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Obama’s disappointing criminal justice reform speech: The movement will need more than this
Elias Isquith
It's great to hear the president advocate for reform. Pity that he does so with such conservative language
Geraldo Rivera and Eric Bolling nearly come to blows over Bill O’Reilly’s exploitation of Kate Steinle’s murder
Scott Eric Kaufman
"Are you talking about me?" Rivera asked. "You're lucky that you're my friend. I'd knock you out right now."
“A decade of diplomatic efforts”: The complete timeline of how the Iran deal was reached
George Jahn
The behind the scenes history of tension, negotiation and finally, deal-making
“I have become radicalized”: Ta-Nehisi Coates on his “low expectations” for white America
Scott Eric Kaufman
White America is "reveling in a specious hope that what your ancestors did doesn't matter"
Trump goes wild in Arizona, unloads on Obama, Hillary, Mexico
Associated Press
Trump draws thousands, Hillary Clinton is called "the worst secretary of state in the history of the country"
GOP’s toxic white male bluster: Trump, Cruz and Christie bully to overcompensate
Andrew Burstein, Nancy Isenberg
The right's in-your-face obnoxiousness and need to portray Democrats as weak is classic phony bravado. Paging Freud
Hillary Clinton goes bold on gun safety — but she sounded a different note in 2008
Sophia Tesfaye
Exploiting a Bernie Sanders weakness, Clinton offers much more full-throated backing of gun control than in '08
Black America’s Bill Cosby nightmare: Why it’s so painful to abandon the lies that he told
Brittney Cooper
Cosby was ashamed of Black America for years. Now Black America is ashamed of Cosby. And it feels like a tragedy
Neo-Confederates’ existential crisis: Why they can’t hide their racism any longer
Max Blumenthal
For decades, the coalition has shrouded its politics in the Confederate flag. Dylann Roof put an end to all that
Your relatives really love Donald Trump: Here are the real reasons why
Paula Young Lee
A 6-point explanation for how Donald went from ludicrous billionaire reality TV star to legit candidate
Diane Ravitch’s devastating Arne Duncan critique: The education secretary earned his F
Diane Ravitch
It will take years to recover from the damage that Arne Duncan's policies have inflicted on public education
“Fox & Friends”: It’s Obama’s fault that “disgusting” millennials like Ariana Grande “hate America”
Scott Eric Kaufman
You can't blame young people for saying "I hate America" -- the president basically says it all the time
“OK, so what would convince you that racism is real?”
Adam Mansbach
I don't hang out with white people I need to educate about white privilege. And then I started dating one
Hillary’s worthless interview: Why Clinton is determined to not make any news
Simon Maloy
The Dem frontrunner sat down for a big interview with CNN, and got away with saying absolutely nothing interesting
“The Devil is taking control!”: State senator hijacks Confederate flag debate with ghastly same-sex marriage rant
Scott Eric Kaufman
"The White House was lit up in the abomination colors!" South Carolina state Senator Lee Bright shouted
We need a new Democratic party: On TPP, workers’ rights and income inequality, they are as bad as GOP
Erik Loomis
The current system is hopeless for creating progressive change. Let's take a page from marriage activists and fight
“No one is making them stop”: Why corporations outsource catastrophe — and workers pay the price
Scott Eric Kaufman
Labor historian Erik Loomis illuminates the warped economic order that exploits the global poor
How the cult of celebrity is destroying American politics
Edwin Lyngar
It isn't just Trump, Huckabee & Palin — the entire process has been tainted by narratives right out of reality TV
America’s July 4 military nightmare: With our recent history, could we even beat the British today?
Dominic Tierney
America used to win wars. Then came decades of quagmires, stalemates and fiascoes. Are we doomed to failures?
America’s declaration of total dependence: Barack Obama, TPP & the perils of global hyper-capitalism
Matthew Pulver
Take a look tomorrow at an American flag. "Made in China," it probably reads -- a fitting, and chilling, metaphor
How Obama reversed course on federal college ratings
Josh Lederman
Black churches are burning & Fox News doesn’t care
Chauncey DeVega
Eight black churches have burnt down over 10 days in America, but the right-wing media has been strangely silent
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