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Tiffany Cabán

Tiffany Cabán Just Might Pull This Off Tiffany Cabán Just Might Pull This Off

On June 25, Queens residents could elect one of the most progressive DAs in history.

Jun 19, 2019 / Ross Barkan

Anti-Trump protester's sign

Washington’s Dr. Strangeloves Washington’s Dr. Strangeloves

Is plunging Russia into darkness really a good idea?

Jun 19, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

Why the UAW Lost Another Election in Tennessee

Why the UAW Lost Another Election in Tennessee Why the UAW Lost Another Election in Tennessee

Officials offered a soft-serve variation of a union instead of the real thing.

Jun 19, 2019 / Chris Brooks

Senator Bernie Sanders

The Charter School Industry’s Dishonest Attack on Bernie Sanders The Charter School Industry’s Dishonest Attack on Bernie Sanders

Arguing that charter schools offer unique opportunities for poor African American children isn’t borne out by the facts.

Jun 19, 2019 / Adolph Reed Jr. and Cornel West

‘The Farm’ Looks at a Future Where Pregnancy Is Outsourced to the Poor

‘The Farm’ Looks at a Future Where Pregnancy Is Outsourced to the Poor ‘The Farm’ Looks at a Future Where Pregnancy Is Outsourced to the Poor

In Joanne Ramos’s debut novel about a venture-capitalist funded surrogacy clinic, class war begins in the womb.

Jun 19, 2019 / Noah Flora

New York Is About to Pass One of the Most Ambitious Climate Bills in the Land

New York Is About to Pass One of the Most Ambitious Climate Bills in the Land New York Is About to Pass One of the Most Ambitious Climate Bills in the Land

The credit goes to the activists who pushed it for more than three years.

Jun 19, 2019 / Raina Lipsitz

Grab These Headlines!

Grab These Headlines! Grab These Headlines!

Keep your hands to yourself or be in the hands of justice.

Jun 19, 2019 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Ivan Golunov

Is Russia Loosening Its Grip on the Press? Is Russia Loosening Its Grip on the Press?

The unexpected release of journalist Ivan Golunov, who was arrested on false drug charges, could be a sign of change to come.

Jun 19, 2019 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina

George Kaiser Tulsa

Corporate Wolves in Academic Sheepskins, or, a Billionaire’s Raid on the University of Tulsa Corporate Wolves in Academic Sheepskins, or, a Billionaire’s Raid on the University of Tulsa

This sordid tale of crony capitalism under the guise of public philanthropy is another chapter in the corporatization of higher ed.

Jun 18, 2019 / StudentNation / Jacob Howland

Mitch McConnell

Mitch McConnell Calls Puerto Rican Statehood ‘Full-Bore Socialism’ Mitch McConnell Calls Puerto Rican Statehood ‘Full-Bore Socialism’

Yet his own Republican Party’s platform endorses “the right of the US citizens of Puerto Rico to be admitted to the Union as a fully sovereign state.”

Jun 18, 2019 / John Nichols

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