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Scenes from this year’s Young Democratic Socialists of America conference in Chicago.
Feb 19, 2020 / Alan Maass
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The former mayor’s strong showings in Iowa and New Hampshire are milestones in American politics.
Feb 18, 2020 / John Nichols
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Feb 18, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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A shadowy, right-wing legal outfit is using sports as a cudgel to smash trans rights.
Feb 18, 2020 / Dave Zirin
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Democratic centrism may not inspire voters nationwide—but in one of the nation’s most conservative states, it can seem downright revolutionary.
Feb 18, 2020 / Feature / Rebecca Grant
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Clinton and Obama holdovers may control the Democratic Party’s machinery, but they no longer set the agenda.
Feb 14, 2020 / Robert L. Borosage
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Feb 13, 2020 / Joan Walsh
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Feb 12, 2020 / John Nichols
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Feb 11, 2020 / Joan Walsh
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Feb 10, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Leifer