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The Presidential Front-Runners Flamed Out at Last Night’s Debate
Low-polling candidates upstaged Biden and Harris in round two of the Democratic debates.
Candidates Should Visit the Country’s Most Polluted Areas, Activists Say
Few candidates have made a point of visiting environmental justice communities as part of their campaigns.
Ted Cruz Urges Trump to Unilaterally Slash Taxes for the Rich
This demand for executive action is hypocritical even by Ted Cruz standards.
Sanders Calls Out CNN for Airing Pharma Commercials During 2020 Debate
The debate's breaks also featured commercials from an anti-single-payer group.
United, Warren and Sanders Show What a Left-Wing Democratic Party Looks Like
The two senators spent their second debate working in tandem to articulate a vision for a humane future.
The Fracking Industry Is in Debt. Retirement Funds Are Helping Bail It Out.
The industry plans to source 40 percent of its capital for 2019 from private equity funds, including pension funds.
A Low-Income Clinic Voted to Unionize. That Was Just the Start of the Battle.
Staff and patients have complained that destabilizing management practices disrupt clinical care.
On Direct Action and Trump’s Immigration Agenda
We should focus on three types of direct action tactics: sustained action, spectacle and disruption.
States Are Thwarting Cities’ Attempts to Govern Themselves
Blocking local democracy for the benefit of corporations has become common practice for state lawmakers.
CNN Tried to Derail Sanders and Warren Last Night. It Failed.
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren mopped the floor with their “centrist” rivals.