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Maine Leads the Nation in Campaign Finance Reform

The head of Maine Citizens for Clean Elections talks about the corrupting influence of money in politics and what we can do about it.

Theo Anderson

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Here’s What’s More Troubling About Rex Tillerson Than His Ties to Putin

As Secretary of State, Exxon's CEO could do enormous damage to the climate.

Kate Aronoff

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Bill McKibben: Where the Climate Movement Can Still Make Progress, Even Under President Trump

Moving forward won't be easy, but we can help prevent the worst.

Bill McKibben

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How Keith Ellison’s DNC Bid Exposed Democratic Party Division on Israel

His rise touched a nerve among pro-Israel Democrats worried that ironclad bipartisan support for Israel is slipping.

Alex Kane

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Trump Can’t Follow Through on His Promises—And Will Need A Scapegoat

The more he fails to deliver on his economic pledges, the more he’ll try to shift the blame.

Terry J. Allen

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No, Rahm Emanuel Should Definitely Not Become Head of the DNC

Neoliberal centrism is exactly the wrong direction for the Democrats.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

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From Cities to Campuses: The New Sanctuary Movement for Trump’s America

Activists are rallying to protect immigrants in their communities, one campus at a time.

Michelle Chen

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9 Things Obama Could Do Before Leaving Office To Rein In the National Security State

With Trump on the way, the lame duck should do whatever he can to limit the next president’s power.

Pratap Chatterjee

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Bernie Sanders’ New Book Offers a Roadmap for Progressives to Challenge the Establishment

"Our Revolution" brims with the same righteous indignation and relentless optimism that drew bigger and bigger crowds to his rallies.

Steve Early and Rand Wilson

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Standing Rock Celebrates as Army Halts Construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline

Although the ultimate fate of the pipeline is not clear, the Army’s move to stop construction is an exciting step in the right direction.

Kate Aronoff

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Welcome to the Resistance

All Americans now face threats under Trump. The question is how to respond.

In These Times Editors

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The Democratic Party Has Failed—We Need a Radical Vision to Defeat Trumpism

The neoliberal establishment couldn’t stop Trump. A campaign for real economic justice can.

Zack Exley

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A Message to Trump: We’re Not Going Back in the Shadows

Undocumented immigrants are ready to mobilize and resist.

Prerna Lal

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The Rush To Normalize Trump

The mainstream media is woefully unprepared to grapple with the hatred and trauma of this election.

Rick Perlstein

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Why Targeting Corporate Democrats Must Be Part of the Fight Against Trump

In order to combat President Trump, progressives have to challenge establishment Democrats and their corporate-friendly policies.

Mark Engler

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Donald Trump May Be President, But You Can Still Take Action on Climate Change

Individual steps alone won't fix the climate—but they're an easy way to start.

Emily Schwartz Greco

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In the Age of Trump, Progressive Jews Can Learn From the 20th Century’s Radical Yiddish Tradition

Our forebears' struggles against capitalism, fascism and Zionism—carefully chronicled in Revolutionary Yiddishland—resonate more than ever now that the the far right is once more taking power.

Ben Lorber

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The Incoherent Worldview and Virulent Islamophobia of Donald Trump’s National Security Advisor

At times, Gen. Michael Flynn has expressed empathy for those who join terrorist groups—but increasingly, he has substituted nuance for rank bigotry.

Branko Marcetic

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America Needs a Network of Rebel Cities to Stand Up to Trump

With Trump in the White House and GOP majorities in the House and Senate, we must look to cities to protect civil liberties and build progressive alternatives from the bottom up.

Kate Shea Baird and Steve Hughes

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Slavoj Zizek: The Left’s Fidelity to Castro-ation

In the last decades, Cuban “socialism” continued to live only because it didn’t yet notice it was already dead.

Slavoj Žižek

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Countering Capitalism: 40 Years of In These Times

From independent socialist newspaper to political revolution

Joseph M. Schwartz

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The Woman Who Might Have Been President

It's time to talk about sexism.

Susan J. Douglas

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The Clintons’ Dominance of Democratic Politics Is Over—And They Will Not Be Remembered Fondly

Self-inflicted wounds, an out-of-touch candidate and a party more concerned about Wall Street than the working class sealed the Clinton campaign's defeat.

Kathleen Geier

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Defending the Commons: 40 Years of In These Times

As the corporate assault on the environment grow, so does the movement against it.

Dayton Martindale