Analysis
Bucking right wingers, some states make voting easier
May 12, 2016Four states have recently passed automatic voter registration laws and at least five have repealed laws that disenfranchised ex-felons.
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Left Strategy 2016: A narrow defeat of Trump’s racism is not enough
May 11, 2016The perilous consequences of a Trump presidency should be a wake-up call for the left. The possibility of dealing the racist right a major blow should energize and excite us.
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Socialism: Only practical hope, not narrow fantasies, need apply
May 11, 2016Any kind of socialism that isn't working to combat racism and sexism isn't being practical at all, not to mention realistic.
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Trans equality at a turning point: Obama Administration takes on North Carolina
May 10, 2016The transgender movement enters a new phase with the announcement of a federal civil rights lawsuit against North Carolina over HB2 - the "bathroom bill."
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Hillary Clinton, Frederick Douglass, and imagination: A lesson in dialectics
May 6, 2016Douglass could have despaired over Lincoln's inconsistent anti-slavery credentials, but he didn't. The left should take a page from his book for 2016.
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