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How an Indigenous Woman Left Her Mark on a Tumultuous Presidential Campaign in Mexico
Her campaign has inspired her supporters.
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Nine Ways You Can Use the Midterm Elections to Build Local Power
We can build long-term power in our communities if we work strategically.
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ACLU Staff Attorney Orion Danjuma Discusses Voter Suppression Trial
They don't want certain voters to participate in the political process.
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Demonstrators Mourn Those Lost to Gun Violence and Condemn Complicit Politicians
The March for Our Lives in images.
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Is Trump Trying to Fire Mueller or Preemptively Discredit His Findings?
Desperate days in a cornered White House.
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Read Karl Marx! A Conversation With Immanuel Wallerstein
Marx changed his mind often in response to new realities.
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Ivanka Trump’s Ever-Expanding Diplomatic Duties Threaten Foreign Relations
Maybe Ivanka can have it all — at the expense of the American people.
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Ahead of March for Our Lives, Parkland Student Manifesto Outlines Steps to End “Plague of Gun Violence”
Saturday's marches further demonstrated the widespread support for stricter gun control.
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How Unarmed Civilians Saved Lives During Anti-Muslim Attacks in Sri Lanka
Ordinary civilians and local leaders used a variety of innovative strategies to protect one another.
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For Over a Decade, John Bolton Has Insisted Bombing Iran Is “the Only Real Option”
Gareth Porter discusses more.