The Wisconsin Idea

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Why She Wants to Abolish ICE and Upend the Democratic Party

In an interview, the left primary challenger discusses everything from how Democrats have failed to protect working class interests to the need for a Marshall plan for Puerto Rico and why her democratic socialist message is catching on.

Kate Aronoff

Rural America

Navajo Candidate Kicked Off Utah Ballot Files Suit

Stephanie Woodard

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Philly’s Progressive New DA Is Testing the Limits of Change from Within

Decarceration activists put Larry Krasner in office. Now they’re demanding that he empty the city’s jails.

Max M. Marin

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These Private Prison Companies Are Already Profiting Off of Trump’s Order on Family Separation

By ordering that immigrant families be detained together indefinitely, Trump has provided a windfall to private prison operators.

David Dayen

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This Latina Democratic Socialist Could Unseat One of the Most Powerful Democrats in Congress

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is waging an insurgent challenge to incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley in New York—and her bold left message is gaining steam.

Amir Khafagy

Labor

Guatemala’s Campesinos and Indigenous Communities Fight Rampant Government Corruption

Heather Gies

Labor

Jobs Guarantee or Universal Basic Income? Why Not Both?

Alyssa Battistoni

Dispatch

An Indigenous Cooperative Is Dodging Bullets To Defend Their Land

In Cuetzalan, Mexico, environmentalists are risking their lives to fight destructive energy projects.

Ethan Bien

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Trump’s Order Says Immigrant Families Can Be Jailed Together, But What They Deserve Is Freedom

The president's new executive order is clear: The incarceration of parents and children will continue--and likely expand.

Sarah Lazare