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The War on Planned Parenthood The War on Planned Parenthood

Lives in the balance must be defended.

Oct 6, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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4 Ways You Can Support Planned Parenthood Right Now 4 Ways You Can Support Planned Parenthood Right Now

Already turned your profile picture pink and signed a petition? Here’s what else you can do.

Oct 2, 2015 / Dani McClain

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The Right Is Alienating a Huge and Amazingly Diverse Immigrant Population The Right Is Alienating a Huge and Amazingly Diverse Immigrant Population

Our relentless focus on the Latino vote obscures all the other people GOP nativists are pissing off.

Oct 1, 2015 / Joshua Holland

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Donald Trump Is a True Candidate of the .00001 Percent Donald Trump Is a True Candidate of the .00001 Percent

The real question is: How has The Donald made it this far in the race?

Oct 1, 2015 / Nomi Prins

The Political Power of Takin’ it to the States

The Political Power of Takin’ it to the States The Political Power of Takin’ it to the States

After one government shutdown and a rally cry from the GOP for another, this progressive think tank is bringing progressive policy changes back to the state level.

Oct 1, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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The Most Exceptional Thing About America Is Our Paranoia The Most Exceptional Thing About America Is Our Paranoia

In the United States, you’re more likely to be crushed by falling furniture than killed by a terrorist—but try telling that to Washington.

Sep 29, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt

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What Keeps Right-Wingers Up at Night? What Keeps Right-Wingers Up at Night?

The very real fear of gay marriage and children’s science projects.

Sep 29, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow

How One Man Laid the Groundwork for Today’s Crisis in the Middle East

How One Man Laid the Groundwork for Today’s Crisis in the Middle East How One Man Laid the Groundwork for Today’s Crisis in the Middle East

We’re still paying the price of Henry Kissinger’s “grand strategies.”

Sep 28, 2015 / Greg Grandin

Sanders and Trump Offer Two Roads Out of Establishment Politics—Which Will We Follow?

Sanders and Trump Offer Two Roads Out of Establishment Politics—Which Will We Follow? Sanders and Trump Offer Two Roads Out of Establishment Politics—Which Will We Follow?

In their very different ways—hope and inclusiveness vs. rancid nostalgia and bigotry—the two candidates are competing for overlapping pools of discontented voters.

Sep 28, 2015 / William Greider

John Boehner’s Downfall Had Nothing to Do With His Position on Abortion

John Boehner’s Downfall Had Nothing to Do With His Position on Abortion John Boehner’s Downfall Had Nothing to Do With His Position on Abortion

The conflict with hardliners that led to the Speaker’s resignation was about tactics, not ideology.

Sep 25, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter

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