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How the Filibuster Became the Biggest Threat to American Democracy

“Kill Switch” author Adam Jentleson traces the history of the Senate procedure and explains why Democrats preserve it at their peril.

Paul Blest

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"He's a Real One": The Squad's Middle-Aged, Mustachioed Ally in Congress

How Chicago’s Jesús “Chuy” García went from challenging the city’s machine to taking on D.C.’s Democratic establishment.

Maya Dukmasova

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Republicans Are Using the Capitol Riot as a Trojan Horse to Target the Left

Since January 6, GOP lawmakers across the country have introduced a slew of anti-protest bills.

Branko Marcetic

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With Covid Delays, You May Die Waiting for Disability Benefits

Disabled people already had to cut through a lot of red tape to get benefits. Coronavirus made it even harder.

Bobbi Dempsey

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The Urgent Need for SCOTUS Reform, By The Numbers

The highest court in the land does not represent the interests of the American people. It doesn’t have to be this way.

Clara Liang

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Columbia Students Wage the Largest Tuition Strike in Nearly 50 Years

Students are demanding the university lower the cost of attendance and boost financial aid.

Indigo Olivier

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The Little Known, Racist History of the 911 Emergency Call System

The 911 system we have today was created in response to the 1967 civil rights protests.

Katrina Feldkamp and S. Rebecca Neusteter

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A Recipe for Making Change in Biden's Washington

To make it happen, progressives must learn to co-govern and build more power.

Robert Kraig

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Immigration Activists Prepare to Fight a "Timid" Biden After He Walks Back Key Promise

Waiting for a bill won't cut it, activists say—Biden could halt the cruel detention and deportation machine tomorrow.

Maurizio Guerrero

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Illinois Just Ended Cash Bail. Here's How Organizers Made It Happen.

Illinois is the first state in the country to completely end the use of money bond.

Alice Herman

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Biden Must Reject Trump’s “Vaccine Apartheid” Policy at the WTO

The president-elect pledged to combat racism. But he’s been mum about an urgent racial injustice taking place on a global scale.

Sarah Lazare

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The Union Members Who Voted for Trump Have to Be Organized—Not Ignored

Unions should be holding more political discussions with their members—and listening closely to their needs.

Mindy Isser

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How the U.S. Is Quietly Undermining Colombia's Fragile Peace Process

Through its reckless war on drugs, the U.S. is escalating tension and violence.

Cruz Bonlarron Martínez and Evan King

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Left Grassroots Groups Helped Biden Win Georgia. Now They’re Organizing to Flip the Senate.

With hopes for a progressive agenda on the line, working class-led organizations are going all out to defeat the GOP in Georgia.

Nuala Bishari

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The Case Against Industrial Animal Agriculture in 10 Statistics

The pandemic has slowed the growth of meat consumption around the world. Scientists argue we need to keep that trend going.

Dayton Martindale

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2020 Exposed the Myth of American “Security”

The “security state” not only failed to keep us safe, but worsened the coronavirus pandemic and unleashed violence on the people hardest hit.

Sarah Lazare

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The Numbers Show Covid Is a Mental Health Crisis

The U.S. mental health system was already in tatters. Then came the pandemic.

Hannah Faris

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Pfizer Helped Create the Global Patent Rules. Now it's Using Them to Undercut Access to the Covid Vaccine.

The pharmaceutical company is opposing a proposal at the World Trade Organization to expand vaccine access to poor countries.

Sarah Lazare

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Billionaires Want to Be the Gatekeepers of the Solar System

Space is the final (profitable) frontier—and it’s Elon Musk’s for the taking.

Eleanor Penny

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The Electoral College Needs to Go. Here’s How States Can Bypass It.

Hillary Clinton and Al Gore both won the popular vote, but lost the election. It’s time for the people to choose who becomes president.

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Activists Demand Rich Countries Suspend Patent Laws and Share Vaccines Freely

As rich countries hoard vaccine stocks, activists are calling for a just global distribution.

Hadas Thier

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Biden’s Defense Secretary Pick Shows the Revolving Door for Military Contractors Remains

Industry ties were simply taken for granted in Biden’s defense secretary sweepstakes.

Sarah Lazare

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After Sweeping Statewide Races, DSA Aims to Put a Socialist Caucus on New York’s City Council

Through democratic, grassroots-powered campaigns and an army of volunteers, socialists are flexing their muscle to bring a left-wing policy agenda to New York City.

Annie Levin

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Congress Is Deadlocked on Covid Relief But Came Together to Fund the Pentagon for $740 Billion

There is always money for war.

Sarah Lazare