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Terror Lynching in America

October 28, 2016

Our history of racial terror casts a shadow across the U.S. landscape. We must engage it more honestly.

Trump and the GOP Crack-Up: A Closer Look

October 28, 2016

Seth takes a closer look at what Donald Trump's candidacy has done to the identity of the Republican Party.

October 28, 2016

Texas Teeters: How Clinton Could Upend Trump

Stephanie Gaskell Policymic

Trump could win the state by the lowest margin in recent history.

October 28, 2016

Filmmaker Facing 30 Years for Documenting Climate Action Stands Resolute, Determined

Andrea Germanos Common Dreams

'Freedom of the press is guaranteed'

October 28, 2016

Marijuana Legalization 2016: A Glance at 9 States With Pot Measures on the Ballot

Paul Elias and David Crary The Cannabist

If 'yes' votes prevail across the country, about 75 million people accounting for more than 23 percent of the U.S. population would live in states where recreational pot is legal

October 28, 2016

Oregon Militia Standoff Trial: Shock and Anger After Bundys Found Not Guilty

Sam Levin and Julia Carrie Wong The Guardian

The surprise verdict over the armed occupation has left many concerned that it will encourage other militias to take action against the government

October 28, 2016

In this time of pipeline protests in the Dakotas, poet Carol Denney sings her lyrics of a familiar ecological catastrophe: “they tear through our mountains/they tear through our town/after the damage/they’re nowhere around.”

October 27, 2016

Why the World Series Is Tainted by Racism

Brian Ward The Nation

Cleveland's baseball team flaunts the most spectacularly racist logo in professional sports. When the American League Championship series shifted to Toronto, a First Nations activist, Douglas Cardinal, went to Ontario court to bar the logo from being worn while the team played in Toronto, deeming the name and logo to be violations of the Ontario Human Rights code. Major League Baseball and the Cleveland Indians' front office sent 27 lawyers to challenge this.

October 27, 2016

Venezuela's Economic Crisis: Does It Mean That the Left Has Failed?

Mark Weisbrot Truthout

International media has provided a constant stream of stories and editorials about the collapse of the Venezuelan economy. Shortages of food and medicine, hours-long lines, incomes eroded by triple-digit inflation have dominated press reports. Adherents to this explanation say the downward spiral will continue until the chavistas are removed from power, either through elections or through a coup (most pundits don't care which). The reality is more complicated.

October 27, 2016

Defeating `Trumpism' - An Opportunity to Push the Nation - and Dems - Forward

Steve London Clarion

How we vote on November 8 will be the first step in a long process of building a new economic and political order in New York State and in the United States. It is an opportunity to push the nation - and Dems - forward. It is important to vote the Working Families Party (WFP) line for several reasons. The WFP is an independent progressive political party that in New York State can run progressive candidates who are endorsed by both the WFP and the Democratic Party.