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As Anti-Choice Fundamentalists Descend on Alabama, One Abortion Doctor Refuses To Be Bullied

Dr. Willie Parker, the last abortion doctor in Mississippi, is bracing for a week of potentially violent protests in his hometown of Birmingham.

Stephanie Gilmore

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Why Black Queer Activists Engaged in Civil Disobedience at Chicago Gay Pride Parade

"We tried to make it clear that we’re not looking to transform Pride, but have the larger LGBT community, mostly gay and lesbian cisgender white folks, understand what it means to invest in communities of color that are trans and queer."

H. Melt

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Ready for Warren Asked Their Members if They Should Back Bernie Sanders. Why Won’t MoveOn and DFA?

Activists who wanted Elizabeth Warren to run for president took a poll and decided to endorse Bernie. Should other progressive organizations do the same?

Michael Payne

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Seneca Lake’s Battle Against Fracking and Gas Storage

A coalition of farmers and vintners, doctors and lawyers, clean energy companies and reluctant do-it-yourself activists are fighting for the future of the Finger Lakes region.

Ellen Cantarow

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Death from Above, Remotely Controlled: Obama’s Drone Wars

History will view drone warfare as the Obama administration’s signature approach to military engagement.

Muhammad Idrees Ahmad

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What Liberal Supreme Court? SCOTUS Rules Against Power Plant Regulations for Dangerous Toxins

In a 5-4 decision, the court ruled that power companies can pump large levels of mercury and other toxins into the air.

Kamil Ahsan

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WashPost Asks if Greece Can Be Trusted To Cut Spending… When It’s Already Cut Spending 23 Percent

After Greece Cuts a Quarter of Its Budget, WaPo Asks if It’s Willing to ‘Trim Spending’

Jim Naureckas

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Before It Was a Symbol of Racist Backlash, the Confederate Flag Was a Symbol of Endless War

Despite the fact that retailers and political figures are calling for its removal, history might be too prominent for the extinction of the Confederate flag.

Greg Grandin

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The U.S. Is Locking Up Immigrant Children in Private Prisons Under Inhumane Conditions

The message being sent by the U.S. government is that when frightened women and children come to America seeking sanctuary, we will imprison them

John Washington

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In Front of 10,000 in Madison, Bernie Sanders Calls for Wealth Redistribution

'Our job is to redistribute wealth back into the hands of working families.'

David Goodner

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The Moynihan Report Is Turning 50. Its Ideas on Black Poverty Were Wrong Then and Are Wrong Now.

African-Americans' family structure is not the “master problem” of racial inequality in America.

Daniel Geary

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Last Week’s Other Big SCOTUS Ruling: Upholding a Critical Piece of the Fair Housing Act

"It's a pretty resounding win for civil rights law."

Dan Schneider

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How the Trans-Pacific Partnership Will Hand Corporations the Reins to Our Government

Provisions of the trade agreement could provide corporations with even greater influence over domestic policy decisions.

David Sirota

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Radical Rapper Killer Mike Just Endorsed Bernie Sanders for President

The outspoken and critically-acclaimed rap artist's support is a good sign for Sanders's presidential campaign.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

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The NYT Is Wrong: Greece Shouldn’t Accept Endless Depression Because Default Might Be Painful

The paper of record says Greeks should look to the example of Argentina's 2001 default. But that default actually seems to have tremendously benefited the country.

Dean Baker

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How Activists Won Reparations for the Survivors of Chicago Police Department Torture

A history of the movement to make Chicago pay for the crimes of former police commander Jon Burge.

Flint Taylor

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Watch a Very ‘80s Bernie Sanders Make His Folk Music Album on a Public Access TV Show

A 1987 episode of Sanders's public access television show, Bernie Speaks, provides a look at the presidential candidate's musical side.

Lauren Gaynor

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Three U.S. Churches Are Now Debating Divestment From Companies Invested in the Israeli Occupation

The debates come just after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu compared BDS activism to the Holocaust.

Ryan Rodrick Beiler

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Dylann Roof’s Rhodesian, South African Flags Symbolize White Supremacy. So Does the Confederate Flag

That a racist mass murderer would embrace of the three flags should end the debates about whether or not the Confederate flag can mean anything other than racism.

Peter Cole

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Good News for Bernie Sanders? Poll Shows 47% of Americans Would Vote for a Socialist

A sizeable chunk of Americans say they'd consider voting to send a socialist to the Oval Office.

Marc Daalder

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Going Beyond Labor’s Limitations: Larry Cohen Reflects on His Time as a Progressive Union President

An interview with Larry Cohen, outgoing Communications Workers of America president, on how the U.S. labor movement can go bigger.

David Moberg

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Neil Young: Donald Trump Shouldn’t Use My Music. Bernie Sanders Can, Though

Young managed to decry Trump's use of his song, lament rising inequality and endorse Sanders all at the same time.

Lauren Gaynor

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The Confederate Flag Is a Symbol of Racist Terror. It Should Be Eradicated.

If we don’t eliminate the Confederate flag, we can only expect more racist, depraved acts like Dylann Roof's in our future.

Frank Smecker

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Why Chicago Won’t Go Bankrupt—And Detroit Didn’t Have To

Detroit's bankruptcy wasn't inevitable. Neither is Chicago's. But the austerity hawks don't want you to know that.

Saqib Bhatti