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Puget Sound Is Home to the Biggest Nuclear Stockpile in the World
“Twenty miles west of Seattle is the largest concentration of deployed nuclear weapons in the US.”
War and Wall Street: Clinton’s Bleak Record
Hillary Clinton's history and record reveals she is an agent of Wall Street, war, racial violence and inequity, economic inequality and conservative ideology.
Latest Senate Food Workers Victory Highlights Perils of Privatization
Cafeteria workers of the US Senate, who risked their jobs to fight to earn a living wage, won a key victory last week.
Out of the Blue: Loved Ones Search for Answers in Shaylene Graves’ Prison Death
Why was Shaylene Graves found hanging in her cell just eight weeks before her release from prison?
The Party Platform Democrats Won’t Stand On
Here's what the Democrats promised when Barack Obama was nominated in 2008 — and how those promises turned out after eight years.
This Is What Progressives — Especially Labor — Can Learn From Bernie Sanders’ Campaign
Even if Sanders is never a presidential candidate again, what could labor political strategists learn from his campaign?
Rep. Keith Ellison: DNC Sanders Protesters Are “Actually Helping Us“
In a week when Democrats focused on the national election, progressives emphasized the need for local organizing.
Yo, Texas: Protecting Transgender Rights Is Not Dangerous, but Discrimination Is
Safety concerns are unfounded, says a 13-state amicus brief against the Texas challenge to bathroom access.
Both Parties Are Playing the Mexico Card
From immigration to the drug war, there's a lot that needs fixing in the US-Mexico relationship. But border walls, hate speech and deportations won't do it.
Clinton’s DNC Speech Lays Out a Progressive Agenda; Is It Too Little, Too Late?
After a week of snubs, the progressive grassroots revolution is acknowledged.