Features
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Mariame Kaba: Social Movements Brought Down Rahm—Now They Can Transform Chicago
A conversation with writer and organizer, Mariame Kaba. MORE
By Sarah Lazare
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Trump’s Space Force Is No Joke
China, Russia, and the U.S. are already militarizing space. Here’s why that’s dangerous. MORE
By Branko Marcetic
Act Locally
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Jerry Brown Didn’t Invite Grassroots Activists to His Climate Summit—They Came Anyway
While the elite discuss band-aids, organizers call for real solutions. MORE
By Kate Aronoff
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In the shadow of Detroit, a Michigan city is taking the solar transition into its own hands
Amid poverty and frequent power blackouts, a cutting-edge renewable energy program is underway in Highland Park MORE
By Valerie Vande Panne
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Baltimore Won a Big Victory for Affordable Housing. The Next Goal: Community Control.
Housing organizers won $20 million annually in city money for housing. They want that housing to be democratically controlled. MORE
By Ajowa Nzinga Ifateyo
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Socialists Versus Landlords
Los Angeles DSA is harnessing anger over skyrocketing rent to get nonvoters to the polls in November. MORE
By David Dayen
Culture
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television
Serial Misogyn-Neigh: The New "BoJack" Explores How We Let Famous Men, And Horses, Off the Hook
Season five of BoJack Horseman turns a critical eye on its characters and itself. MORE
By Sady Doyle
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America’s Great Strike Waves Have Shaped the Country. We Can Unleash Another.
Erik Loomis’ “A History of America in Ten Strikes” is a powerful reminder of the need for worker militancy. MORE
By Shaun Richman
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Black Women Voters Aren’t “Saving America.” We’re Saving Ourselves.
Since at least the 1830s, Black women have organized, campaigned, and voted for issues that matter to us most. MORE
By Joshunda Sanders
Columnists
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We Believed Anita Hill
In 1991, an alleged sexual harasser was appointed to the Supreme Court. Let’s not repeat history. MORE
By Joel Bleifuss
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How Pro-War Democrats Use Russiagate To Bloat the Military—And Why That's Dangerous
Russia became the bipartisan justification for an $716 billion defense budget and nuclear build-up. MORE
By Sarah Lazare
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Yes, Voter Suppression Is Real. But Young Voters May Bridge the Gap.
The midterms are rigged against people of color and the poor. MORE
By Joel Bleifuss
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94% of Indigenous Women in Seattle Have Experienced Sexual Violence. We Need To Tell Their Stories.
Abigail Echo-Hawk on a hidden epidemic. MORE
By Andrew Schwartz
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Why I'm Sick and Tired of Hearing About Russiagate
Mueller won’t save us from the deep flaws in our democracy that brought us Trump. MORE
By Jessica Stites
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What Russiagate Skeptics Get Wrong
The Left can call for military deescalation while still holding Putin accountable for electoral meddling. MORE
By John Feffer