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A proudly self-identifying Palestinian-American woman is poised to represent Palestinians in an institution that has treated them as invisible and expendable. Together with Ocasio-Cortez and Tlab, Congress will hear voices for Palestinian justice.

Ben Jealous faces stiff competition in Maryland's gubernatorial race and not just from incumbent Republican Gov. Larry Hogan. The Washington Post – which dominates D.C.’s media landscape – has set its sights on defeating Jealous.

Pressley can tell her party about how it might expand the electorate. She’s shown that, in her district at least, it can be done.

No matter how hard the league tries, Colin Kaepernick is still the most important NFL player not in the NFL

Conservative Confusion; Social Media's Long March; They Got Algorithm; How to Hack an Election; The Macedonian Connection; Bye, Voice

Like frogs in a slowly boiling pot, Americans are finally realizing how dire their labor situation is

Anand Giridharadas, author of Winners Take All, on how well-meaning liberals paved the way for Trump

Kavanaugh’s confirmation will mark the triumph of a conservative legal counterrevolution aimed at neutralizing the use of law as an instrument of progressive social and economic reform.

"Those in power have absolutely no feeling any more for what the people are going through. That's why we want Stand Up, so that people like you and I get a voice, and that politics is done for the millions, not for billionaires."

A recent presidential export policy directive, in fact, specifically instructs American diplomats to put special effort into promoting arms sales, effectively turning them into agents for the country’s largest weapons makers.