Deal” Reads Like a White Nationalist Wish List
In exchange for protecting Dreamers, the Trump administration is seeking to restrict immigration and increase deportations on a vast scale.
Miles Kampf-Lassin
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Bernie Sanders Just Sidestepped Corporate Media to Promote Medicare for All to 1 Million Viewers
The democratic socialist senator’s town hall on universal healthcare marks a new phase in the political revolution.
Theo Anderson
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Democratic Leaders Sold Out DACA Recipients. Maybe It’s Time for Voters to Replace Them.
By negotiating a government funding deal with no protections for immigrants, top Democrats made a strong case for why the party's activist base should be able to replace them with new leadership.
Kate Aronoff
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The Planet Is Burning and Neoliberalism Is Not the Answer
Why market-based solutions like cap-and-trade aren't progressive.
Scott Edwards
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The Next Steps for the Women’s March? Moving a Progressive Agenda.
After year one of the Trump presidency, women are furious. Now, many are asking where we go from here.
Jordan Sarti and Hannah Steinkopf-Frank
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Wall Street Isn’t the Answer to the Pension Crisis. Expanding Social Security Is.
The economic fate of workers shouldn't be tied to a stock market that rewards assaults on the working class.
Doug Henwood and Liza Featherstone
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Houston Is Being Rebuilt on a Foundation of Wage Theft
The exploitation after the storm.
Bryce Covert
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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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