Stories by Ilana Novick

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Paul Krugman: America Is on Its Way to Autocracy

Posted on: Jun 13, 2017, Source: AlterNet

The New York Times columnist dissects the president's "deeply un-American" cabinet meeting.

Entire Cities Are Cutting Ties With Wells Fargo for Its Support of the Dakota Pipeline

Posted on: Jun 12, 2017, Source: AlterNet

New York is the most recent city to jump off the Wells Fargo wagon.

Charles Blow Has Some Advice for Everyone Fantasizing About Trump's Impeachment

Posted on: Jun 12, 2017, Source: AlterNet

The smoking gun is not coming; it's up to us to save our country.

Paul Krugman: The Republican Party Is Destroying America's Credibility by the Day

Posted on: Jun 5, 2017, Source: AlterNet

The Trump administration and its enablers are warping reality.

The Mere Proposal of a Muslim Ban Has Made Life More Oppressive for Visa Holders and Travelers

Posted on: Jun 2, 2017, Source: AlterNet

Immigrant and refugee advocates have their hands full.

March for Truth Organizers Have a Simple Demand: Investigate Trump

Posted on: Jun 2, 2017, Source: AlterNet

On June 3, protesters will march to demand Trump's Russia connections don't escape accountability.

Paul Krugman: Republicans Are Stripping Our Freedoms One by One

Posted on: May 22, 2017, Source: AlterNet

"Americans are creeping along the road to serfdom, yoked to corporate employers."

Outrage Over Trump Turned a Red-State Republican Into a Resistance Leader

Posted on: May 19, 2017, Source: AlterNet

Beverly Tuberville says Indivisible Oklahoma faces an uphill battle—but it's one worth fighting.

Michael Moore Has a New Plan to 'Destabilize' Trump's Presidency

Posted on: May 18, 2017, Source: AlterNet

More than a decade after "Fahrenheit 9/11," he's set to release his newest doc, "Fahrenheit 11/9."

Paul Krugman: Trump Is Putting Us on the Path to Economic Ruin

Posted on: May 15, 2017, Source: AlterNet

As bad as the relentless lying is, the fiscal policy is so much worse.

Big Corporations Are Openly Backing Trump's Hate Agenda—Let's Boycott Them

Posted on: May 8, 2017, Source: AlterNet

Americans can vote with their dollars to defend immigrants' rights every day.

Paul Krugman: Under Trumpcare, Millions Will Lose Coverage, Many Will Die—and the GOP Will Try to Blame It on Liberals

Posted on: May 8, 2017, Source: AlterNet

A moral disaster.

New Yorkers Plan to Let Trump Know He's Not Welcome in His Home City

Posted on: May 3, 2017, Source: AlterNet

Angry protests await the president for his first trip to the Big Apple as commander-in-chief.

The Department of Justice Is Really Prosecuting a Woman for Laughing at Jeff Sessions

Posted on: May 2, 2017, Source: AlterNet

A 61-year-old activist has been charged with attempting to "impede and disrupt" the proceedings.

May Day, Reinvigorated to Fight Trump's Anti-Immigrant Policies

Posted on: Apr 28, 2017, Source: AlterNet

When it comes to resistance activities, this is shaping up to be the biggest—even in red states.

What You Need to Know About April 29th's Climate March

Posted on: Apr 27, 2017, Source: AlterNet

The People's Climate March is part of more than a week of intersectional direct action, beginning with the March for Science and ending with May Day.

Seth Meyers Explains How Donald Trump Is Just Like a Terrible High School Student

Posted on: Apr 25, 2017, Source: AlterNet

The late-show host grades the president's first 100 days in office.

Some Rare Good News: New Orleans Removes First of Four White Supremacist Monuments

Posted on: Apr 24, 2017, Source: AlterNet

Supporters of the monuments made death threats against city workers.

Paul Krugman: Trump Is Quite Willing to Pretend That Tax Cuts for the Rich Will Help Everyone

Posted on: Apr 24, 2017, Source: AlterNet

It's the 1980s all over again.

Artist Ravi Zupa Takes on Racist Police Killings

Posted on: Apr 23, 2017, Source: AlterNet

Dragons, swords and skeletons help tell the story of police brutality.

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