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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Jessica Cisneros, Greg Casar

Progressive Democrats Are Gaining Ground in Texas Progressive Democrats Are Gaining Ground in Texas

Jessica Cisneros and Greg Casar have won prominent endorsements from Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Feb 23, 2022 / Aída Chávez

Bhaskar Sunkara

“The Nation” Names Bhaskar Sunkara Its New President “The Nation” Names Bhaskar Sunkara Its New President

The founder and publisher of Jacobin to lead publishing and business development for America’s leading source of progressive politics and culture.

Feb 23, 2022 / Press Room

The Bold New Campaign to “End Poverty in California”

The Bold New Campaign to “End Poverty in California” The Bold New Campaign to “End Poverty in California”

Poverty isn’t an individual choice—it’s a collective one. And just as we choose to perpetuate it, we can choose to abolish it.

Feb 23, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Minneapolis protesters

In Minneapolis, the Cycle of Police Violence Continues In Minneapolis, the Cycle of Police Violence Continues

Amir Locke was sleeping. Daunte Wright was going to the car wash. George Floyd was at the corner store. When and where are Black people safe from police?

Feb 23, 2022 / Alyssa Oursler and Anna DalCortivo

Black History Month Is Every Month

Black History Month Is Every Month Black History Month Is Every Month

Embrace Black history.

Feb 23, 2022 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

The American Right’s Cult of Victor Orbán

The American Right’s Cult of Victor Orbán The American Right’s Cult of Victor Orbán

The Hungarian autocrat is proving worryingly influential.

Feb 23, 2022 / Column / Jeet Heer

Claudio Lomnitz and the Vertigo of Translation

Claudio Lomnitz and the Vertigo of Translation Claudio Lomnitz and the Vertigo of Translation

In his generations-spanning new book, the anthropologist tracks the story of Jewish life in Latin America through the travails of one family. 

Feb 23, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Ilan Stavans

The Meaning Behind Brian Flores’s New Job

The Meaning Behind Brian Flores’s New Job The Meaning Behind Brian Flores’s New Job

Brian Flores has a new gig in the league, but it won’t deter him from pressing forward on his racial discrimination suit.

Feb 22, 2022 / Dave Zirin

Paul Farmer, 1959–2022

Paul Farmer, 1959–2022 Paul Farmer, 1959–2022

Farewell to a friend.

Feb 22, 2022 / Amy Wilentz

Flushing Democracy

Flushing Democracy Flushing Democracy

Trump puts America in the toilet.

Feb 22, 2022 / OppArt / Steve Brodner, Pat Bagley, and Josh Gosfield

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