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We Know We Hate the Establishment—but Do We Know What It Is?

We Know We Hate the Establishment—but Do We Know What It Is? We Know We Hate the Establishment—but Do We Know What It Is?

The vague term obscures where power really lies.

Apr 28, 2016 / Feature / Michael Kazin

Flint bottled water

Lead Poisoning in Flint Is More Than a Health Crisis Lead Poisoning in Flint Is More Than a Health Crisis

It’s also an economic disaster.

Apr 27, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

Donald Trump Speech

Trump Attempted a Foreign Policy Makeover Today. Did it Work? Trump Attempted a Foreign Policy Makeover Today. Did it Work?

Who’s advising this guy?

Apr 27, 2016 / James Carden

NYT Headquarters

Margaret Sullivan Made ‘The New York Times’ Better—and We All Benefited Margaret Sullivan Made ‘The New York Times’ Better—and We All Benefited

As public editor, she pushed the Times to be the sort of newspaper that a democracy needs.

Apr 27, 2016 / Eric Alterman

Brazil Impeachment Protest

A Slavers’ Coup in Brazil? A Slavers’ Coup in Brazil?

Among the many groups pushing for the impeachment of Dilma Roussef, one is seldom discussed: companies that profit from slavery.

Apr 27, 2016 / Greg Grandin

Why Donna Edwards Lost—and Why It Matters for the Future of the Democratic Party

Why Donna Edwards Lost—and Why It Matters for the Future of the Democratic Party Why Donna Edwards Lost—and Why It Matters for the Future of the Democratic Party

Black women are the bedrock of the party, and yet Edwards’s loss is a sign that they still don’t have a place at the table.

Apr 27, 2016 / Joan Walsh

Jamie Raskin

Democrats Nominate a Bold Champion of Popular Democracy Democrats Nominate a Bold Champion of Popular Democracy

Maryland congressional candidate Jamie Raskin just won a key primary. Now, he is preparing to win big fights for voting rights, campaign finance reform and economic and social just...

Apr 27, 2016 / John Nichols

In the Time It Takes to Read This Article, a Person Will Die at Work in the US

In the Time It Takes to Read This Article, a Person Will Die at Work in the US In the Time It Takes to Read This Article, a Person Will Die at Work in the US

A hundred and fifty people die each day from hazardous working conditions in this country. How many of those are preventable?

Apr 27, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Bernie Sanders

The Lesson for Progressives in Bernie’s Pennsylvania Loss The Lesson for Progressives in Bernie’s Pennsylvania Loss

The primary unmasked once again the very real racial rift in Sanders’s support—and in progressive politics.

Apr 27, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan

America’s Long Hangover

America’s Long Hangover America’s Long Hangover

How did Prohibition turn into a law-enforcement extravaganza?

Apr 27, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Beverly Gage

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