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Ferguson activist Cori Bush’s triumph over incumbent Rep. Lacy Clay in St. Louis is Justice Democrats’ latest upset.

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Border Patrol Launches Militarized Raid of Borderlands Humanitarian Aid Camp

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For the second time in two years, Border Patrol launched a raid against No More Deaths within days of the group releasing embarrassing information about the agency.

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Down Goes Clay: Cori Bush Knocks Off Half-Century Dynasty

Ryan Grim

Cori Bush’s triumph over 19-year incumbent Rep. Lacy Clay in St. Louis, Missouri, is Justice Democrats’s latest upset.

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Trump’s Pick to Manage Public Lands Has Four-Decade History of “Overt Racism” Toward Native People

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William Perry Pendley pushed rhetoric, legal arguments, and policies that sought to deprive Indigenous people of their rights.

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Congress Put the Brakes on Cuba Relief to Protect Front-Line Democrat

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Two amendments aimed at alleviating the stranglehold on Cuba’s economy were withdrawn because of pressure to protect a vulnerable Florida rep.

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Disregarding the Virus and Victims’ Families, Trump Rushes to Execute as Many People as Possible

Liliana Segura

With coronavirus cases on the rise in Indiana, the Trump administration carried out the first federal executions in 17 years.

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A New Hamilton Book Looks to Reclaim His Vision for the Left

Ryan Grim

In “Radical Hamilton,” Christian Parenti argues that the left should use Alexander Hamilton’s mythologized status to drive home his full agenda.

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As Schools Reopen, Teachers, Parents, and Students Are Pushing Back

Rachel M. Cohen, Paul Abowd

On the National Day of Resistance, activists say “going back to normal” isn’t good enough.

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Escape From the Nuclear Family: Covid-19 Should Provoke a Rethink of How We Live

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