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Memo to Ted Cruz: Carpet Bombing Is, By Definition, a Human Rights Atrocity
The cavalierness with which "carpet-bombing" has been discussed by the Republican candidate ignores the horrific human cost of such actions.
Branko Marcetic
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Rebecca Solnit on Climate Change and How Political Activism Can Help Us Find Happiness
The longtime writer and activist discusses the hope found in uncertainty, her experience at the Paris climate talks, the role of the writer and more.
Dayton Martindale
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The Talking Heads are Wrong: It’s Not Over Yet
Despite what the pundits say, the outcome of Democratic primary is far from inevitable
Marilyn Katz
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Will Bernie Sanders’ Momentum Increase Support Among Voters of Color?
Sanders definitely has a problem with black voters. But the more they get to know him, the more supportive they become.
Waleed Shahid
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Shockingly, the Washington Post Investigated Itself for Anti-Bernie Sanders Bias and Found None
The paper had just run 16 negative stories about Sanders in 16 hours.
Adam Johnson
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Is Bernie Sanders’ Win in Michigan the First Crack in the Clinton Firewall?
After Tuesday night, here’s where Sanders stands in the delegate race.
Christopher Hass
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The Washington Post Ran 16 Negative Stories on Bernie Sanders in 16 Hours
This has to be some kind of record.
Adam Johnson
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The Immigrant Rights and Climate Justice Movements are Impractical—And That’s a Good Thing
Now what we need, more than ever, are social movements that challenge the notion of what is possible
Mark Engler and Paul Engler
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As the Zika Virus Spreads, the Salvadoran Government Needs to Rethink its Approach to Women’s Health
Salvadoran reproductive rights activist Sara García discusses the Zika virus and the state of women's health in El Salvador
Hilary Goodfriend
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This Is the Best Moment Yet for Peace in Syria—And Diplomacy Is the Only Solution
Charles Glass, longtime Middle East journalist, discusses the Syrian conflict and his friendship with Edward Said.
Eli Massey
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We Found the Coolest Populist in America, and He’s Running for U.S. Senate
John Fetterman, mayor of Braddock, Pennsylvania, wants to fight for "legacy communities" and the soul of the Democratic Party
Kate Aronoff
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In Chicago, Bernie Sanders Spells Out His Theory of Political Revolution
In two separate events, Sanders lays out his vision of change from the bottom up, and why mobilizing the American people is key to enacting progressive policies.
Branko Marcetic
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Bernie Sanders Is Narrowing the Gap in South Carolina
He has an enthusiastic field campaign and growing support from black activists and politicians. Will it be enough?
David Moberg
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Bernie Sanders Still Has a Path to Victory. Here It Is.
The media says Clinton is inevitable (again), but the battle for delegates could be closer than anyone expects
Christopher Hass
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‘Bravo!’ Email Appears To Show Clinton’s Friend Congratulating Her on Bombing of Libya
The newly released email from Anne-Marie Slaughter belies Clinton's attempts to distance herself from the military intervention
Branko Marcetic
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Bernie Sanders in 1995: A Brutal Assessment of Bill Clinton’s First 2 Years as President
In this 1995 column for In These Times, Bernie Sanders laments then-President Bill Clinton's ties to corporate money—and lays out a progressive program that looks strikingly similar to his own 2016 presidential platform.
Bernie Sanders
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When Asked Whether He Was A Socialist in 1989, Carl Sagan Sounded a Lot Like Bernie Sanders in 2016
Carl Sagan is best known for bringing attention to the cosmos. But in this clip from CNN, he puts the spotlight on how the Unites States fails to take care of its own most vulnerable citizens.
Madeline Wensel
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Exxon Covered Up Climate Change in the 1970s, But Its Behavior Today is Worse
The biggest fossil fuel company on Earth insists on finding and producing more fossil fuels
Bill McKibben
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DeRay Mckesson’s Baltimore Mayoral Run Has a Teach For America Problem
The media's favorite poster child for Black Lives Matter, DeRay Mckesson, came up through the school privatization movement's favorite organization
Drew Franklin, AlterNet
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Why Evangelicals Are Flocking To Donald Trump
Trump is beating Bible-thumping Ted Cruz among evangelicals. What do they see in a formerly pro-choice New York real estate mogul?
Theo Anderson
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Repulsed by Pharma-Bro Martin Shkreli? Maybe You Also Hate Capitalism.
Far from being some kind of moral outlier, the pharma-bro embodies all of our economic system's defining characteristics.
Jesse Myerson
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NY Times Rounds Up ‘Left-Leaning Economists’ Opposed to Bernie Sanders for a Unicorn Hunt
So slight is these economists' leftward lean that it would require very sensitive equipment to measure.
Doug Henwood
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We’re Rethinking Prisons. Is It Time to Rethink Sex Offender Registries?
Criminal justice reform is in the air. But not for everyone.
Erica R. Meiners
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The Mainstream Media Barely Mentioned Bernie Sanders’ Recent Debate Comments on Henry Kissinger
On the major networks' newscasts, the exchange was only mentioned twice.
Jim Naureckas
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