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In Defense Of Throwing Food On People
Pieing, egging, milkshakes: an effective and amusing alternative to violenceâŠ
Virgil Texas on Why Chapo Trap House is Successful
The cohost of the podcast breaks down how he thinks about the show, why it works, and how it got startedâŠ
Eggs Are Magic! Everything Is Magic!
Feelings of awe and splendor are made possible when people have full bellies and good healthcareâŠ
In conversation: Marie Ndaye on the reality of public defense work
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A Mildly Tongue-In-Cheek Defense Of ASMR As A Radical Expression Of Humanity
Whatâs wrong with wanting to feel a pleasant tingling sensation?
Rahm Emanuel becomes contributing editor for The Atlantic
The former Chicago mayor has contributed 12 articles for the publication since October 2018.
Strikewave: A Conversation with Eric Blanc
DSA New Orleans's Labor Standing Committee and Political Education Committee present Str
JUST IN: Morehouse commencement speaker to pay off Class of 2019âs student…
Philanthropist has big surprise at commencement speech with announcement
Lawyers Are Responsible For Their Choice Of Clients
A Harvard professor should probably lose his deanship for choosing to represent Harvey WeinsteinâŠ
âI Did My Best to Stop American Foreign Policyâ: Bernie Sanders on…
In an interview, one of the leading candidates for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination discusses his long-held opposition to war and his support for socialist leaders.
In conversation: Matt Bruenig returns!
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How The Left Should Think About Trade
Socialist trade policy should focus on global labor rights and reject the false dichotomy between âprotectionismâ and âfree tradeââŠ
DNC Finance Chair Affirms Neutrality In Response To Concerns From Bernie Sanders…
Chris Korge, the party organâs new chief fundraiser, has criticized Sanders and is a donor to Kamala Harris.
Turning Down The Money
Publications must resist the tempting offers of ânative advertisingâ and âbranded contentââŠ
In conversation: Alec Karakatsanis on pursuing justice in the criminal punishment system
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The Punishment Bureaucracy: How to Think About âCriminal Justice Reformâ
The âcriminal justice reformâ movement is in danger. Efforts to change the punishment bureaucracy are at risk of being co-opted by bureaucrats who have created and profited from mass human caging.…
Donât Use The Rightâs Assumptions To Make The Leftâs Arguments
Be careful what you argue: someone just might agree with youâŠ
Waiting for the Holy Infant of Atocha
A child-saint who defends both travelers in peril and the unjustly imprisoned is a fitting patron for someone who works at a jail for child refugeesâŠ
We Must Force Our Children To Love Flowers
If you do not weep with joy in a garden centre, has something gone wrong?
AOC introduces her latest 'unusual' policyâ3 months of paid parental leave for…
Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez took to Twitter Friday to pledge her support for paid parental leave and to detial her office's generous parental leave policy.
