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Bernie Sanders

Posted inArts & Culture, Current Events, Highlight, Profiles & Interviews, Quotes

Killer Mike Takes His Allies Where He Finds Them

by michelleweber July 14, 2020October 19, 2022

“You may start off with Professor X but Magneto got a fucking point.”

Posted inCurrent Events, Highlight, Profiles & Interviews, Unapologetic Women

Could Paulette Jordan of Idaho Become the Country’s First Native American Governor?

by Danielle Jackson April 30, 2018October 19, 2022

In Idaho, former state representative Paulette Jordan faces a tough race to become the nation’s first Native American governor.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Featured, Nonfiction, Story

Diary of a Do-Gooder

by Sara Eckel January 19, 2018October 19, 2022

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.

Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Featured, Nonfiction

Diary of a Do-Gooder

by Sara Eckel January 19, 2018October 19, 2022

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.

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

Can the Rise of a New Left Deepen Our Definition of Democracy?

by michelleweber February 7, 2017October 19, 2022

Duke University law professor Jedediah Purdy, writing in The New Republic, looks at the rise of the left in American politics.

Posted inEditor's Pick

America’s New Opposition

by michelleweber February 3, 2017October 19, 2022

From Occupy Wall Street to Black Lives Matter, the left has been reborn. Can it find a way to harness the populist uprising that brought Trump to power?

Posted inFeatured, Nonfiction, Quotes

Can Clinton’s Campaign Take Control of the Narrative in Time?

by michelleweber June 1, 2016October 19, 2022

Rebecca Traister’s profile of Hillary Clinton, written after unprecedented campaign access, tries to reconcile the stereotypes with the woman.

Posted inBlog Post, Featured, Nonfiction

What’s in a Name: 2016 Presidential Campaign Edition

by Longreads May 5, 2016October 19, 2022

Hillary, Bernie, Trump, Cruz. Discussing the politics of first and last names used in the 2016 election.

Posted inFeatured, Nonfiction, Quotes

The Ever-Shifting Definition of ‘Progressive’

by juliawick January 19, 2016October 19, 2022

Who gets to be a “progressive”?

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