The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

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Puerto Rico’s Isolated Mountain Communities Are Rapidly Running Out of Food And Water
The federal, national and municipal governments have still not cleared the way into at least nine neighborhoods in Utuado, the third largest municipality in Puerto Rico.
Eliván Martínez Mercado

Labor
The Left Needs Its Own Shock Doctrine for Puerto Rico
Sarah Jaffe

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If the Left Wants to Win Elections, It Should Heed the Lessons of This Progressive Third Party
Left groups engaging in electoral politics today can learn from the trials, errors and successes of the Working Families Party.
Sam Lewis and Luke Elliott-Negri

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The Anti-Trump Resistance Must Not Fall Into the “Good” Vs. “Bad” Immigrant Trap
With renewed focus on the DREAM Act it's important that any immigration reform benefit all undocumented people.
Organized Communities Against Deportations

Dispatch
When Green Jobs Come at the Expense of Unions
A declining Rust Belt town turned to wind power—and away from organized labor.
Yana Kunichoff

Rural America
A Rural Progressive Platform: To Fix Stuff Democrats Have to Stop Being Stupid
Anthony Flaccavento

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The Movement for Single Payer Has Transformed the Healthcare Fight. The CNN Debate Was Proof.
During CNN’s Monday night debate about the Affordable Care Act, it became clear that progressives have set the terms of discussion.
Theo Anderson

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How Puerto Rico Recovered Before
The island's New Deal history offers an alternative to disaster capitalism.
Kate Aronoff

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The Unlikely Alliance That Could Stop Keystone and Transform the Democratic Party
Natives and ranchers are teaming up to save their water and land from corporate takeover.
Kate Aronoff

Labor
Opponents of School Privatization Are Very Worried About a New Law in Illinois. Here’s Why.
Kari Lydersen

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“These Disasters Aren’t Natural Anymore”: A Dispatch from Puerto Rico After Maria
A conversation with Xiomara Caro Diaz of the Center for Popular Democracy about the devastation wrought by climate change and austerity.
Kate Aronoff

Rural America
The National Organic Program Is Getting a New Boss, Here’s Why That’s Long Overdue
The Cornucopia Institute

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Lyin’ Ted Is Still Standing—But This Democrat Has a Bold Plan To Topple Him
Rep. Beto O’Rourke is aiming to topple Ted Cruz and pursue a progressive agenda in Texas.
Theo Anderson

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Want Proof that Corporate Money Influences Politicians? This New Study Has It.
It really is no coincidence that the members of Congress who receive the most money from Wall Street are also the most hands-off on regulating it.
Charles Austin

Labor
“Right to Work” Doesn’t Have to Mean Defeat for Labor. These Nurses Prove Workers Can Still Win.
James Walker

Labor
Oklahoma Is Imprisoning So Many People It Can’t Hire Enough Guards To Keep Up
Michael Arria

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When “Progressives” Make Palestinian Rights Taboo, They Are Coddling the Far Right
Carlos Ramirez-Rosa lost his spot on the gubernatorial ticket of Daniel Biss for refusing to condemn global movements for Palestinian human rights.
Rahul Saksena

Labor
This Lawyer Helped Reagan Bust the Air Traffic Controllers Union. Now Trump Wants Him on the NLRB.
Michael Arria
