To Regain People鈥檚 Trust, the Democratic Party Must Support Single-Payer
Nearly 60 percent of Americans want Medicare for All. Democrats must support it, too.
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You Liked That Heineken Ad? Well, It Was Worse Than the Pepsi One
It tricks you into thinking social problems can be resolved if only people tolerate oppression just a little while longer.
Trumpcare Passed the House: Here鈥檚 How We Can Still Stop It
The ACA remains the law of the land. There are many more steps left in the legislative process before this bill ever reaches Trump鈥檚 desk.
Just So We鈥檙e Clear: Black Mothers Aren鈥檛 to Blame for High Infant Mortality
When famous midwife Ina May Gaskin suggested that Black mothers should make better lifestyle choices to have healthier babies, the Black birth world decided they鈥檇 had enough.
New Plans Give Immigrants Access to Legal Representation
Undocumented immigrants in detention are four times more likely to win a custody hearing if they have a lawyer.
Chimps Could Soon Win Legal Personhood
Rights for many intelligent animals could hinge on a one-word edit in a law dictionary.
What Other Countries Know: Fairer Representation Makes a Stronger Democracy
France (and many of the world鈥檚 governments) has figured out that the only way to secure democracy is to require an electoral majority.
Should We Bomb Syria (or Afghanistan or Anywhere)? You鈥檙e Asking the Wrong Question
Critics of nonviolence say that option is the prerogative of the privileged. But actually it鈥檚 the other way around.
Robert Reich: Do Not Pretend Trump鈥檚 Foreign Policy Is Inconsistent, Arbitrary, or Without Principle
The first principle of the Trump Doctrine: People from Muslim countries may enter the U.S. if their country contains a building with Trump鈥檚 name on it.
The Massive Bomb Killed ISIS Fighters鈥擝ut Poor Afghan Farmers Now Deal With the Trauma
One researcher reports that local farmers believed the bomb was nuclear and that they鈥檇 been exposed to radiation.
What a Policy of Real Solidarity With the Syrian People Looks Like
The U.S. does not have to choose between backing the Assad regime or extremist groups. There is another choice: Syria鈥檚 homegrown pro-democracy resistance.
Why These Missile Strikes Won鈥檛 Make Things Better for the Syrian People
There are serious questions as to whether Trump鈥檚 bombing of the Syrian base has anything to do with protecting civilians.
Seattle Is Sixth Local Government to Sue Trump Over Threats to Sanctuary Cities
鈥淪anctuary policies are legal, and Trump鈥檚 executive order is not.鈥�
Photo Essay: These Sculptures Tell the Story of the First Japanese Americans Sent to Camps
The memorial wall is 276 feet long鈥攐ne foot for every Japanese person who lived on Bainbridge Island in 1942.
The Way Toward Single-Payer Health Care鈥擡ven With This Congress
It鈥檚 likely that the Trump-Ryan failure will push state legislatures to consider expanding Medicaid鈥攑utting even more people under the public insurance system.
Ethnic Studies Courses Break Down Barriers and Benefit Everyone鈥擲o Why the Resistance?
As cities incorporate curricula that deconstruct stereotypes and negative assumptions about race, advocates say everyone wins. Others argue they just promote resentment.
What Reproductive Rights Advocates Can Learn From Texas (Yes, Texas)
How folks in conservative states are responding鈥攁nd have been responding for years鈥攖o infringements on their civil rights.
Make-or-Break Moment for Health Care as GOP Scrambles for 216 Votes
Trump has gone to Congress to make his case for Paul Ryan鈥檚 plan, but polls show the Affordable Care Act is still more popular.
Minnesota Churches Face Tough Questions in Offering Sanctuary to Immigrants
For these churches, giving protection to immigrants is no longer a matter of if, but when. And what will happen if ICE comes to their doors?
I Am Your Negro Sometimes
Poet Terrance Hayes on the James Baldwin documentary: 鈥淚t seemed, for a moment, we had come around a big bend on the racial mountain. It seemed, for a moment, we were beyond Negro.鈥�
Trying to Be a Proud Latina When People Prefer Whiteness鈥擡ven in My Mother鈥檚 Homeland
For people of color to be seen as fully American, we are often forced to denounce parts of our identities.
This Is the Real Success Story of the Affordable Care Act
Government-sponsored Medicaid and Medicare are efficient and reliable鈥攁nd already cover 36 percent of Americans.
Defunding Police鈥擧ow Antiracist Organizers Got Seattle to Listen
By halting a proposed $150 million police precinct, Seattle activists have made headway in redirecting funding toward services like affordable housing and education.
The Mental and Physical Trauma of 750,000 DACA Kids Living in Limbo
Intensifying the anxiety, Trump has announced he is ending protections for Dreamers鈥攖hose who were brought to the U.S. as children, grew up here, and consider it their home.
What Scared Me the Most About Trump鈥檚 鈥淧residential鈥� Speech
The president spoke in complete sentences and praised a fallen soldier, and now, for some people, the world is less chaotic. Trump is upping his game, and we as resisters aren鈥檛 ready.
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