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Democrats Are Complicit in Trump’s Fearmongering About Immigrant Youth
Democrats' new immigration bill includes provisions targeting youth alleged to be “public safety threats.”
After Supreme Court Refusal, It’s Up to the People to End Gerrymandering
The first step is to transfer redistricting power away from legislators to independent commissions.
Democratic Candidates Are Sounding a Lot Like Teddy Roosevelt
Roosevelt’s approach to reining in corporations should sound familiar to those who watched the Democratic debates.
Facebook’s Audacious Bid for Global Monetary Control
A currency intended for trade on a national scale needs to be not only centralized but democratized.
State Redistricting a Target for “Dark Money” After Supreme Court Ruling
Efforts to add anti-gerrymandering initiatives to the ballot in 2020 are underway in several states.
Calling Trump’s Rationale “Contrived,” Supreme Court Halts Citizenship Question
The court's opinion confronted the Trump administration’s false justification for adding the citizenship question.
LGBTQ Activists Demand an End to the Pinkwashing of Militarism
Opposing militarism is central to guaranteeing that trans people can survive and thrive everywhere.
In First Debate, 2020 Candidates Must Step It Up on Climate Change
The next president will decide the world’s climate future. When will the candidates start acting like it?
Sanders’s Speech Presents a Conundrum for New Left’s Socialist Strategy
Bernie Sanders is offering adjustments to capitalism, not transformation into a worker-controlled democratic society.
Far-Right Group Patriot Prayer Is Declining. Thank Anti-Fascists.
A coordinated and strategic campaign by anti-fascist organizations to undermine white supremacy is paying off.