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Forget About Plans, Which Candidate Can Get Things Done?

Forget About Plans, Which Candidate Can Get Things Done? Forget About Plans, Which Candidate Can Get Things Done?

The question debate moderators need to ask tonight is not what changes candidates want to make but how they will make them happen.

Nov 20, 2019 / Rashad Robinson

Where There’s Smoke…

Where There’s Smoke… Where There’s Smoke…

Fossil fuel’s climate change lies.

Nov 20, 2019 / OppArt / Matt Wuerker

Ady Barkan DACA Protest

Why I’m Endorsing Elizabeth Warren Why I’m Endorsing Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth or Bernie? It’s a difficult and wonderful choice to have.

Nov 20, 2019 / Ady Barkan

How One Town Developed a New Way to Police

How One Town Developed a New Way to Police How One Town Developed a New Way to Police

Renton, Washington, has become a national model for inclusive governing.

Nov 20, 2019 / Glenn Nelson

When It Comes to Being Gay-Friendly, Women’s Sports Are Ahead of the Game

When It Comes to Being Gay-Friendly, Women’s Sports Are Ahead of the Game When It Comes to Being Gay-Friendly, Women’s Sports Are Ahead of the Game

Women’s leagues have become much safer spaces for queerness, while men’s sports are still trapped in a culture of repression.

Nov 20, 2019 / Payal Dhar

The Secret Weapon in the Fight Against Climate Change: Worker Power

The Secret Weapon in the Fight Against Climate Change: Worker Power The Secret Weapon in the Fight Against Climate Change: Worker Power

Capitalists created the climate crisis. But a low-carbon labor movement can help solve it.

Nov 20, 2019 / Kate Aronoff, Alyssa Battistoni, Daniel Aldana Cohen, and Thea Riofrancos

Fixing the US Economy Isn’t Just About Money

Fixing the US Economy Isn’t Just About Money Fixing the US Economy Isn’t Just About Money

To make meaningful changes to our unequal economy, organizers, politicians, and candidates must target who has power.

Nov 20, 2019 / Joelle Gamble

Hong Kong Was Never Built to Stand Up to China

Hong Kong Was Never Built to Stand Up to China Hong Kong Was Never Built to Stand Up to China

The power of the territory’s courts was dismissed by Beijing this week—proving just how weak Hong Kong’s rule of law has always been.

Nov 19, 2019 / Yukiko Kobayashi Lui

Participants hold signs as Democratic U.S. presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington

The Furor Over Medicare for All Ignores a Key Question The Furor Over Medicare for All Ignores a Key Question

Do we have the courage to make health care a right, not a privilege?

Nov 19, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Trump Saudi Arms Deal

Trump Is an Aggressive Arms Dealer. So Were His Predecessors. Trump Is an Aggressive Arms Dealer. So Were His Predecessors.

America has been dealing arms to the Middle East since Nixon, fueling a lucrative and disastrous kind of foreign policy.

Nov 19, 2019 / William D. Hartung

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