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Viewpoint
The Corporate-Backed Democratic Party Needs a Political Revolution
Bernie Sanders should use the momentum of his campaign to make demands at the Democratic National Convention
Joel Bleifuss
Rural America
Fracking Exec Reportedly Admits Targeting the Poor, Because They Don’t Have ‘The Money To Fight’
Jessica Kozik
Viewpoint
Hillary Clinton and the Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations
Do young people oppose Clinton because they're sexist—or because they're looking for something more in politics?
Theo Anderson
Labor
Demanding an End to Citizens United, 300 ‘Democracy Awakening’ Protesters Arrested at U.S. Capitol
Bruce Vail
Comics
Hillary Clinton or Margaret Thatcher?
Matt Bors
Labor
Recycling May Ease Your Conscience, But for Workers, It’s Dirty, Dangerous and Even Deadly
Brian Joseph
Dispatch
The Bernie Sanders Campaign Is Electrifying New York Politics. Will It Be Enough to Win the Primary?
Inspired by Sanders, independent groups like "Team Bernie NYC" and "Harlem for Bernie" have been hitting the streets to engage voters
Ethan Corey
Rural America
More and More Women are Farm Operators: Who Are They?
Elizabeth Zach
Viewpoint
On Israel and Palestine, Bernie Sanders Is Right—And Hillary Clinton Knows It
For the first time in memory, a major American political figure insisted publicly that the Jewish state and its leaders are "not always right," and that they had killed and injured far too many blameless human beings.
Joe Conason
Viewpoint
Bernie Sanders Must Defy the Pro-Israel Lobby and Reinstate His Anti-Occupation Jewish Advisor
Simone Zimmerman was suspended from her position for her comments against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But her position reflects the diversity of thought among millennial Jews—and should be celebrated, not punished.
Marc Daalder
Labor
Chicago Fast Food Workers Join International Protests for $15 an Hour and a Union
David Moberg
Labor
Employee of Federal Agency That Protects Whistleblowers Claims Retaliation
Stuart Silverstein
Feature
In Defending Hillary Clinton’s Emails, Obama Shows His Double Standard on Classified Info
The Obama administration has cracked down on whistleblowers and leakers while offering Clinton a pass.
Branko Marcetic
Labor
The ‘Friedrichs’ Supreme Court Case Was Not About Union Dues
Bill Fletcher, Jr.
Feature
State Sen. Nina Turner on Why Black Voters Should Support Bernie—But Not Stop There
The Cleveland native and rising political star switched her support from Clinton to Sanders
Benjamin Dixon
Feature
An Open Letter to Bernie Sanders on Turning His Campaign Into a Movement
If Bernie's campaign is going to become the catalyst for long-term transformation that many hope it will, some changes are in order.
Erik Forman
Feature
With 19 Arrests and More Planned, Students Just Upped the Ante for Fossil Fuel Divestment
The new round of demands for divestment have taken place at nine universities, and more are coming.
Kate Aronoff
Dispatch
Thanks to #BlackLivesMatter, Prosecutors Who Bungle Police Shooting Cases Face Tough Election Fights
While recognizing the limits of electoral politics, the movement has ousted two prosecutors--Anita Alvarez and Tim McGinty--and has more in its sights
Jennifer Ball
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