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Why Hillary Clinton Is the Right Choice for Progressives Why Hillary Clinton Is the Right Choice for Progressives

Clinton offers progressives the best chance to advance our issues and vision for the country—but only if we keep applying pressure and holding her accountable.

Oct 11, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Should Democrats Try To Win Over Trump’s Supporters, or Just Move On?

Should Democrats Try To Win Over Trump’s Supporters, or Just Move On? Should Democrats Try To Win Over Trump’s Supporters, or Just Move On?

A profoundly important debate is dividing the left.

Oct 11, 2016 / Steve Phillips, Paul Starr, Arlie Hochschild, William Greider, Rick Perlstein, and Ian Haney López

Ava DuVernay

Ava DuVernay Reminds Us: The Past Must Be Present in Criminal-Justice Reform Ava DuVernay Reminds Us: The Past Must Be Present in Criminal-Justice Reform

Her new documentary explains how the “slavery loophole” perpetuates racial disparities in mass incarceration.

Oct 11, 2016 / Khalil Gibran Muhammad

These Are Not ‘Neighborhood Schools.’ They’re Segregated Schools.

These Are Not ‘Neighborhood Schools.’ They’re Segregated Schools. These Are Not ‘Neighborhood Schools.’ They’re Segregated Schools.

Actor Jesse Williams investigates one of the most unequal school systems in the entire country.

Oct 7, 2016 / The Nation

‘The Birth of a Nation’ Is an Epic Fail

‘The Birth of a Nation’ Is an Epic Fail ‘The Birth of a Nation’ Is an Epic Fail

From its depictions of black women to the representation of slavery itself, Nate Parker’s film is deeply flawed and historically inaccurate.

Oct 6, 2016 / Leslie M. Alexander

Greenville High School

The Anonymous Town That Was the Model of Desegregation in the Civil-Rights Era The Anonymous Town That Was the Model of Desegregation in the Civil-Rights Era

Here’s how it fell apart.

Oct 4, 2016 / Feature / LynNell Hancock

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Talking Kaepernick Protests With 1968 Olympian John Carlos Talking Kaepernick Protests With 1968 Olympian John Carlos

The unveiling of a statue at the Smithsonian, a trip to the White House, and a new generation raising their fists on the field. It was quite a week for John Carlos.

Oct 4, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Mr. Bright Side

Mr. Bright Side Mr. Bright Side

Trump’s Gospel of Positive Thinking

Oct 4, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Chris Lehmann

Bedford Academy High School

Racism Got You Stressed? That May Be Holding Kids Back at School, Too. Racism Got You Stressed? That May Be Holding Kids Back at School, Too.

New research suggests the experience of bias alters our hormones in ways that widen the academic achievement gap.

Oct 4, 2016 / Benjamin Ryan

Muslim Day Parade

Now Is the Time to Express Solidarity With ‘Our Arab-American Brothers and Sisters’ Now Is the Time to Express Solidarity With ‘Our Arab-American Brothers and Sisters’

The DNC’s Donna Brazile is right. In Trumped times, there is a special duty to “aggressively defend victims of discrimination.”

Oct 1, 2016 / John Nichols

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