Politics
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At 70, the U.N. Declaration of Human Rights Is Still Making a ‘Critical Difference’
In the current age of authoritarian-leaning governments, politicians and activists see this declaration as more important than ever. more
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‘We Are Facing a National and Planetary Crisis’
An excerpt from a new book by Bernie Sanders. more
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Triumph of the Swill: New Doc Puts Roger Ailes in the No Spin Zone
The best exposé on Fox in years dives into its former chief’s history of racism and the sexual misconduct that would ultimately be his undoing. more
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How Progressives Are Changing America’s South
“If we can progress in the belly of the beast, we can have progress anywhere.” more
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The Tide May Be Turning on Billionaire Backers of Charter Schools in California
California’s new superintendent of public instruction, Tony Thurmond, opposes the privatization of education. more
The Republican Strategy Against Democracy
The Wisconsin GOP power grab is part of a larger national strategy that attacks the pillars of democratic governance. Progressive editor-at-large Ruth Conniff lays it all out on ‘Democracy Now!’ more
George H.W. Bush: Lying in State
The term “lying in state” is used when former leaders are commemorated after death, and more rarely applied when leaders are in office. We look back on our coverage of the former President. more
Norman Stockwell
Wisconsin Republicans Make Unprecedented Power Grab. The People Push Back
Citizens jammed the halls and chanted outside locked hearing-room doors, while Republican legislators rushed through a series of bills designed to take power away from the incoming governor. more
Zina Saunders
Wisconsin’s GOP Scheme to Keep Scott Walker as Zombie Governor
Republicans are using their gerrymandered control of the state to push through a slew of power-grabbing bills before the newly elected Democratic governor and attorney general can take office. more
Felton Davis
Foreign Correspondent: Senate Tumult Reflects Popular Discontent with Yemen War
75 percent of Americans oppose the Yemen War and 57 percent oppose all arms sales to Saudi Arabia. more
Those Who Suffer Most
With climate crises at home, a network of South Asians in the U.S. are holding their adopted country accountable. more
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Smart Ass Cripple: The Caregiver Cliché
The way we look at caregiving plays into propaganda that austerity vultures use to justify cutting social programs. Make mine a double. more
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The Department of Education Has Moved to Increase the Burden of Proof Required in Assault Cases
Will the measure allow rapists to walk? more
Unequal Justice: Ginsburg’s Ribs and the Future of SCOTUS
Is packing the court “necessary to save democracy”? more
Jeremy Buckingham
Here Comes the Farm Bill
The Democratic midterm take-over of the House means a renewed chance for policies that don’t take food assistance away from children or drive more birds toward extinction. more
Melanie Breault
Yes, They are Paid Professionals—And There’s Nothing Wrong with That
This Election Day, thank an organizer. more
Yoichi Okamoto
Hubert Humphrey’s Fateful Decision, Fifty Years Later
Hubert Humphrey could have blown the whistle on Nixon, but didn’t. more
Kumar Appaiah
Most Political Candidates Agree “Education Is Good.” But Only a Few Have a Lesson Plan
A case study from Pennsylvania’s midterms. more
Steve Johnson
Another ‘Flint’ in Michigan Signals a Nationwide Drinking Water Crisis
“Forever chemicals” are found in a wide variety of products including cosmetics, non-stick pans, firefighting foams, and food packaging. Oh, and the water in your tap. more
Richard Hurd
Scott Walker's Short-Term Vision on Education
Under the Republican governor, public education in Wisconsin is hemorrhaging. more
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