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Let’s Not Rewrite History to Defend Joe Biden’s Record of Dog-Whistle Politics
Invoking “different times” as a defense of candidates who promoted racist or bigoted policies should be challenged.
Missing School Is a Given for Children of Migrant Farmworkers
Children living in California's migrant family housing centers miss between three to six months of schooling.
Capitalism Has Failed Immigrants. Can Worker Cooperatives Do Better?
Worker-owned cooperatives are transforming the economic landscape for immigrants.
Wall Street Money Buys Silence on Big Bank Abuses
The financial industry spent an average of $2.5 million per day trying to influence lawmakers last year.
Mueller Stoked Trump-Russia Alarmism, Despite Finding No Collusion
Mueller's report diverts attention from the real threat of Trump's anti-democratic policies.
Democrats Are Abandoning Senate Races to Run for President
Prominent red-state Democrats are launching long-shot presidential campaigns instead of running for Senate. Why?
Israeli Law Silences and Punishes Critics and Human Rights Workers
The self-proclaimed only “real” democracy in the Middle East is busy deporting its critics.
Affirming the Paris Accord Is Good — But Democrats Must Do Much More
While the U.K. declared a climate emergency, Democrats in the U.S. remain splintered around climate policy.
Trump’s “Troika of Tyranny” Meddles in Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua
Trump's real troika of tyranny — Bolton, Pompeo and Abrams — has failed in its coup attempt in Venezuela.
Trump-Supported Autocrats Meet Popular Grassroots Resistance
Eight years after the Arab Spring, there has been a new set of popular uprisings in northern Africa.