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Weekend of Our Discontent: Trump, Clinton Spar Over Dueling Controversies
Trump and Clinton are the two most unpopular candidates to seek office in the history of modern polling.
Why Calls for “Unity” Are Not Enough: Look at the 1930s and 1940s
The parallels between the two eras aren't perfect, but today's political climate is strikingly similar to the late 1930s.
“Pow, Pow, Yous Are Dead!” Children, Toy Guns and the Real Thing
I want so much more for, and from, my little boy than “Pow, pow, yous are dead now!”
Courts Strike Down Voter Restriction Laws That Target Black People With “Surgical Precision”
Voting rights advocates have won a number of major victories that could reshape the November election.
Trump Attacks Muslim Mother of Slain US Soldier in Comments “Beyond Limit of Human Decency”
Khizr Khan is the father of a US soldier who died serving in Iraq in 2004.
Antony Loewenstein on Disaster Capitalism
Antony Loewenstein discusses his current film project, “Disaster Capitalism.”
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.
The Content of Donald Trump’s Character
Though some antiwar Americans see hope that Donald Trump would pull back from foreign wars, they also must face his undeniable record of racial and sexist bigotry.
Trump’s Rape Rhetoric Appeals to Male Anxiety
Trump is using sexual assault imagery to sell angry white males a fantasy role as defenders of a feminine nation.
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.