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Frederick Douglass and the Trump resistance: “Power concedes nothing without a demand”
Chauncey DeVega
Biographer David Blight on Douglass' lessons for us: "White supremacy does not die ... it revives in new forms"
Why did it take 10 years for America to leave Michael Jackson’s Neverland?
Jim Sleeper
The new HBO doc about harrowing testimony of abuse by Michael Jackson raises deep questions about American faith
Why does Rep. Mark Meadows represent a city full of vegans and liberals? Thanks, gerrymander!
David Daley
Republicans "cracked" the liberal city of Asheville into two safe districts, and elected a right-wing buffoon
W.V. teachers’ rapid strike victory shows why progressives must join fight against privatization
Jeff Bryant
The day after schools reopened, the teachers got what they wanted—a “clean” bill increasing teacher pay 5%.
Time for a change: Can 2020 Democrats break free from the failures of neoliberalism?
Paul Rosenberg
Almost every major candidate has broken with the failed policies of the past. But will Democrats stay the course?
Rep. Mark Pocan tells Salon: “We’re looking at doing everything we can to remove this president”
Dean Obeidallah
Wisconsin progressive Democrat talks to Salon about impeachment, the Cohen hearing and blue wave 2.0 in 2020
More Mark Meadows weirdness: Trump defender has long history of spreading conspiracy theories
Shira Tarlo
Trump loyalist spread birtherism, claimed Hezbollah sold drugs in U.S. But why was he a Democrat in 2008?
Beto O’Rourke says his family has made a decision on 2020: “We are excited to share it”
Shira Tarlo
The former Democratic congressman from Texas appears to be closer to jumping in to the crowded 2020 field
Bernie Sanders dismisses Kamala Harris’ and Elizabeth Warren’s calls for slavery reparations
Igor Derysh
Warren, Harris and Julián Castro now support slavery reparations. Sanders says the idea is impractical and divisive
Republicans point to black administration official to shield Trump from Cohen’s accusation of racism
Matthew Rozsa
Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., brought in a top African American White House official to prove Trump isn't racist
7 things to know from Michael Cohen’s opening statement to Congress
Shira Tarlo
President Trump's former lawyer and personal "fixer" is set to testify publicly before Congress on Wednesday
New York Democrats announce plans to decriminalize sex work
Shira Tarlo
With Democrats in full control of state government, groundbreaking bill to decriminalize sex work might pass
Many Americans want a new national story: How about this one?
Jim Sleeper
Can we rebuild democracy, and America's civic culture, with a progressive new national myth? It's worth trying
U.S.-China trade talks: Will the Chinese keep promises to stop bad behavior?
Amitrajeet A. Batabyal
The U.S. and China have "trust" issues
Robert Reich: Bernie is back
Robert Reich
Bernie Sanders has done more than any other politician in modern America to sound the alarm
For Stacey Abrams, voter suppression is personal
Celia Viggo Wexler
"Voter suppression doesn’t happen on election day alone"
Conservatives will use Jussie Smollett to hide the truth about hate crimes: They can’t
Amanda Marcotte
One false police report: Sure, it's bad. But it can't hide the steady drumbeat of violence coming from the right
Tucker Carlson guest tells black Americans “you need to move on” from slavery on Fox News
Shira Tarlo
"The reparations thing, eventually as the decades go by, becomes ridiculous," guest Mark Steyn says
For 2020 Dem hopefuls, “Medicare-For-All” is a defining issue, however they define it
Shefali Luthra
Can Medicare-for-all advocates convince voters they’ll replace their health plans with something better?
College basketball players are worth billions to the NCAA. They deserve to be paid
D. Watkins
Duke University's Coach K makes $8.9 million to guide a team of unpaid players who assume all the physical risk
If Jussie Smollett is a hoaxster, what do we call Donald Trump?
Amanda Marcotte
Jussie Smollett and Donald Trump both pushed race-baiting hoaxes, but only one is facing real consequences
“It’s all the president’s fault”: Joe Scarborough blames Trump for Coast Guard officer’s terror plot
Matthew Rozsa
Coast Guard lieutenant Christopher Paul Hasson is accused of plotting a terrorist attack as a white nationalist
Scholar Eddie Glaude Jr. on despair, justice and Black History Month in the Trump era
Chauncey DeVega
Leading scholar of black history calls for radical hope: "Imagine yourself beyond the circumstances of the now"
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