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Keeping the Faith
Raphael Warnock is braving the swamp to redeem Georgia. And America.
The Racist Next Time
Trump rode bigotry to the White House. The next Trump could too.
Ladies Who Launch
Trump propelled many women to join the liberal resistance. Now they’re determined to remake their communities.
Secrets Of The Most Productive People – Gina McCarthy
President and Ceo, National Resources Defense Council
Still Speaking Out
Activist, author, and lawyer Ady Barkan is fighting for progressive policies while battling ALS.
Break It Up
The cycle of punitive justice begins in school. But a transformative movement is changing that, one hallway fight at a time.
Exhale, America
The one-term reign of the man who never should've won
America Is Not the Country Joe Biden Believes It to Be
The durability of the liberal delusion and the future of the right.
A Guide to the World In 2050
As the balance of power shifts from West to East, market to state, democracy to authoritarianism and populism—history isn’t over. It’s just getting started
A Diaspora Divided
Indian-Americans lean strongly Democratic, but Trump is making inroads—thanks to Narendra Modi
The World's Best Bureaucrat
As chairman of the Federal Reserve during the global pandemic, Jerome Powell has managed to do something almost unimaginable in Washington: a good job.
Enablement
The torture self justification of one very powerful Trump loathing anonymous republican.
Census Says Deadline Can Be Reached With Tech, Nonstop Work
Technology and working around the clock should allow the U.S. Census Bureau to crunch numbers from the 2020 census in half the time originally allotted, but if the work isn’t completed by a year-end deadline, the statistical agency will take the extra time needed to finish it, bureau officials said Wednesday.
It Can Happen Here
Trump knows he can’t win without trashing the Constitution. And he may just get away with it.
"Our Country is Full"
America’s asylum system was already broken. Then Donald Trump turned it into a machine of unchecked cruelty.
American Caudillo
Donald Trump is slowly making the U.S. into a likeness of the countries Latino refugees have been fleeing.
A Sea Change For The Supreme Court
The Sept. 18 death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg set up a political fight over the future of the high court, with Republicans determined to seat her replacement before Election Day over Democrats’ objections.
How Biden would tax Trump
A President Biden may not back a wealth tax, but he could find ways to make life less rich for Trump’s heirs
Make America Again
The country is at alow point –our civic bonds frayed, our politics toxic. But we may be on the cusp of an era of radical reform that advances citizens' rights opportunity, and repairs our broken democracy.
Lock Him Up?
For the Republic to survive Trump’s presidency, he must be tried for his crimes. Even if that sparks a constitutional crisis of its own.
A To-Do List
Whatever happens in the election, America must overhaul its government. Here’s how President Bill Lincoln—the fusion of two giants of the 19th century—would approach reform
Protest Works
How the Black Lives Matter demonstrations will shake up the 2020 election—and reshape American politics for a generation to come
47 minutes with… Lezley McSpadden
Six years, two district attorneys, and a national reckoning later, Michael Brown’s mother is still seeking justice.
The Making of a Molotov Cocktail
Two lawyers, a summer of unrest, and a bottle of Bud Light.
47 minutes with …Lauren Underwood
Adventures in remote legislating with the first-term congresswoman from Illinois.
The Kanye Cycle
The danger in believing the rapper is serious about anything.
The Worst Worst Case
The U.S. banking system could be on the cusp of calamity. This time, we might not be able to save it.
41 minutes with … Marc Elias
The Democrats’ top election lawyer warns of a voter-suppression catastrophe in November.
1.5 Million More Laid-Off Workers Seek Unemployment Benefits
About 1.5 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, evidence that many Americans are still losing their jobs even as the economy appears to be slowly recovering with more businesses partially reopening.
Criminals Stealing Unemployment Benefits As Claims Surge
Criminals are seizing on a surge in job losses to steal unemployment benefits from Americans nationwide. This complicates an already tough situation for millions of financially strapped Americans and overwhelmed state unemployment offices.