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Tom Tomorrow cartoon

The Orange Rage Monster Running For President The Orange Rage Monster Running For President

“Trump smash all standards of propriety.”

Apr 5, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow

We’ve Had 1 Black Woman Senator in 227 Years. Donna Edwards Is Running to Change That.

We’ve Had 1 Black Woman Senator in 227 Years. Donna Edwards Is Running to Change That. We’ve Had 1 Black Woman Senator in 227 Years. Donna Edwards Is Running to Change That.

The progressive congresswoman’s personal story and reputation as a fighter has her surging in Maryland.

Apr 5, 2016 / Feature / Joan Walsh

Nuclear Security Summit

The Threat of Nuclear Weapons Is Greater Today Than It Was During the Cold War The Threat of Nuclear Weapons Is Greater Today Than It Was During the Cold War

“There is no rational reason to feel secure today.”

Apr 4, 2016 / James Carden

Kashmir Protests

Where Local Conflict Could Have Nuclear Consequences Where Local Conflict Could Have Nuclear Consequences

Kashmir was already one of the most dangerous places on Earth—then tactical nukes got involved.

Apr 4, 2016 / Dilip Hiro

Petro Poroshenko

Bombshell Revelations From the Panama Papers Show Just How Much We Need Financial Transparency Bombshell Revelations From the Panama Papers Show Just How Much We Need Financial Transparency

Given the American media’s failure to cover the Ukrainian government’s corruption, the reaction to the report’s revelations about reigning president-oligarch Petro Poroshenko has b...

Apr 4, 2016 / James Carden

The Uber app being used in front of a taxicab.

Gig Economy Jobs Don’t Have to Be Awful Gig Economy Jobs Don’t Have to Be Awful

The on-demand economy tends to be great for the consumer and bad for the worker—but it doesn’t have to be that way.

Apr 4, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Supreme Court

The Supreme Court Upholds the Historic Principle of One Person, One Vote The Supreme Court Upholds the Historic Principle of One Person, One Vote

A rare win for voting rights by a unanimous court.

Apr 4, 2016 / Ari Berman

Scott Walker at Conservative Summit

Sanders and Clinton Are Campaigning Hard in Wisconsin… Against Scott Walker Sanders and Clinton Are Campaigning Hard in Wisconsin… Against Scott Walker

Clinton calls the governor “a bully,” while Sanders says Walker is “everything that we are opposing.”

Apr 4, 2016 / John Nichols

Zuma Must Fall protest

South African President Jacob Zuma May Be Forced From Office—Will He Bring the ANC Down With Him? South African President Jacob Zuma May Be Forced From Office—Will He Bring the ANC Down With Him?

For the first time since the end of apartheid, South Africans are mobilizing in large numbers across lines of race and class to protest government corruption.

Apr 1, 2016 / Douglas Foster

Wisconsin Needs to Extend Hours for Early Voting and Obtaining Voter IDs

Wisconsin Needs to Extend Hours for Early Voting and Obtaining Voter IDs Wisconsin Needs to Extend Hours for Early Voting and Obtaining Voter IDs

New restrictions, long lines, and a server breakdown are making it harder to vote in critical primaries.

Apr 1, 2016 / John Nichols

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