In January, a chemical spill left 300,000 West Virginia residents without drinkable water. As lawmakers dragged their feet, activist Stephanie Tyree, director of community engagement and policy for the West Virginia Community Development Hub, helped rally the people of Charleston to find a solution.
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The Democrats' Catastrophe and the Need For a New Agenda
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One Reason the Democrats Lost So Big in Midterms: Exceptionally Low Voter Turnout
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Progressive Midterm Victories You Didn't Hear About -- And Some That Could Still Happen
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Red State, Blue State: Polarization and the American Situation
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Black America's Promised Land: Why I Am Still a Racial Optimist
Hope and pessimism have defined two traditions of American thinking about race. Fully acknowledging recent setbacks, the author makes the case for the tradition of hope.
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On Realism, Old and New
With new threats to the peace, it’s more important than ever to be clear about America’s core national interests.
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Will Elizabeth Warren Run? Her New Challenge to Hillary Clinton
A more insurgent campaign, like the one Elizabeth Warren waged for the Senate, could make Hillary Clinton a stronger candidate.
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The Seeds of a New Labor Movement
SEIU’s David Rolf—virtuoso organizer and mastermind of Seattle’s $15 minimum wage campaign—says labor needs radically new ways to champion worker interests.
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Rand Paul's Millennial Quest: A Little Libertarian, A Lot of Something Else
Win or lose, the neo-libertarian stands to change the DNA of the Grand Old Party.
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The Making of Ferguson: How Decades of Hostile Policy Created a Powder Keg
Long before the shooting of Michael Brown, official racial-isolation policies primed Ferguson for this summer’s events.
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Must Environmentalists and Labor Activists Find Themselves at Odds With Each Other?
The need for jobs, and the ecological limits to growth
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