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3 Next Steps for the Political Revolution
Bernie Sanders can't do it alone.
Larry Cohen
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Bigger Than Bernie: The Other Progressive Challengers Taking On the Democratic Establishment
These challengers are also carrying the flag of the political revolution sparked by Bernie Sanders.
Christopher Hass
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Why We Must Make Green Energy a Public Good
A 'Green Tea' coalition of conservatives and environmentalists are offering market-based alternatives to fossil fuels—but creating an equitable climate future will require public-sector solutions
Kate Aronoff
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Whistleblowers Step Forward To Decry President Obama’s Drone Program
“You see someone die because you said it was okay to kill them."
Pratap Chatterjee
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In Defending Hillary Clinton’s Emails, Obama Shows His Double Standard on Classified Info
The Obama administration has cracked down on whistleblowers and leakers while offering Clinton a pass.
Branko Marcetic
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State Sen. Nina Turner on Why Black Voters Should Support Bernie—But Not Stop There
The Cleveland native and rising political star switched her support from Clinton to Sanders
Benjamin Dixon
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An Open Letter to Bernie Sanders on Turning His Campaign Into a Movement
If Bernie's campaign is going to become the catalyst for long-term transformation that many hope it will, some changes are in order.
Erik Forman
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With 19 Arrests and More Planned, Students Just Upped the Ante for Fossil Fuel Divestment
The new round of demands for divestment have taken place at nine universities, and more are coming.
Kate Aronoff
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How Bernie Sanders Can Harness the Kind of Momentum Transforming British Politics
British activists could offer lessons for Americans who are feeling the Bern about how to transition from a political campaign to a long-term, mass movement.
Kate Aronoff
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To Reform the Police, We Have To Expand Democratic Power Over Them
Technocratic tinkering will not solve the American problem of police brutality and community distrust of law enforcement.
Ben Rosenfield
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Speaking to High Schoolers About the Truth of War Helped Me Deal with My Trauma from Being a Soldier
If a teenager is going to sign up to kill and die for a cause or even the promise of a better life, then the least he or she should know is the good, the bad and the ugly about the job.
Rory Fanning
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Bernie Sanders Wasn’t Our First Socialist Mayor: Remembering Milwaukee’s Socialist Party History
Frank Zeidler served the city as mayor for three terms, and his Socialist Party held seats in the city council, state legislature and even Congress.
Shaun Richman
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Ben & Jerry on Bernie Sanders and the Origins of Their Progressive Politics
The ice cream moguls speak on why they have stayed so engaged in activism over the last several decades.
Marc Daalder
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A Short History of the Media Smugly Dismissing Bernie Sanders’ Campaign at Every Step of the Way
Despite the fact that Sanders' campaign has only grown larger and larger, the media always bends over backwards to dismiss him.
Branko Marcetic
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Congress Should Do Its Job and Restrain the President’s Wartime Powers
Congress always seems ready to criticize President Obama—except on issues that matters most.
Andrew Bacevich
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How the Democratic Party Created a Liberalism of the Rich
This isn’t the stuff of Franklin Roosevelt or the United Auto Workers.
Thomas Frank
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In Cuba, Obama Articulated a Vision of History and Revolution that No Other President Ever Has
In a country in which political discourse rarely mentions race explicitly, Obama seemed to be saying to Cubans of African descent, I see you, and I understand your centrality in the past and future of your country.
Ada Ferrer
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Why Your Water Could Be Worse Than Flint’s
Our nation's water crisis requires radical solutions.
Laura Orlando
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Donald Trump Really Doesn’t Like the First Amendment
Protesters against Trump aren't free speech opponents—Trump himself is.
Marc Daalder
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How Montanans Stopped the Largest New Coal Mine in North America
People power and civil disobedience helped stop the Otter Creek mine in a huge victory for environmentalists and Montana communities.
Nick Engelfried
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To Save the Soul of the Democratic Party, Rahm Emanuel and Debbie Wasserman Schultz Must Go
If Hillary Clinton wants to convince us she is a progressive, she should call for their resignations.
Bill Moyers and Michael Winship
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Neocon War Hawks Want Hillary Clinton Over Donald Trump. No Surprise—They’ve Always Backed Her
With Trump's impending nomination, neocons are reaffirming what they've always thought: Hillary Clinton's foreign policy is right up their alley.
Branko Marcetic
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Four Years Since a Chicago Police Officer Killed Rekia Boyd, Justice Still Hasn’t Been Served
Rekia is not forgotten. Her spirit lives in current organizing and protests in Chicago and around the country.
Mariame Kaba
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Shutting Down Donald Trump’s Rallies Isn’t the Way To Defeat Him
Anti-Trump protesters should focus their efforts on countering his messages, not preventing him from speaking..
David Moberg
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