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Ocasio-Cortez’s Climate Platform Is Just What the Planet — and the Democrats — Need
The candidate declared that more hardliners on climate are needed in Congress.
Trump’s Vote Suppressor, Kris Kobach, Is Running for Governor of Kansas
The nation’s most prominent vote-suppressor and anti-immigration warrior is running for governor of Kansas.
The Far Right Regards Human Inequality as “Natural”
The following excerpt is from the introduction to Matthew N. Lyons's new book, “Insurgent Supremacists.”
Frederick Douglass and Donald Trump: Faint Hope Endures This Fourth of July
The former slave imagined a better nation than this. Too many white people want to go backward, but there’s still hope.
The Anti-Fraud Movement Behind Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s Historic Win
Does Obrador's pledge to govern under a “moral constitution” promise a new era of democracy for Mexico?
Whose Agenda Is the Supreme Court Carrying Out?
Wall Street and many “progressive” companies make vast profits off racist policies and defunding the public sector.
Mexico’s Leftist President-Elect Promises Sweeping Changes
John Ackerman and Irma Sandoval discuss more.
Is Michael Cohen Ready to Save the US From Donald Trump?
Are we witnessing a repeat of John Dean's flip on Richard Nixon?
Woman Confronts Pruitt in DC Restaurant, Demands He Resign
Recent encounters between the Trump administration and the public have sparked intense national debate.
“Following the Law” Doesn’t Excuse Immigration Policy in the Nazi Era or Now
There comes a moment when it’s not possible to avoid parallels.