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Donald Trump Prayer Circle

A Response to the Evangelicals Who Support Trump: Have You Read the Bible Lately? A Response to the Evangelicals Who Support Trump: Have You Read the Bible Lately?

Two prominent ministers make a Christian case for government intervention in economic inequality.

Jul 26, 2017 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

Unveiling of 'A Better Deal'

Democrats Are Finally Waking Up Democrats Are Finally Waking Up

Two new economic agendas are moving the party in a starkly populist direction.

Jul 26, 2017 / Robert L. Borosage

NFL team helmets on display at the NFL Headquarters in New York on December 3, 2015.

New Concussion Report Calls the NFL’s Future Into Question New Concussion Report Calls the NFL’s Future Into Question

Dr. McKee looked at the brains of 202 former football players and 87 percent of them were found to have the condition known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

Jul 26, 2017 / Dave Zirin

McConnell and Cornyn

The Republican Coup to Trash Health Care The Republican Coup to Trash Health Care

Mitch McConnell is relying on secrecy and chaos to pass a bill—any bill.

Jul 26, 2017 / The Nation

Alan Durning in Seattle

Imagine a Campaign-Finance System That’s the Opposite of Today’s Dark-Money Monster Imagine a Campaign-Finance System That’s the Opposite of Today’s Dark-Money Monster

Seattle just created it.

Jul 26, 2017 / Jimmy Tobias

Smoke rises after airstrikes on Aleppo's Castello road, Syria June 2, 2016.

Was Trump Wrong to End the CIA’s Train-and-Equip Program in Syria? Was Trump Wrong to End the CIA’s Train-and-Equip Program in Syria?

Why the rush to condemn Trump’s only smart decision since taking office?

Jul 26, 2017 / James Carden

Mal Waldron’s Ecstatic Minimalism

Mal Waldron’s Ecstatic Minimalism Mal Waldron’s Ecstatic Minimalism

The jazz pianist’s style was simple, but the themes that gave shape to his music were not.

Jul 26, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Adam Shatz

Can This Muslim Community Create a Model for Rebuilding Detroit?

Can This Muslim Community Create a Model for Rebuilding Detroit? Can This Muslim Community Create a Model for Rebuilding Detroit?

Dream of Detroit is uniting Muslims across race and background to rebuild one of the city’s long-neglected neighborhoods.

Jul 26, 2017 / Feature / Jenna Krajeski

Young Sanders supporters in Brooklyn

Corbyn and Sanders Show That Neoliberalism Has Failed to Privatize Hope Corbyn and Sanders Show That Neoliberalism Has Failed to Privatize Hope

A generation trained to be selfish is anything but. 

Jul 26, 2017 / Ronald Aronson

Mitch McConnell Wants You to Be Confused

Mitch McConnell Wants You to Be Confused Mitch McConnell Wants You to Be Confused

Pay attention to what Republicans in Congress are really doing. 

Jul 25, 2017 / George Zornick

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