The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

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The Democrats Abandon the White Working Class to Trump At Their Own Peril
The idea that the working class is a lost cause becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy for the Democratic Party.
Theo Anderson

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Police Are Still Getting Surplus Army Gear—and They’re Using it to Crack Down on Standing Rock
The armored vehicles used during mass arrests of water protectors last week likely came from a controversial Defense Department program.
Seth Kershner

Labor
The Case for Supporting the Proposed Chicago Teachers’ Contract from CTU VP Jesse Sharkey
David Moberg

Rural America
Listen, Omnivore! A Vegan’s Plea for Common Ground
Dayton Martindale

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Lone Star Uprising: Texas is Turning Blue. But There’s a Lot More to the Story Than That.
Demographic changes are transforming the state’s economy, creating serious challenges to its economic prowess.
Theo Anderson

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Affordable Housing is Vanishing. These Ballot Initiatives Could Help Stem the Crisis.
This November, voters in cities including Baltimore, San Francisco and LA will decide on measures that could fund more affordable units and improve services for the homeless.
Rachel M. Cohen

Labor
Think Democrats Take Labor’s Money and Loyalty for Granted? Here’s Proof.
Micah Uetricht

Labor
A Behind-the-Scenes Tour of the Clinton Campaign’s Calculated Decision to Oppose the TPP
Branko Marcetic

Labor
New U.N. Report Shows Just How Awful Globalization and Informal Employment Are for Workers
Elizabeth Grossman

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Donald Trump’s Energy Adviser Doesn’t Know How Electricity Works
And other takeaways from yesterday's debate between Clinton and Trump’s energy advisers.
Kate Aronoff

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Remembering Tom Hayden (1939-2016): My Friend and a Lifelong Change Maker
The activist and lawmaker leaves behind a life worth studying.
Richard Flacks

Labor
Beyond the Fight for 15: The Worker-led Fast Food Union Campaign Building Power on the Shop Floor
Arun Gupta

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Voices from the Movement for Native Lives
Advocates talk about the country's "silent, comfortable genocide."
Stephanie Woodard

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In “Fleabag,” TV Finally Gives Us a Female Anti-Hero to Love
The six-part British series shows us a self-destructive, bitter, angry young woman and trusts that we will care about her pain.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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The Luxury of Opting Out of This Election
People whose livelihoods can turn with an election can't afford to wait for a third party to rescue them.
James Thindwa

Labor
Leaks Show Machinists’ Union President Secretly Moved Up Endorsement Vote to Help Clinton
Branko Marcetic

Rural America
Co-op Corruption: The Fight to Restore Democratic Control Begins in New Mexico
Tracy Frisch

Labor
BREAKING—One Bourbon, One Strike and No Fear: Jim Beam Workers Win a Better Contract
Mario Vasquez
