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George W. Bush Was a Godawful President
The media's nostalgia for Bush is not only ill-informed—it's dangerous.
Branko Marcetic
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The End of American Democracy: 30 Seconds to Midnight
A professor at Yale University talks about what history can teach us.
Matthias Kolb
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The Right-Wing Machine Behind the Curtain
The radical conservative Heritage Foundation has spent 40 years trying to gut the federal budget. Now Trump is proving to be the perfect tool.
Theo Anderson
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Republicans Are Legislating Like There’s No Tomorrow
Forget about the future. The GOP just wants what it wants—now.
Theo Anderson
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Trump’s Budget Will Be a Disaster for the Climate—And Not Just in the Ways You Think
From increased military spending to tax cuts for the wealthy, everything about the new administration's economic agenda seems tailor-made to help the planet burn.
Kate Aronoff
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Resister’s Digest: How to Join the Fight Against the GOP’s Trumpcare
Events are taking place all over the country this week.
Theo Anderson
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How the Democratic Establishment Beat Back Keith Ellison’s DNC Bid
Despite the setback, progressives remain determined to democratize the party and empower the left wing.
Cole Stangler
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Interviews for Resistance: The Opioid Crisis Is a Public Health Crisis Rooted in Poverty
A healthcare organizer in Maine talks about the importance of engaging people wherever they are.
Sarah Jaffe
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If You Think Trump’s at War With the Deep State, Take Another Look at His Policies
The president is no populist, and he'll only strengthen the influence of illiberal extra-constitutional power structures.
Mike Lofgren
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The Generals In Trump’s Cabinet Aren’t “Adults In the Room”—They’re Hungry for War
We can expect an even more aggressive foreign policy under Trump's mix of military men and ideologues.
William D. Hartung
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Interviews for Resistance: “It Is Just Open Season Now” on Undocumented Immigrants
A longtime organizer talks about the brutal intersection of being black and undocumented.
Sarah Jaffe
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Big Greens Are Mad at Bernie For All the Wrong Reasons
Sanders’ low ranking by the League of Conservation Voters speaks to a deeper divide among greens.
Kate Aronoff
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The Climate Movement Goes to War with Trump
But to save the planet, we need to remake the Democratic Party
Kate Aronoff
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Cities Go Rogue Against Trump and the Radical Right
In a sea of red, blue enclaves test their power to rebel.
Theo Anderson
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Attacks on Immigrants Are Attacks on Workers
A longtime labor and community organizer responds to the Trump's anti-immigrant measures.
Carlos Ballesteros
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Scott Pruitt Is the Fossil Fuel Industry’s Manchurian Candidate
Soon-to-be-released emails may show just how deep the newly confirmed EPA administrator's ties go.
Kate Aronoff
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Stop Telling Us To Be Terrified. We Should Be Pissed.
Fear makes us freeze. Anger makes us fight back.
Theo Anderson
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Before Trump Was a Racist Commander-in-Chief, He Was a Racist Real Estate Executive
Newly released files from the FBI's investigation into Trump's company document pervasive discrimination against people of color.
Rachel Johnson
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Trump’s Far-Right Israel Stance Creates an Opening for the Left
But congressional Democrats won't act without a push.
Stephen Zunes
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The Mass Protests of the Anti-Trump Resistance Are Starting to Win. Here’s How.
From the airport protests to work stoppages, Americans are taking dramatic and disruptive actions that have scored real victories.
Miles Kampf-Lassin
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Meet the U.S. Nonprofit That Funds the Israeli Guards Who Terrorize Palestinians
Settlements in the West Bank are illegal, but equipping their guards is tax-deductible.
Alex Kane
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Mike Pence, Betsy DeVos and the Klan’s Long Shadow
The extremism of their agenda contains the seeds of its undoing.
Theo Anderson
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The “Identity Politics” Debate Is Splintering the Left. Here’s How We Can Move Past It.
We must redefine “identity politics,” because the debate about it is mostly wrong. We can start by recognizing that Clintonian identity politics aren't intersectional—they're racist.
Thea N. Riofrancos and Daniel Denvir
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Trump’s Israel Envoy Pick Funds West Bank Settlements. Here’s Why That’s a Problem
A U.S. network of pro-settlement non-profits aids in the displacement of Palestinians.
Alex Kane
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