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We Must Stop John Bolton From Escalating War in Syria

Trump's threats to escalate military intervention could open a new, dangerous front in the ongoing conflict.

Phyllis Bennis

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Ta-Nehisi Coates Made the Case for Reparations—Here’s Who Is Making the Plan

Black scholars and organizers are thinking beyond just a check.

Dayton Martindale

Culture

An Ode to Sharp-Tongued Women, From Dorothy Parker to Susan Sontag

Michelle Dean’s new book Sharp profiles brilliant and creative women who fought sexism, but, by and large, did not identify with the feminist movement.

Laura Tanenbaum

Culture

Barbara Ehrenreich Calls BS on the Immortality Industry

In her new book, Natural Causes, the author reminds us that we can't cheat death -- although we can die trying.

Jane Miller

Labor

The Federal Attack on Sex Workers’ Rights Is a Threat to Everyone’s Free Speech

Carrie Weisman

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The DCCC’s Long, Ugly History of Sabotaging Progressives

The latest attacks on left challengers are no fluke: For decades the House Democratic fundraising body has put corporate, big-money interests first.

Branko Marcetic

Labor

The Oklahoma Teachers’ Strike Is a Mutiny Against Austerity

Michelle Chen

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Progressives Have a Game Plan for Replacing the Chicago Machine

The March 20 Illinois primary saw big victories for progressive challengers taking on machine-backed candidates. It’s a model we can follow to transform Chicago politics.

Amisha Patel and Emma Tai

Labor

After Loyola’s Cinderella NCAA Run, Faculty Are Out On Strike. Where Is Sister Jean?

Jeff Schuhrke

Labor

50 Years On, King’s Fight Against Racism and Poverty Remains Our Fight

Brittany Alston

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This Hawaiian Lawmaker Fought Mark Zuckerberg Off Native Land. Now He’s Running for Congress.

DSA member Kaniela Ing is calling for 100 percent renewable energy, universal basic income and a jobs guarantee.

Kate Aronoff

Rural America

Rural Emergency: Hospital Closures Are Putting Farmers Out of Business

Debbie Weingarten

Labor

Trump Is Making It Harder for Low-Wage Workers to Organize, But This Fast Food Union Could Win

Michael Arria

Culture

For Cowboy Poets, One Topic is Taboo

They love the land. But few at the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering want to talk about how climate change is ravaging the West.

Carson Vaughan

Culture

How a 19th-Century Absurdist Playwright Accidentally Predicted Trump

Ubu Roi is newly relevant, thanks to our president.

Hannah Steinkopf-Frank

Rural America

Farm Workers Are Under Attack For Doing a Job that Other Americans Won’t

Ruben Navarrette

Labor

Tariffs Aren’t the Best Way To Protect U.S. Steelworkers. Global Solidarity Is.

Katy Fox-Hodess

Labor

A Pro-Union Case for Steel Tariffs

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President