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Bernie Sanders Is Doing Something More Than Just Running for President

Bernie Sanders Is Doing Something More Than Just Running for President Bernie Sanders Is Doing Something More Than Just Running for President

As the senator barnstorms New York state, he’s staging a modern-day, secular revival.

Apr 13, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan

Steph Curry on court

Steph Curry on North Carolina’s HB 2: ‘No One Should be Discriminated Against’ Steph Curry on North Carolina’s HB 2: ‘No One Should be Discriminated Against’

Despite corporate, religious, and hometown pressure, Steph Curry spoke out against the homophobic legislation.

Apr 13, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Fracking in action

Lead Isn’t the Only Threat to Drinking Water Lead Isn’t the Only Threat to Drinking Water

The EPA abandoned a study of fracking pollution in Wyoming. Then one of the agency’s scientists kept investigating.

Apr 13, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

Ukraine flag

President Poroshenko’s Problems and the Crisis of the US ‘Ukrainian Project’ President Poroshenko’s Problems and the Crisis of the US ‘Ukrainian Project’

Poroshenko’s succession of political setbacks reflects his regime’s unsavory history.

Apr 13, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 6: Trickery, Fraud, and Deception in Brooklyn

There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 6: Trickery, Fraud, and Deception in Brooklyn There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 6: Trickery, Fraud, and Deception in Brooklyn

In the wild world of Brooklyn real estate, developers looking to cash in don’t always play by the rules.

Apr 13, 2016 / Podcast / There Goes the Neighborhood and Kai Wright

Democracy Spring Protesters

Hundreds of People Were Just Arrested Outside Congress Hundreds of People Were Just Arrested Outside Congress

One of the largest acts of civil disobedience in Washington barely got any attention from the mainstream press.

Apr 12, 2016 / George Zornick

Genscher

Remembering Hans-Dietrich Genscher Remembering Hans-Dietrich Genscher

Genscher was hardly a tribune of the people. Yet his fellow Germans—in both halves of the divided nation—trusted him to act for termination of the incessant threat of war.

Apr 12, 2016 / Norman Birnbaum

Democracy Spring 2016

From Wisconsin to Washington, Americans Are Demanding an Amendment to Overturn ‘Citizens United’ From Wisconsin to Washington, Americans Are Demanding an Amendment to Overturn ‘Citizens United’

Referendum votes are sweeping Wisconsin, while Democracy Spring protesters are demanding an end to elections dominated by corporations and big money.

Apr 12, 2016 / John Nichols

Woman fleeing home in Gaza

Did Bernie Sanders Commit ‘Blood Libel’ Against Israel? Did Bernie Sanders Commit ‘Blood Libel’ Against Israel?

That’s what some of the country’s defenders are saying. But his claim that Israel used indiscriminate force in Gaza is accurate.

Apr 12, 2016 / Norman G. Finkelstein

Al Jazeera America Newsroom

Farewell to Al Jazeera America Farewell to Al Jazeera America

The end of the media empire’s US venture doesn’t bode well for American viewers—or for journalism.

Apr 12, 2016 / Leslie Savan

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