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Biden’s Patriotic Duty—and Ours Biden’s Patriotic Duty—and Ours
The United States of America is not—yet—a family business. The future of our democracy is too important to be left to one man, his relatives, or his major donors.
“What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” by Frederick Douglass “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” by Frederick Douglass
This is the perfect time to read the entirety of Frederick Douglass’s famous speech, and not merely because of the date on the calendar.
Top 15 4th of July Songs Top 15 4th of July Songs
Not nearly enough Americans are aware that much of what the country considers America’s most patriotic music was created by artists with decidedly left-wing sympathies.
Running Biden Against Trump Is Just Plain Irresponsible Running Biden Against Trump Is Just Plain Irresponsible
If American democracy is on the line, as Democrats have rightly insisted, why nominate someone who has trouble keeping up with his opponent?
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What Should the Democrats Do Now? What Should the Democrats Do Now?
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The Supreme Court Just Pushed Environmental Justice Even Further Aside The Supreme Court Just Pushed Environmental Justice Even Further Aside
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We Rejected Monarchy in 1776. The Supreme Court Just Brought It Back. We Rejected Monarchy in 1776. The Supreme Court Just Brought It Back.
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The US Has Dealt With Contested Elections Before The US Has Dealt With Contested Elections Before
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Facebook Is the Zombie Internet Facebook Is the Zombie Internet
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The Debate Won Biden Some New Supporters: Republicans The Debate Won Biden Some New Supporters: Republicans
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Freeing Assange
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The US Government’s Plot to Murder Julian Assange The US Government’s Plot to Murder Julian Assange
While dictators kill troublesome journalists with guns and missiles, democracies can afford to be more patient. But the end result is the same.
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What Would I.F. Stone Think of WikiLeaks? What Would I.F. Stone Think of WikiLeaks?
America’s greatest investigative journalist believed in letting the truth be told, even over the protest of state officials. But what would he make of WikiLeaks’s secret-telling?
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If Assange’s Fate Were Up To a Jury, He, Too, Might Have Walked Free If Assange’s Fate Were Up To a Jury, He, Too, Might Have Walked Free
Like William Penn and John Peter Zenger, the Wikileaks founder is fighting for our freedom.
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The Debate Won Biden Some New Supporters: Republicans The Debate Won Biden Some New Supporters: Republicans
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The President Can Now Assassinate You, Officially The President Can Now Assassinate You, Officially
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Biden’s Patriotic Duty—and Ours Biden’s Patriotic Duty—and Ours
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“What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” by Frederick Douglass “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” by Frederick Douglass
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June 9, 2015: Vincent Bugliosi’s Trophy Prosecution Wasn’t Charles Manson—It Was the Supreme Court Vincent Bugliosi’s Trophy Prosecution Wasn’t Charles Manson—It Was the Supreme Court
In a 2001 cover story in The Nation, Bugliosi eloquently denounced the Court's treasonous decision in Bush v. Gore.
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Running Biden Against Trump Is Just Plain Irresponsible Running Biden Against Trump Is Just Plain Irresponsible
If American democracy is on the line, as Democrats have rightly insisted, why nominate someone who has trouble keeping up with his opponent?
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Democrats Are Running Interference for Biden. Voters Aren’t Convinced. Democrats Are Running Interference for Biden. Voters Aren’t Convinced.
Party messaging since last week’s debate has set out to convince the public that what they saw on television didn’t really happen.
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Dear Ron Klain: We Need To Talk About Joe Dear Ron Klain: We Need To Talk About Joe
To preserve President Biden’s legacy, the party has to find another candidate
Books & the Arts
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LaToya Ruby Frazier Rewrites the Rules of Documentary Photography LaToya Ruby Frazier Rewrites the Rules of Documentary Photography
A new career survey at the MoMA is a perfect illustration of the photographer’s mission: to reframe how viewers see the working-class and low-income people whom she counts as kin….
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Can the Constitution Save Us? Can the Constitution Save Us?
The Constitution is often invoked as a safeguard for American democracy, but does it more often get in democracy’s way?
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The Man Hồ Chí Minh Once Was The Man Hồ Chí Minh Once Was
Joseph Andras’s novel on the Vietnamese revolutionary’s salad days in Paris imagines how a young radical became an icon.
World
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Le Pen and Her Allies May Be on the Verge of Forming the First Far-Right Government in France Since World War II Le Pen and Her Allies May Be on the Verge of Forming the First Far-Right Government in France Since World War II
Yet there is a resurgence of organizing by the left.
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What Does It Mean to Be a Labor Leader for This Moment? What Does It Mean to Be a Labor Leader for This Moment?
Lessons from Mary Kay Henry, the first woman president of SEIU.
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In France’s Snap Elections, Can a “Popular Front” Hold Off the Far Right? In France’s Snap Elections, Can a “Popular Front” Hold Off the Far Right?
At least they’re giving themselves a fighting chance.
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