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Black Lives Matter Minneapolis Protest

#BlackDisabledLivesMatter #BlackDisabledLivesMatter

Why we need to talk about both race and disability when addressing police brutality.

Nov 30, 2016 / Britney Wilson

war on women protest

How to Survive an Anti-Feminist Backlash How to Survive an Anti-Feminist Backlash

We can’t relax, and we can’t assume that everything will work out.

Nov 30, 2016 / Sady Doyle

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and US Secretary of State John Kerry

False Narratives, Not ‘Fake News,’ Are the Real Cold-War Problem False Narratives, Not ‘Fake News,’ Are the Real Cold-War Problem

Any détente initiatives by President-elect Trump must break with spurious US accounts of the new Cold War.

Nov 30, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

Would Politics Be Better Off Without Anger?

Would Politics Be Better Off Without Anger? Would Politics Be Better Off Without Anger?

Martha Nussbaum’s new book about the dangers of anger tells us more about the limits of the liberal mindset than the actual world of politics.  

Nov 30, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Amia Srinivasan

How the Active Many Can Overcome the Ruthless Few

How the Active Many Can Overcome the Ruthless Few How the Active Many Can Overcome the Ruthless Few

Nonviolent direct action was the 20th century’s greatest invention—and it is the key to saving the earth in the 21st century.

Nov 30, 2016 / Feature / Bill McKibben

How to Understand the Struggle for Black Freedom After Emancipation

How to Understand the Struggle for Black Freedom After Emancipation How to Understand the Struggle for Black Freedom After Emancipation

Five important books tell the tale.

Nov 30, 2016 / Erica Armstrong Dunbar

Washington’s New African-American Museum Shows How Black History Shaped the American Experience

Washington’s New African-American Museum Shows How Black History Shaped the American Experience Washington’s New African-American Museum Shows How Black History Shaped the American Experience

The most recent and cutting-edge scholarship informs the exhibits.

Nov 30, 2016 / Feature / Erica Armstrong Dunbar

Sanders Supporters in Prospect Park

The Revolution Will Not Be Staffed: How Big Organizing Can Take Down Trump The Revolution Will Not Be Staffed: How Big Organizing Can Take Down Trump

There are millions of Americans just waiting to be put to work. And there’s a hell of a lot of work to be done.

Nov 30, 2016 / Becky Bond and Zack Exley

Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren Proposes to Strengthen Democratic Spines With a Powerful New Tool: Math Elizabeth Warren Proposes to Strengthen Democratic Spines With a Powerful New Tool: Math

Noting that more Americans voted for Democrats, the senator says her party has a mandate to resist Trumpism.

Nov 30, 2016 / John Nichols

Senator Elizabeth Warren

Congress Is Poised to Give a Dangerous Christmas Gift to Big Pharma Congress Is Poised to Give a Dangerous Christmas Gift to Big Pharma

The 21st Century Cures Act has been “hijacked” by corporations, Senator Elizabeth Warren warned on Monday.

Nov 29, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

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