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Dan Goldman marching at NYC Pride with his daughter. He's holding a pride flag and wearing a rainbow lei. His daughter holds a sign reading

A Disunited Left Clears the Field for a Moderate in NY 10 A Disunited Left Clears the Field for a Moderate in NY 10

A congressional primary spanning swaths of Manhattan and Brooklyn proves that you can have too many progressive candidates.

Aug 19, 2022 / Ross Barkan

Puerto Rico Has a Big-Pharma Problem

Puerto Rico Has a Big-Pharma Problem Puerto Rico Has a Big-Pharma Problem

The US territory gives pharmaceutical companies big tax breaks that could otherwise be invested in its communities, where the revenue is deeply needed.

Aug 19, 2022 / Julio López Varona

Why I’m Joining the Exodus of Teachers Leaving the Classroom

Why I’m Joining the Exodus of Teachers Leaving the Classroom Why I’m Joining the Exodus of Teachers Leaving the Classroom

We all have our reasons for not returning. For me, it is the lack of care for teachers’ and students’ health as we face another year of Covid.

Aug 19, 2022 / Liat Olenick

The Environmental Cost of Greed

The Environmental Cost of Greed The Environmental Cost of Greed

Drought in the world.

Aug 19, 2022 / OppArt / Robin McCarthy

A member of the Secret Service is seen in front of the home of former President Donald Trump at Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida on August 9, 2022

The Mar-a-Lago Raid Highlights the DOJ’s Hypocrisy on the Espionage Act The Mar-a-Lago Raid Highlights the DOJ’s Hypocrisy on the Espionage Act

The Espionage Act has long been used to punish whistleblowers. But despite acting against Trump, the Justice Department usually gives a pass to high-ranking officials who disregard...

Aug 19, 2022 / Freddy Martinez

Volunteers put a tarp on the roof of damaged home in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021, in Golden Meadow, La.

Trying to Keep the Roof on in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley Trying to Keep the Roof on in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley

While the petrochemical industry keeps blowing it off.

Aug 19, 2022 / Michael Esealuka

Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon.

George Gascón Survives Another Recall George Gascón Survives Another Recall

The progressive district attorney kept his office, defying the latest conservative attempt to overturn an election that didn’t go their way.

Aug 19, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky

Democrats Should Make a Much Bigger Deal of the Threat Posed by Trump

Democrats Should Make a Much Bigger Deal of the Threat Posed by Trump Democrats Should Make a Much Bigger Deal of the Threat Posed by Trump

Democrats will suffer in the midterms if they don’t make absolutely clear the possible consequences of the former president’s disdain for democracy and the rule of law.

Aug 19, 2022 / John Nichols for The Nation

Trump Didn’t Bring Down Liz Cheney—Her Conservative White Base Did

Trump Didn’t Bring Down Liz Cheney—Her Conservative White Base Did Trump Didn’t Bring Down Liz Cheney—Her Conservative White Base Did

Cheney, like her father, spent a lifetime feeding the rage of right-wing Republicans. Now they’ve turned on her.

Aug 18, 2022 / Elie Mystal

Burning Down the House

Burning Down the House Burning Down the House

Oil profits up, life on earth down.

Aug 18, 2022 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

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