The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover
Feature
Fine Print in Defense Bill Acknowledges U.S.-Backed War in Yemen Will Go On Indefinitely
Lawmakers' efforts to limit U.S. support for the Yemen War have failed to stop the bloody Saudi-led assault on the port city of Hodeida.
Shireen Al-Adeimi
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Cynthia Nixon’s Plan to Stem Mass Incarceration Has a Uniquely Feminist Provision
The candidate has a plank to help survivors of domestic violence who are incarcerated for defending themselves.
Rachel Johnson
Feature
The $717 Billion Defense Bill That Just Breezed Through the Senate Should Be a National Scandal
Democrats and Republicans rubber-stamped a severely bloated war budget.
Lindsay Koshgarian
Rural America
Tech Shakeups Disrupt Food Stamp Services in Farmers Markets
Debbie Weingarten
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What You Need To Know About Democratic Socialism
Democratic socialism is having a moment. From electing open socialists to ending capitalism, here’s what the movement is all about.
Marianela D’Aprile
Viewpoint
We Can Criticize U.S. Imperialism and Oppose Putin, Too
The rise of fascism is not to be taken lightly.
James Thindwa
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With Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez Backing Him, Abdul El-Sayed May Be on the Verge of a Stunning Upset
Riding a wave of left energy, gubernatorial candidate El-Sayed could follow the lead of Sanders in 2016 and score a shocking primary win in Michigan.
Theo Anderson
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The Media Is Giving Facebook a Free Pass to Shut Down Activists Over Russia Fears
An anti-fascist coalition says its event page was unfairly targeted in the tech giant's latest crackdown.
Sarah Lazare and Julianne Tveten
Labor
Trump Appointees Are Pushing a Deregulation Plan That Could Dramatically Erode Consumer Protections
David Dayen
Rural America
Slaughterhouses Offer Rural Communities Employment but Low Wages
Christopher Walljasper
Rural America
No One Wins in a Trade War, Especially not American Farmers
Amanda M. Countryman
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Jonathan Chait Is the Last Person We Should Listen To When It Comes to Trump and Russia
Chait says Russiagate skeptics are foolish. Here's why he's completely wrong.
Branko Marcetic
Dispatch
When the “Cure” for Homosexuality Is Torture
Ecuador led the way on LGBTQ rights, but abusive “gay cure” clinics persist.
Kimberley Brown
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The Long History of America’s Violent Intervention in Afghanistan
The people of Afghanistan are paying a horrible price for the protracted U.S. occupation.
Gregory Shupak
Feature
On Michael Harrington’s Democratic Socialism
Maurice Isserman's biography of Harrington depicts a fierce lifelong advocate for democratic socialism who butted heads with the New Left but never wavered in his commitment to economic justice.
Kim Phillips-Fein
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Michael Harrington, an American Socialist
DSA founder Michael Harrington served as a moral tribune for a broad community by virtue of the democratic and egalitarian content of his socialist message, and by his ceaseless commitment to spreading it.
Harold Meyerson
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Socialists Practice Internal Democracy, Endorse Cynthia Nixon—And the Media Is Riveted
Mainstream outlets can't stop writing about how the NYC DSA’s endorsement of Cynthia Nixon was a model of democracy in action, unlike the Democratic Party.
Kate Aronoff
Culture
Why Dreams of Striking It Rich Are Actually Anti-Capitalist
The quest for buried treasure is a quest to escape the market.
David Anthony
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