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Haiti’s Founding Father’s Black Revolution Was Too Radical for Thomas Jefferson
When Jean-Jacques Dessalines declared Haiti’s independence in 1804, he became the Americas' first black head of state.
Protesters Disrupting World Hindu Congress in Chicago Met With Violence
The anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim movement in the US has much in common with Hindu nationalism in India.
Ted Cruz Might Lose, and Other Giddy Tidbits From Election 2018
There's something happening here, and it ain't all Trump.
Name a More Iconic Duo
Bernie Sanders Calls for a New International Left
Steve Bannon thinks he can lure progressives into the nationalist far right. Sanders condemned this effort.
Cuomo Defeats Nixon, but Progressives Crush Democrats in New York
Progressive New Yorkers turned out in record numbers on Thursday.
Voters Have to Remain Vigilant to Make Sure They Are on the Rolls
Voting rights legal expert John Powers discusses voter suppression.
Confirmation Hearing Highlights
Is Kavanaugh's evasiveness his only qualification for a lifetime appointment?
Outrage After Trump Claims That “3,000 People Did Not Die” in Puerto Rico
The study Trump is attempting to discredit as a Democratic plot was commissioned by the Puerto Rican government.
Teens Testify to Show Senators the Human Cost of Kavanaugh’s Confirmation
Aalayah Eastmond shares her experience as a survivor of the Parkland shooting.