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Centrism Is Not Inevitable. A Better Future Is Possible for Texas.

Centrism Is Not Inevitable. A Better Future Is Possible for Texas. Centrism Is Not Inevitable. A Better Future Is Possible for Texas.

The Democratic establishment can’t stop Bernie from sowing the seeds of a better future that young people want.

Mar 5, 2020 / Steve Cobble

Women’s Suffrage Anniversary

Women’s Suffrage Anniversary Women’s Suffrage Anniversary

100 years ago, women finally got the vote.

Mar 5, 2020 / OppArt / Dara Herman Zierlein

Danez Smith Makes Room for the Messiness of Language

Danez Smith Makes Room for the Messiness of Language Danez Smith Makes Room for the Messiness of Language

We talked to Smith about their new poetry collection, Homie, and what it means to create poetic space for your community. 

Mar 5, 2020 / Q&A / Rosemarie Ho

Trump’s Education Policy Is an Opportunity for Democrats

Trump’s Education Policy Is an Opportunity for Democrats Trump’s Education Policy Is an Opportunity for Democrats

Republicans are running away from Betsy DeVos’s “education freedom” agenda as fast as they can. So why haven’t Democrats noticed?

Mar 5, 2020 / Jennifer C. Berkshire

People in Pyongyang wait at a bus stop, wearing face masks.

Washington Hawks Are Softening Their Hard Line on Sanctions Against North Korea Washington Hawks Are Softening Their Hard Line on Sanctions Against North Korea

They fear Mike Pompeo’s diplomacy is backfiring and may be alienating South Korea—and they worry that sanctions will vastly worsen the COVID-19 epidemic.

Mar 5, 2020 / Tim Shorrock

Syracuse Students Are Still Occupying Their Campus Administration Building

Syracuse Students Are Still Occupying Their Campus Administration Building Syracuse Students Are Still Occupying Their Campus Administration Building

Students say faculty response to their first protest against over 30 racist incidents on campus didn’t go far enough.

Mar 5, 2020 / StudentNation / Max Kalnitz

Muslim men after prayer

Those Shoes Were Made by a Uighur Detainee Those Shoes Were Made by a Uighur Detainee

China forces Muslim minorities to produce materials that may be used by Nike, Uniqlo, Zara, and other retail giants. It’s time for the fashion industry to talk about divestment.

Mar 5, 2020 / Jasmin Malik Chua

Jane and Bernie Sanders speaking to a large crowd in California.

Biden May Now Be the Front-Runner, but Sanders’s Huge California Win Can’t Be Ignored Biden May Now Be the Front-Runner, but Sanders’s Huge California Win Can’t Be Ignored

The Vermont senator retains great power in the West, among Latinos, and in urban centers across the nation—and his key issues are now embedded in the Democratic Party.

Mar 4, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

The Weinstein Verdict Means Everything Is Different—and Nothing Is

The Weinstein Verdict Means Everything Is Different—and Nothing Is The Weinstein Verdict Means Everything Is Different—and Nothing Is

It took so much to get this one man. Will his conviction bring justice to other victims of sexual harassment?

Mar 4, 2020 / Bryce Covert

People walk across a pedestrian crossing near the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building adorned with signs promoting the 2020 Olympics.

The Coronavirus Exposes Why the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Should Be Canceled The Coronavirus Exposes Why the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Should Be Canceled

The Tokyo Olympics were already unsafe. Now, they’re even more so.

Mar 4, 2020 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

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