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Progressives Are an Asset for the Democratic Party. It Should Treat Them That Way.

Progressives Are an Asset for the Democratic Party. It Should Treat Them That Way. Progressives Are an Asset for the Democratic Party. It Should Treat Them That Way.

Democratic progressives are not an isolated fringe—and their ideas are popular. The party should not run away from them.

Nov 10, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Behind the Doors of New York’s Public Housing

Behind the Doors of New York’s Public Housing Behind the Doors of New York’s Public Housing

Portraits of the activists, organizers, artists, and more who call the Lower East Side’s public housing home.

Nov 10, 2020 / Photo Essay / Destiny Mata and Magnum Foundation

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Bye, Donald Bye, Donald

The only reason Biden got more votes was because there was so much vote counting.

Nov 10, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow

Cameroonian Asylum Seekers Say They Face Violent Persecution Upon Deportation

Cameroonian Asylum Seekers Say They Face Violent Persecution Upon Deportation Cameroonian Asylum Seekers Say They Face Violent Persecution Upon Deportation

Immigrant rights advocates allege that ICE detainees are being coerced, sometimes violently, into signing their own removal papers and returned to a country that is arresting and b...

Nov 9, 2020 / John Washington

John Kasich Contributed Nothing to Biden’s Election, So Why Should Democrats Listen to His Claptrap?

John Kasich Contributed Nothing to Biden’s Election, So Why Should Democrats Listen to His Claptrap? John Kasich Contributed Nothing to Biden’s Election, So Why Should Democrats Listen to His Claptrap?

Kasich claims the left harmed Democrats. Wrong. Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and movements boosted turnout and helped swing key states.

Nov 9, 2020 / John Nichols

The Children of Fallujah: The Medical Mystery at the Heart of the Iraq War

The Children of Fallujah: The Medical Mystery at the Heart of the Iraq War The Children of Fallujah: The Medical Mystery at the Heart of the Iraq War

Since the 2003 invasion, doctors in Fallujah have been reporting a sharp rise in birth defects among the city’s children—and to this day, no one knows why.

Nov 9, 2020 / Feature / Laura Gottesdiener

Jared Kushner: Nepotism at Work

Jared Kushner: Nepotism at Work Jared Kushner: Nepotism at Work

Son-in-lawless.

Nov 7, 2020 / OppArt / Jos Sances

Black People Repudiated Trump Like He Was a Piece of Used Gum

Black People Repudiated Trump Like He Was a Piece of Used Gum Black People Repudiated Trump Like He Was a Piece of Used Gum

It’s time for centrist Democrats to stop whining about Black Lives Matters protests and start recognizing that Black voters literally saved the election.

Nov 6, 2020 / Elie Mystal

USA: Nearly a Quarter of a Million Empty Chairs

USA: Nearly a Quarter of a Million Empty Chairs USA: Nearly a Quarter of a Million Empty Chairs

Covid devastates, our leader dodges.

Nov 6, 2020 / OppArt / Dan Landau

Portland Reelected ‘Tear Gas Ted’—but Still Wants Police Reform

Portland Reelected ‘Tear Gas Ted’—but Still Wants Police Reform Portland Reelected ‘Tear Gas Ted’—but Still Wants Police Reform

Portland’s protest movement couldn’t oust Mayor Ted Wheeler, but the city overwhelmingly voted to create a new police oversight board.

Nov 6, 2020 / Zoë Carpenter

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