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How to Make the Democratic Party Platform Actually Matter

Bernie Sanders’ delegates have shaped the most progressive platform ever. History shows what it takes to turn that into policy.

Maurice Isserman

Culture

These Newly Restored Indie Films from Cinema’s Early Days Show Black Life From a Black Perspective

A five-disc DVD set offers a glimpse into pre-civil rights era black culture.

Michael Atkinson

Labor

Not With a Bang But a Whimper—Oreo Leaves Chicago Holding the Bag

Marilyn Katz

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Blair to Bush on Day After 9/11: “Co-opt” Sympathy for the U.S. to Support Military Action

Declassified communications from the U.K. to the U.S. show the depth of Blair's commitment to toppling Saddam Hussein.

Branko Marcetic

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Many Pro-Bernie Groups Don’t Want Trump But Still Don’t Trust Clinton. Here’s Their Plan.

Sanders may have endorsed Clinton, but the groups supporting him are plotting a fight for progressive policies far beyond the 2016 election

Ethan Corey

Rural America

The Democratic Party Didn’t Pass a Ban on Fracking—But They Came Very Close

John Collins

Labor

When the Hell Did the NLRB Become More Activist Than Labor?

Shaun Richman

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The Progressive Platform Gains Are Significant—But The Political Revolution Isn’t Stopping There

Now that Sanders has declared his support for Clinton, a senior Sanders campaign advisor maps the road ahead.

Larry Cohen

Labor

In Historic NLRB Ruling, Temps Win the Right To Join Unions

Alex Ding

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Michelle Alexander: Amidst Police Brutality, ‘There’s an Unfinished Revolution Waiting to be Won’

We need a profound shift in consciousness to challenge an entrenched system of racial and social control.

Michelle Alexander

Viewpoint

‘Marketplace Feminism’ and the Commodification of Empowerment

Andi Zeisler's new book We Were Feminists Once: From Riot Grrrl to CoverGirl®, the Buying and Selling of a Political Movement takes on corporate exploitation of the feminist movement.

Susan J. Douglas

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The War We Forgot To End: Why Are We Still in Afghanistan?

President Obama just announced he's keeping 8,400 troops in Afghanistan—but it's time for the U.S. to withdraw fully.

Eli Massey

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After Alton Sterling and Philando Castile: How the System Punishes Protesters and Protects Police

Police in Minnesota and Louisiana have their own "bill of rights" that can shield officers from accountability for fatal shootings.

Adeshina Emmanuel

Labor

3 Huge Wins for Labor Show the Power of the Rank-and-File

Jane Slaughter

Culture

Filmmakers Adapt John le Carré’s Spy Novels for the Age of Snowden

The BBC miniseries The Night Manager and new film Our Kind of Traitor fumble with morality and power.

Jake Blumgart

Rural America

Rural Stories Making Headlines (July 9, 2016)

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Comics

The Truth About Donald Trump and Nazis

Matt Bors

Dispatch

Andrew Cuomo’s Blacklist for Critics of Israel

Activists take aim at the lawmakers trying to silence BDS.

Alex Kane