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Our Future is Intersectional

Our Future is Intersectional Our Future is Intersectional

Biden-Harris, ticket out of Trumpland.

Aug 25, 2020 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

How Federal Housing Programs Failed Black America

How Federal Housing Programs Failed Black America How Federal Housing Programs Failed Black America

In Race for Profit, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor shows how even those housing policies that sought to create more Black homeowners were stymied by racism and a determination to shr...

Aug 25, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Marcia Chatelain

The Kids Are Getting Pepper-Sprayed

The Kids Are Getting Pepper-Sprayed The Kids Are Getting Pepper-Sprayed

Kids as young as 10 years old were among the 200 peaceful student protesters that Chicago police surrounded—tackling, pepper-spraying, and arresting several.

Aug 25, 2020 / StudentNation / Mary Retta

Woman's Rights Pioneer Monument

The Problem With NYC’s New Women’s Rights Monument The Problem With NYC’s New Women’s Rights Monument

As statues topple across the US, a new women’s rights monument in Central Park has sparked debate over whether statues are a redeemable form of remembrance.

Aug 25, 2020 / Erin L. Thompson

Democrats Are Winning Their Fight for the States

Democrats Are Winning Their Fight for the States Democrats Are Winning Their Fight for the States

Democrats lost nearly 1,000 state legislative seats while Obama was in office. Under Trump, they’ve won back almost half. Can they close the gap this November?

Aug 25, 2020 / Feature / Joan Walsh

There Is Power Even Without a Union

There Is Power Even Without a Union There Is Power Even Without a Union

Target workers are taking on bosses themselves. Is this the future of radical organizing?

Aug 25, 2020 / Feature / P.E. Moskowitz

The Party of Whatever the Hell Trump Says

The Party of Whatever the Hell Trump Says The Party of Whatever the Hell Trump Says

The Grand Old Party convenes without a platform to stand on.

Aug 25, 2020 / John Nichols

The Desperation of Donald Trump Jr.

The Desperation of Donald Trump Jr. The Desperation of Donald Trump Jr.

It’s unfair to blame on substance abuse what is more likely due to existential despair.

Aug 25, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Bannon

The Border Patrol Considered Accepting a Donation From We Build the Wall The Border Patrol Considered Accepting a Donation From We Build the Wall

Leaked documents undermine the Trump administration’s attempts to distance itself following the arrest of Steve Bannon.

Aug 24, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein

The Democrats Just Showed Us a Weakness in Their 2020 Strategy

The Democrats Just Showed Us a Weakness in Their 2020 Strategy The Democrats Just Showed Us a Weakness in Their 2020 Strategy

Trump and his cronies are going to exploit this fumble if the Democrats don’t work fast to address it.

Aug 24, 2020 / Robert L. Borosage

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