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Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

Grief at the Heart of a Moral Movement Grief at the Heart of a Moral Movement

A personal meditation for 2016.

Jan 4, 2016 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton during the Democratic presidential primary debate, Saturday, December 19, 2015, at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Resolution for 2016: Let’s Have Lots More Presidential Debates Resolution for 2016: Let’s Have Lots More Presidential Debates

Robert Reich is petitioning the DNC to open up the process. Let’s make this the start of a fight for more debates in the primary season and this fall.

Jan 1, 2016 / John Nichols

Donald Trump speaks before a crowd of supporters.

The Dickensian Politics of Trump and His Fellow Scrooges The Dickensian Politics of Trump and His Fellow Scrooges

Political misers still refuse to make it their business to improve the lot of the working poor.

Dec 24, 2015 / John Nichols

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Letters From the January 11-18, 2015, Issue Letters From the January 11-18, 2015, Issue

A war by any other name… debtors’ prism… Trump in poetry and prose… reimainging restoration (web only)…

Dec 23, 2015 / Our Readers, Mike Konczal, and Eilís O’Neill

Shutting Down Planned Parenthood Would Catapult Women Into Poverty

Shutting Down Planned Parenthood Would Catapult Women Into Poverty Shutting Down Planned Parenthood Would Catapult Women Into Poverty

When access to abortion and contraception is denied, low-income women suffer most.

Dec 23, 2015 / Bryce Covert

The Uber app being used in front of a taxicab.

Could Unions Disrupt Uber’s Empire? Could Unions Disrupt Uber’s Empire?

Seattle’s drivers are fighting—and beating—the Uberization of their work.

Dec 23, 2015 / Michelle Chen

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio

Media Notices Homeless People on Streets, Blames Progressive Mayor Media Notices Homeless People on Streets, Blames Progressive Mayor

How New York’s Bill de Blasio inherited a homelessness crisis—and then got blamed for it.

Dec 23, 2015 / Patrick Markee

December 23, 1913: The Federal Reserve Is Created

December 23, 1913: The Federal Reserve Is Created December 23, 1913: The Federal Reserve Is Created

“The whole thing was a wonderful demonstration of what Christmas can do in the sphere of legislation.”

Dec 23, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

Representative-elect Bernie Sanders at an orientation for Congressional freshmen, November 28, 1990.

When the Berlin Wall Fell, Bernie Sanders Didn’t Respond Like Other Politicians When the Berlin Wall Fell, Bernie Sanders Didn’t Respond Like Other Politicians

Instead of heralding “the end of history,” Sanders called on Americans to take the revolutions of 1989 as a model.

Dec 22, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

Refugees arrive by boat in Athens, December 18, 2015.

What Can You Actually Do for Syrian Refugees? What Can You Actually Do for Syrian Refugees?

Trump wants to ban refugees fleeing ISIS and civil war. Here’s how to welcome them instead.

Dec 22, 2015 / Daniel Moattar

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