Killer Mike Takes His Allies Where He Finds Them By Michelle Weber Highlight “You may start off with Professor X but Magneto got a fucking point.”
Could Paulette Jordan of Idaho Become the Country’s First Native American Governor? By Danielle Jackson Highlight In Idaho, former state representative Paulette Jordan faces a tough race to become the nation’s first Native American governor.
Diary of a Do-Gooder By Sara Eckel Feature After years of trying to distinguish herself, Sara Eckel considers the value of door-to-door canvassing, phone-banking, and other anonymous tasks of everyday activism.
Can the Rise of a New Left Deepen Our Definition of Democracy? By Michelle Weber Highlight Duke University law professor Jedediah Purdy, writing in The New Republic, looks at the rise of the left in American politics.
Can Clinton’s Campaign Take Control of the Narrative in Time? By Michelle Weber Highlight Rebecca Traister’s profile of Hillary Clinton, written after unprecedented campaign access, tries to reconcile the stereotypes with the woman.
What’s in a Name: 2016 Presidential Campaign Edition By Ester Bloom Commentary Hillary, Bernie, Trump, Cruz. Discussing the politics of first and last names used in the 2016 election.
The Ever-Shifting Definition of ‘Progressive’ By Julia Wick Highlight Who gets to be a “progressive”?
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