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STAND FOR SOMETHING • Let’s talk about media bias.
THE MOST IMPORTANT ELECTION OF OUR LIVES • THE MIDTERMS WILL DETERMINE WHETHER DONALD TRUMP’S TWO-YEAR ASSAULT ON DEMOCRATIC NORMS WILL BE REPUDIATED—OR VALIDATED. NO PRESSURE.
THE VERY BEST NUMBERS • Where we are after nearly two years of Trump
House Cleaning • What can Democrats do if they win in November?
Better Dead Than Red • Why one conservative stalwart now believes “we need to destroy the Republican Party”
Fringe Fest • White supremacists and conspiracy nuts are coming out of the woodwork—to run as Republicans.
Orange Crush • The House’s Trumpiest Republicans
Flip or Flop • THE DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO WIN. EVEN IF IT MEANS PISSING OFF PROGRESSIVES.
Nation Building • Thirteen thousand people. Four thousand square miles. Meet the activists fighting to organize one Arizona reservation.
The Senator From Sandy Hook • Chris Murphy fights to make gun control a winning issue for Democrats.
Giving Guide
Teacher’s THREAT • CAN ENRAGED PARENTS AND EDUCATORS FINALLY EXPEL SCOTT WALKER?
Class Warfare • 2018 was the year teachers got mad—and with good reason.
The Overdose Warrior • Will Claire McCaskill’s fight against opioids help her win a tight race in Missouri this fall?
October Soy-Prize • Trump’s trade war could backfire with rural Republicans.
Medicaid Mutiny • Will red states vote to expand Obamacare?
THE LAST DINOSAUR • TRUMP AND THE FOSSIL FUEL LOBBY CAN STALL FOR TIME. BUT CHANGE IS COMING FASTER THAN YOU THINK.
A Carbon Tax at Last? • “With a climate denier in the White House, we can’t wait for DC to act.”
Grab ’Em by the Ballots • A wave of women is running for office—and backing Democrats.
UNLOCK THE VOTE • AN UNLIKELY COALITION IS ON THE VERGE OF RESTORING VOTING RIGHTS TO 1.4 MILLION FLORIDIANS.
Taking the Initiative • Voters across the country can choose to expand their own power in November.
The Florida Project • Can the Puerto Ricans who fled to the mainland remake the politics of the Sunshine State?
Skin in the Game • Nevada’s hospitality workers’ union is the state’s most powerful political force. Can what happens in Vegas be replicated nationwide?
So Long, Haters • HOW DEMOCRATS CAN STOP WORRYING ABOUT WHITE FRAGILITY AND WIN
THIS NATIVE AMERICAN LIFE • Our story is tragic, but not in the way you think.
THE ART OF WAR
Telling Women to Shut Up • From ancient Greece to contemporary Washington
THE STONED COLD TRUTH • Is CBD really the miracle drug that marketers claim?
SERVER BEWARE • How restaurant workers can stop sexual harassment by customers