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This Is the Question That Will Decide the 2016 Election

Clinton talks about incremental change; Trump says the whole system is corrupt.

Theo Anderson

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U.S.-led Airstrikes Have Allegedly Killed Over 850 Syrian Civilians. So Where Is the Outrage?

The U.S. apologizes for bombing unintended targets when it’s politically expedient—otherwise, it prefers to remain silent.

Charles Davis

Labor

No Justice, No Peeps! Workers Walk Off the Job At Pennsylvania Peeps Factory

Mario Vasquez

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Meet the Berniecrat On Her Way to the U.S. House After One of This Year’s Biggest Progressive Wins

Pramila Jayapal was one of the first down-ballot candidates to receive Bernie Sanders’ endorsement—and now she’s advancing to the November election, where she’s expected to easily win the heavily Democratic district.

Rachelle Hampton

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If Hillary Clinton Won the Debate, Social Movements Are To Thank

Popular uprisings have helped pushed Clinton’s priorities closer to those of ordinary Americans.

Kate Aronoff

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A Progressive Drinking Game To Get You Through Tonight’s Presidential Debate

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will face off in front of an estimated 100 million viewers.

Kate Aronoff

Rural America

Rural Stories Making Headlines (September 26, 2016)

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The Left Deserves Better Than Jill Stein

Stein’s Green Party run doesn’t offer a plan to win, or to build power. The Left is capable of so much more.

Kate Aronoff

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Voting For Hillary is a Privilege—One Not Shared By the People She’ll Bomb

Yes, vote for her. But then prepare to fight her hawkish policies every step of the way.

Marc Daalder

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3 Reasons to Vote for Hillary Clinton That Have Nothing To Do with Hillary Clinton

We can't ignore the ways that having a Democrat in the White House matters.

Thomas Geoghegan

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How a Trump Presidency Would Unleash Racist Violence—And Devastate the Left

The Left should take the Trump threat very seriously.

Arun Gupta

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More Than a Protest: Why Voting Green Counts

Jill Stein's campaign manager makes the case for a Green political revolution.

David Cobb

Culture

A Brief History of the Right’s Racist Hate: From 1885 to Trump

The road to Trumpism is paved with scapegoats.

Theo Anderson

Rural America

“They Clearly Thought They’d Bought a Slam-Dunk Pipeline”—An Interview with Winona LaDuke

John Collins

Labor

VW’s Company Union Can’t Attract Even 15 Percent of Workers

Chris Brooks

Labor

Walmart, Nike and Others Decline to Back $40 Monthly Wage Hike in Cambodia’s Garment Industry

Cole Stangler

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You Must Be Kidding: The Exasperating, Never-Ending Sprawl of American Empire

6 absurd trends that show despite a Nobel Peace prize-winning president, our country's militaristic overreach grinds on.

Tom Engelhardt

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Should Silicon Valley Really Be Allowed To Decide What Is and Isn’t Hate Speech?

The internet is a bastion of free speech—but that's not always a good thing.

Susan J. Douglas