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Worried About Russian Foreign Interference? Take a Look Into Saudi Arabia.
For decades, the D.C. establishment has been on the payroll of a foreign terror state. But because it's Saudi Arabia, you won't hear a peep.
Branko Marcetic
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What We Got Wrong When Covering the Bill Clinton Sexual Abuse Allegations
In this #MeToo moment, looking back at our coverage.
Jessica Stites
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The GOP Tax Bill Is Basically Like Throwing Gasoline On The Dumpster Fire That Is the Climate Crisis
The latest Republican scheme isn’t just bad news for the economy, it will be terrible for the environment.
Kate Aronoff
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A Newly Elected Democratic Socialist On How to Win in Trump Country
Ross Grooters explains how he won a city council seat as an open socialist in Pleasant Hill, Iowa—which last year went for Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton.
Isaiah J. Poole, People's Action
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The Tax Bill Battle Shows the Left Needs a “Single Payer of Fiscal Policy”
A conversation with Michael Kink, executive director of the Strong Economy for All Coalition.
Sarah Jaffe
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Fascism in the United States Can’t Be Defeated Without a Mass Movement
A broad-front approach means drawing from a range of social movements—all those harmed by the reactionary right.
Shane Burley
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After the Keystone XL Approval, Here’s What’s Next for the Climate Movement
The battle is far from over—and has already transformed the way environmental campaigns are waged.
Kate Aronoff
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How Democratic Socialists Took On Centrists and the Right Wing at the Ballot Box
David Duhalde, deputy director of the Democratic Socialists of America, discusses the group's recent electoral success—and what they have planned for 2018.
Sarah Jaffe
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Here’s Why Chicago Activists Are Against Rahm Emanuel’s $95 Million Cop Academy
A conversation with Monica Trinidad, a Chicago-based artist and organizer.
Sarah Jaffe
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How SWAT Team Expos Are Militarizing Police Departments Across the Country
Instead of disaster preparedness and storm relief, resources are being funneled into violent police trainings and arms exchanges.
Tara Tabassi
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COP23 Proved That Indigenous Peoples Still Don’t Have a Real Voice in Climate Negotiations
While the Indigenous Peoples' Caucus was given a seat at the climate negotiations table, this role was largely symbolic.
Kate Aronoff
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As the J20 Trial Begins, We Must Not Allow Trump to Imprison Dissenters When They Are Needed Most
A defendant calls for collective defense against repression—and continued resistance.
Olivia Alsip
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Bernie Sanders Is Now Backing Randy Bryce—Which Could Be Very Bad News for Paul Ryan
Sanders' endorsement of Bryce comes at a time when the former union organizer and steelworker is rising in the polls in his bid to unseat House Speaker Paul Ryan.
Marc Daalder
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Puerto Rican Former Political Prisoner: “Colonialism Is a Crime Against Humanity”
Ricardo Jimenez talks about anti-conialism, prison abolition and LGBTQ liberation.
Sophie Drukman-Feldstein
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Barbara Lee’s War on War
Washington’s voice of conscience since 9/11.
Matthew Cunningham-Cook
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The Paradise Papers Are Proof That Capitalism and Racism Fuel The Global Plutocracy
To end the immoral abuses documented in the Paradise Papers, we must challenge the systems of both entrenched wealth and racial domination.
Sam Adler-Bell
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Nationalize the Fossil Fuel Industry
For a big problem, we need big solutions.
Carla Skandier
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What the South Can Teach the Rest of the Country About Resisting the Right
A conversation with organizers of the Southern Movement Assembly, a convergence of bottom-up organizations rooted in Black struggle.
Sarah Jaffe
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Robert Reich: The GOP Tax Bill Is Everything That’s Wrong With Our Democracy
The Republican plan will hurt the poor, enrich the wealthy and make GOP campaign donors very happy.
Robert Reich
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“It Is the Young People Who Will Free Us”: Resisting Militarized Violence, from Honduras to Chicago
A transnational conversation between organizers.
Gaspar Sánchez and Veronica Morris-Moore
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Undocumented Communities Devastated By Calif. Wildfires Are Now Being Left Out of Federal Relief
Grassroots fundraising efforts aim to prevent undocumented immigrants from slipping through the cracks.
Julianne Tveten
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The Elephants in the Resistance: Don’t Trust the Anti-Trump Republicans
Sen. Jeff Flake and his ilk aren’t the heroes we’re looking for.
Rick Perlstein
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As the Trump Admin. Gives Fossil Fuels Industry the Floor at COP23, Hundreds of Protesters Shut Out
Representatives from fossil fuels companies were invited to speak on a panel alongside White House officials.
Kate Aronoff
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100 Years of Colonialism: How Puerto Rico Became Easy Prey for Profiteers
From U.S. policies to cronyism to vulture finance, the real disaster is human made.
Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, In These Times
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