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Democrats Must Stop Taking the Black Working Class for Granted Democrats Must Stop Taking the Black Working Class for Granted

A new report from Working America found that black Ohioans were suffering economically during the 2016 presidential election—but did not think a Democratic president would make a d...

Sep 26, 2017 / Collier Meyerson

LeBron James Is Right. Donald Trump Is a Bum.

LeBron James Is Right. Donald Trump Is a Bum. LeBron James Is Right. Donald Trump Is a Bum.

And his victim-blaming of Puerto Rico proves it.

Sep 26, 2017 / Joan Walsh

Macron protest

The False Promise of Macron’s Labor Reforms The False Promise of Macron’s Labor Reforms

The French president’s proposed labor code would have grave consequences for workers.

Sep 22, 2017 / Cole Stangler

Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders Just Gave One of the Finest Speeches of His Career Bernie Sanders Just Gave One of the Finest Speeches of His Career

Outlining a vision of an America on the side of peace and justice, the senator shredded Trump’s brutish foreign policies.

Sep 21, 2017 / John Nichols

Bernie Sanders Just Gave the Progressive Foreign-Policy Speech We’ve Been Waiting For

Bernie Sanders Just Gave the Progressive Foreign-Policy Speech We’ve Been Waiting For Bernie Sanders Just Gave the Progressive Foreign-Policy Speech We’ve Been Waiting For

The senator powerfully linked domestic and foreign policy in the context of massive global inequality.

Sep 21, 2017 / Stephen Miles

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Letters From the October 9, 2017, Issue Letters From the October 9, 2017, Issue

No more piecemeal rights… When small is actually big…

Sep 21, 2017 / Our Readers

The Financial Industry Is Its Own Best Enemy

The Financial Industry Is Its Own Best Enemy The Financial Industry Is Its Own Best Enemy

Equifax’s blunder does more than any white paper to demonstrate the need for financial reform.

Sep 21, 2017 / Mike Konczal

The Economic Costs of Domestic Violence

The Economic Costs of Domestic Violence The Economic Costs of Domestic Violence

The repercussions of intimate-partner violence extend far beyond the home.

Sep 20, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Cassidy Graham Healthcare

The Shocking Dishonesty of the GOP’s Latest Repeal Push The Shocking Dishonesty of the GOP’s Latest Repeal Push

Since when should success be punished?

Sep 19, 2017 / David Dayen

Activists protest in opposition to the Senate Republican health care bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on June 28, 2017.

Republicans Are Coming for Our Health Care Again. Here’s How You Can Fight Back Republicans Are Coming for Our Health Care Again. Here’s How You Can Fight Back

You can also join a campaign to protect voting rights in your state or county.

Sep 19, 2017 / NationAction

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