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EXCLUSIVE: Leaked Bloomberg Campaign NDA Protects Abusive Bosses EXCLUSIVE: Leaked Bloomberg Campaign NDA Protects Abusive Bosses

The campaign’s nondisclosure agreement could prevent staffers from reporting workplace abuse and discrimination.

Feb 19, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein

Sanders or Warren: Time to Choose?

Sanders or Warren: Time to Choose? Sanders or Warren: Time to Choose?

Watch as Bhaskar Sunkara, Zephyr Teachout, Brad Lander, and Maurice Mitchell make the case for Sanders or Warren.

Feb 19, 2020 / The Nation

Rural America Doesn’t Have to Starve to Death

Rural America Doesn’t Have to Starve to Death Rural America Doesn’t Have to Starve to Death

A predatory and extractive financial sector has hollowed out communities across the US.

Feb 18, 2020 / Feature / Nick Shaxson

Tracking Down Mayor Pete’s Black Voter Problem

Tracking Down Mayor Pete’s Black Voter Problem Tracking Down Mayor Pete’s Black Voter Problem

Listening to voters in his home state, our reporter discovers he’s queer for Buttigieg.

Feb 7, 2020 / Feature / Darryl Pinckney

Can Democrats Win Back Trump Voters—Without Compromising Their Soul?

Can Democrats Win Back Trump Voters—Without Compromising Their Soul? Can Democrats Win Back Trump Voters—Without Compromising Their Soul?

Many analysts say Democrats need to score significant swing voter support to win in 2020. The question is whether they can do that without tilting to the center.

Feb 3, 2020 / Feature / Tana Ganeva

The  First Drag Queen Was a Former Slave

The First Drag Queen Was a Former Slave The First Drag Queen Was a Former Slave

Who fought for queer freedom a century before Stonewall.

Jan 31, 2020 / Feature / Channing Gerard Joseph

Sanders or Warren? Why Not Both?

Sanders or Warren? Why Not Both? Sanders or Warren? Why Not Both?

A progressive unity ticket may seem utopian, but it need not be a fantasy. In fact, the progressive candidates may make the most electable ticket.

Jan 30, 2020 / D.D. Guttenplan

Australia’s Devastating Wildfires Were Not Inevitable

Australia’s Devastating Wildfires Were Not Inevitable Australia’s Devastating Wildfires Were Not Inevitable

The country was once actually poised to lead on climate politics.

Jan 27, 2020 / Feature / Daniel Judt

Meet the Boy Scouts of the Border Patrol

Meet the Boy Scouts of the Border Patrol Meet the Boy Scouts of the Border Patrol

The Border Patrol Explorers program offers training and mentorship—with a side of Trumpian ideology.

Jan 21, 2020 / Feature / Morley Musick

Haiti Is in the Eye of the Storm

Haiti Is in the Eye of the Storm Haiti Is in the Eye of the Storm

Despite the current respite from months of protests and government violence, the country’s rampant corruption threatens to unleash chaos once more.

Jan 9, 2020 / Feature / Amy Wilentz

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