Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Backs Tiffany Cabán in Pivotal Queens DA Race
Ocasio-Cortez announced support for Cabán after the Democratic Socialists of America endorsed the public defender earlier this month.
Politics
In a World of Legal Weed, Michael Thompson Languishes in Prison for Selling It in 1994
The criminal justice reform movement’s focus on “nonviolent” offenders has hurt people like Michael Thompson: “Where’s the violence coming in at?”
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Watch: Interview With Brazil's Ex-President Lula From Prison, Discussing Global Threats, Neoliberalism, Bolsonaro, and More
Until recently, requests to interview Lula during his imprisonment were systematically denied.
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Republican Justin Amash Gets What Top Democrats Don't — It's Time to Impeach Trump
Amash is the first Republican in Congress to call for impeachment. More Democrats, such as Nancy Pelosi, should be willing to say the same.
The Definitive Guide for Cable Hosts, Bookers, and Editors to the Fraud and Failure That Was Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel
Rahm Emanuel wants to become a pundit. His track record of being wrong on everything makes him perfectly qualified for cable news.
A Genuine Populist Is Running for West Virginia Governor. His Donor Rolls Broke the State’s Campaign Finance Software.
Stephen Noble Smith is running to be West Virginia governor — and doing it by building a populist, progressive political movement from scratch.
Democrats Running for President Are Waking Up to the Danger of War With Iran
Four of the seven senators who’ve joined the 2020 race have signed onto a bill that would prohibit the U.S. military from spending money to attack Iran.
A Major Coal Company Went Bust. Its Bankruptcy Filing Shows That It Was Funding Climate Change Denialism.
Cloud Peak Energy gave contributions to leading think tanks that have attacked the link between the burning of fossil fuels and climate change.
GOP-Led Efforts to Crush Unions Have a New Target: Home Health Care Workers
Five states are suing the Trump administration for a rule that would impede home care workers’ ability to deduct union fees from Medicaid-funded paychecks.
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Across the Country, Progressives Are Pushing for Universal Rent Control — and New York Is Next
What was once a left-wing pipe dream of “universal rent control” is on the table in a package of nine bills.