[ad_1] Politics / April 30, 2024 While we cannot change the world with dreams alone, moral ideas can inspire people to come together and change their societies for the better. Ad Policy John Rawls in 1987. (Frederic Reglain / Gammo-Rapho via Getty Images) From Free and Equal © 2024 by Daniel Chandler. Adapted by permission […]

[ad_1] Culture / Books & the Arts In the 1930s, the United States produced a too-brief proletarian literary movement and at the center of it was Jack Conroy. In the midst of the Depression, Conroy helped encourage a new generation of working-class writers. Ad Policy Jack Conroy (Courtesy of Newberry Library) Richard Wright called him […]

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[ad_1] Senators who are supposed to check Trump’s abuses are supporting his immunity claims instead. Ad Policy Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) listens during a news conference following a Senate Republican policy luncheon at the US Capitol on March 20, 2024. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images) Donald Trump may talk about wanting to act as “a […]

[ad_1] Jon Wiener On this episode of Start Making Sense, Anthony Flaccavento talks about a Rural New Deal, and Katha Pollitt critiques Judith Butler’s new book. The post How Dems Can Win Rural Voters, Plus “Who’s Afraid of Gender?” appeared first on The Nation. [ad_2]

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[ad_1] A “Vote Here Tuesday” sign is seen in Burlington, Vt., in 2020. In 2023, the city voted to allow non-U.S. citizens who are in the country legally to vote in local elections. But their turnout remains low. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images A “Vote Here Tuesday” sign is seen […]

[ad_1] ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. Flint, Michigan, is less than 70 miles from the Great Lakes, the most abundant fresh water on the face of the planet. It’s […]

[ad_1] Ithaca residents called for officials to take action on climate change at a rally on Earth Day 2024. Aurora Berry/WSKG hide caption toggle caption Aurora Berry/WSKG Ithaca residents called for officials to take action on climate change at a rally on Earth Day 2024. Aurora Berry/WSKG Five years after setting some of the most […]

[ad_1] Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., spoke with students as a surrogate for the Biden-Harris reelection campaign at college campuses across Wisconsin, a state that had the highest youth turnout in the country in the 2022 midterms. Jeongyoon Han/NPR hide caption toggle caption Jeongyoon Han/NPR Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., spoke with students as a surrogate for […]