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Why Millennials Aren’t Afraid of Socialism Why Millennials Aren’t Afraid of Socialism

It’s an old idea, but the people who will make it happen are young—and tired of the unequal world they’ve inherited.

Jan 10, 2017 / StudentNation / Julia Mead

Jeff Sessions Has Spent His Whole Career Opposing Voting Rights

Jeff Sessions Has Spent His Whole Career Opposing Voting Rights Jeff Sessions Has Spent His Whole Career Opposing Voting Rights

Imagine what he will do as the most powerful lawyer in the country.

Jan 10, 2017 / Ari Berman

President Obama’s Last Confession President Obama’s Last Confession

Gasp!

Jan 10, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow

Arizona Supporters Cheer President Elect Donald Trump

How Decades of Disappointment Won the Election for Donald Trump How Decades of Disappointment Won the Election for Donald Trump

Lost wars, globalization, and the resulting bitterness brought a vote against shattered expectations.

Jan 10, 2017 / Andrew J. Bacevich

The One Law That Could Have Prevented the Fort Lauderdale Shooting

The One Law That Could Have Prevented the Fort Lauderdale Shooting The One Law That Could Have Prevented the Fort Lauderdale Shooting

If Alaska had a gun-violence restraining order on the books, Esteban Santiago might never have made it to Florida with a deadly arsenal.

Jan 9, 2017 / Bruce Shapiro

Trump Could Be the Most Hostile American President the UN Has Ever Faced

Trump Could Be the Most Hostile American President the UN Has Ever Faced Trump Could Be the Most Hostile American President the UN Has Ever Faced

Plus, there’s a Republican-led Congress itching to diminish the role of the organization and bankrupt many of its programs.

Jan 9, 2017 / Barbara Crossette

Nat Hentoff

Nat Hentoff, Freedom Fighter Nat Hentoff, Freedom Fighter

The legendary critic, who died recently at the age of 91, passionately defended freedom of expression in jazz, politics, and life.

Jan 9, 2017 / Richard Kreitner

Donald Trump and Don King.

Athletes Shouldn’t Visit Trump’s White House Athletes Shouldn’t Visit Trump’s White House

To visit the Trump White House is to normalize a presidency that is anything but normal.

Jan 9, 2017 / Dave Zirin

Phillippine President Rodrigo Duterte

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Is a Wildly Popular Fascist Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Is a Wildly Popular Fascist

Now what?

Jan 9, 2017 / Walden Bello

The New Intelligence Report On Russia Shows We Need An Independent Bipartisan Commission Now More Than Ever

The New Intelligence Report On Russia Shows We Need An Independent Bipartisan Commission Now More Than Ever The New Intelligence Report On Russia Shows We Need An Independent Bipartisan Commission Now More Than Ever

The report contains not a shred of forensic evidence that the Russian government directed the hacks of the DNC or of John Podesta.

Jan 9, 2017 / James Carden

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