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Setting the Record Straight: Five Misconceptions About the Trump Rally in Chicago
Donald Trump helped perpetuate misinformation about the cancellation of his rally in Chicago. Allow us to correct him.
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Correcting David Brooks’ Mischaracterizations of Bernie Sanders’ Proposals
It's time to embrace the reshaping of our systems if we are to avoid the decline of our county's “general welfare.”
Can Young Black Organizers Bring Down Chicago’s Top Prosecutor?
The Cook County state's attorney race in Illinois could have major implications for Black-led, anti-police violence movements.
Thanks to Jim Crow Era Law, One in Four Black Adults Can’t Vote in Florida’s Primary
Florida has the highest number of disenfranchised voters.
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The 13th Amendment Exclusion Clause: Slavery by Any Name
The 13th Amendment banned slavery in America. But it added an exclusion clause: Slavery would be allowed as punishment for a crime.
Please Clap: The Bush Dynasty Has Been Broken
What happens to your fist when you open your hand? It disappears.
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No Ordinary Election Year: Crisis, Collapse and Public Imagination
In this bizarre and unsettling presidential primary season, everybody is getting on everyone else's last nerve.
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Clear-Cut Paternity Case
How Do Potential Supreme Court Nominees Stack Up on “Citizens United”?
Would President Obama's Supreme Court justice candidates favor campaign finance reforms?
The Organized Left and the Death of “Pragmatic” Politics
The failure to engage with populism has exposed the bureaucratic stasis of the organized left.