The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

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Leaked Emails Show Hillary Clinton Would Likely Continue the Worst Parts of Obama’s Economic Legacy

Confirming progressives' suspicions, Clinton is shown hewing to the center on banking and entitlements.

Branko Marcetic

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Trump Backers Who Said Bill Clinton’s Sex Life Ruined the Country Are Now Standing By Their Man

Politicians and pundits who waxed poetic about Bill Clinton’s illicit sex apparently see no problem with Trump's behavior.

Theo Anderson

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Hey, Pundits: Stop Blaming Millennials For Trump—They Aren’t the Ones Voting for Him

Journalists who pin the rise of Trump on falling civic education standards ignore that young people are the least likely to vote for him.

Adam Johnson

Labor

What “TIFs” Are and How They Averted the Chicago Teachers Union Strike

Maha Ahmed

Labor

BREAKING—Chicago Teachers Reach Tentative Deal to Avert Strike (Updated)

David Moberg

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The Syrian Kurds Need More Than Weapons—They Need Political Support

By providing weapons without diplomatic backing, the U.S. risks exacerbating tensions in both Turkey and Syria.

Patrick Lewis

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Trump Will Lose the Election. But He May Still Win the War.

Trump is laying groundwork for the long game. It isn’t clear Clinton has one.

Theo Anderson

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A New Godzilla for a New, Nationalistic Japan

"Shin Godzilla" sheds the monster's pacifist origins and shows a Japan eager to get out from under Washington's thumb.

Steve Ryfle

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What Millennials Thought of the 2nd Trump/Clinton Debate

"If Donald Trump and the GOP love America so much,” asks one, “then why do they hate so many Americans?”

Kate Aronoff

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An Open Letter to Hillary Clinton From a Chicago Teacher: Are You with Us?

Will you support the Chicago Teachers Union in our time of need, or will you stand with your friend Rahm Emanuel?

Katie Osgood

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Trump Is a Sexist Horrorshow—But Mike Pence Would Also Be a Terrible President for Women

While there’s no evidence Pence harasses women behind closed doors, he has waged a very public vendetta against them.

Kate Aronoff

Rural America

The U.S. and Canada are Gearing Up for the Next Battle in the “Softwood Lumber Wars”

John Collins

Labor

Massachusetts Teachers Unions Battle the Dark Money Behind a Pro-Charter Ballot Measure

Justin Miller

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The Scott Walker Scandal Shows the Political Sewer Created by Citizens United

The pernicious effects are taking deep root and fostering cultures of corruption at all levels of government.

Theo Anderson

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From Gaza to Aleppo: A Handy Guide for Defending War Crimes

Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the bombing of civilian neighborhoods.

Stephen Zunes

Labor

Workers Walk off the Job at World’s Richest University to Demand a Living Wage

Samantha Winslow

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Hillary Clinton Is in Her Own Form of Climate Denial

New data show the need for much more aggressive policies.

Kate Aronoff

Labor

IATSE Hopes Atlanta Win Will Help Spur Organizing in the South

Bruce Vail