There’s a scene in last year’s documentary by Lilly Rivlin, Heather Booth: Changing the World, in which Heather and Paul Booth discuss how they met at an anti-war sit-in at the University of Chicago’s administration building in 1966. “The sit-in lasted several days and nights. We got to know each other very well,” Paul recalled. […]
Peter Dreier
Peter Dreier, professor of politics at Occidental College, is author of eight books, including Baseball Rebels: The Players, People, and Social Movements That Shook Up the Game and Changed America.
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Should Democrats Hope that Joe Arpaio Wins Arizona’s GOP Nomination for Senate?
Will the retired sheriff’s candidacy put the Grand Canyon State in play?
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Why Trump Keeps Telling the World ‘I’m Smart’
The president has tons of bravado, which masks a myriad of other problems.
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2017: A Year of Reaction and Resistance
Can progressives build on that in 2018?
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Bill Moyers, America’s Conscience, Retires Again—This Time for Real
The PBS journalist steps down from his long-time mission to document the lives of Americans and uncover waste, fraud, and abuse in corporate America and beyond.
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How Doug Jones Won and the Takeaway for Democrats
What progressives need to do to retake Congress
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Trump vs. Warren
The president aims to discredit the Bay State Democrat as a possible 2020 rival.
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Most Americans Are Liberal, Even If They Don’t Know It
Don’t believe it? Check out these polls.
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Americans Agree That Trump Is a Liar. Do They Realize He Is Also a Sociopath?
Mainstream media have no problem calling out Trump’s falsehoods. But they need to do more.
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Athletes and Activism
American athletes have used their celebrity to spotlight injustices, but the NFL protests may be the largest in professional sports history. Still, there’s more they can do to challenge Trump and his allies.
