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Flag protest

Black Lives and the Fourth of July Black Lives and the Fourth of July

After Juneteenth, it’s hard to overlook the hollowness of American freedom.

Jul 3, 2020 / Westenley Alcenat

Barbara Lee Would Make a Great Vice Presidential Nominee

Barbara Lee Would Make a Great Vice Presidential Nominee Barbara Lee Would Make a Great Vice Presidential Nominee

Adding an anti-war progressive with Lee’s record to the ticket would energize the base and appeal to disengaged and disenchanted voters.

Jul 3, 2020 / John Nichols

Kiara Williams holds a megaphone in the air that says

The White Left Needs to Embrace Black Leadership The White Left Needs to Embrace Black Leadership

The current uprisings are what class struggle in the 21st century looks like.

Jul 2, 2020 / Barbara Ransby

Matthew Albence

ICE Just Became Even Less Transparent ICE Just Became Even Less Transparent

The new classification protects the identity of officials from public disclosure.

Jul 2, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein

How Did Police Unions Get So Powerful?

How Did Police Unions Get So Powerful? How Did Police Unions Get So Powerful?

Police unions are on the defensive for perhaps the first time since their formation. It’s been a long time coming.

Jul 2, 2020 / Ross Barkan

Regina Perkins

Black Visibility Matters—and Not Just During Trauma Black Visibility Matters—and Not Just During Trauma

The recent increase in the representation and prominence of Black voices amid the nation’s racial uprising is bittersweet—and limiting.

Jul 2, 2020 / Ernest Owens

SCOTUS abortion

A Small Victory for Reproductive Rights A Small Victory for Reproductive Rights

Trump’s Supreme Court appointees lost this battle, but the war on abortion is far from over.

Jul 1, 2020 / Katha Pollitt

Donald Trump

Trolling Trump, the Lincoln Project Also Peddles Militarism Trolling Trump, the Lincoln Project Also Peddles Militarism

The Never Trump super PAC makes entertaining ads that get under the president’s skin—but progressives should take a closer look at their agenda.

Jul 1, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Donald Trump Is the ‘Undertaker’ of American Politics

Donald Trump Is the ‘Undertaker’ of American Politics Donald Trump Is the ‘Undertaker’ of American Politics

A master of political misdirection, the president hides behind the idea that he’s only doing schtick. But the joke is on us.

Jun 30, 2020 / Feature / Patricia J. Williams

Gaza Protest

As Netanyahu Annexes the West Bank, Where Are the Democrats? As Netanyahu Annexes the West Bank, Where Are the Democrats?

The early moves from Biden have been disappointing.

Jun 30, 2020 / Moustafa Bayoumi

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