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In a recent essay in Time, “The Black Vote: History Demands a Strategy for Change,” Eddie S. Glaude, Jr. and Frederick C. Harris suggest that on Election Day, Black voters in states dominated by Republicans should cast a blank ballot for the Presidency, while voters in pivotal states should turn out for Clinton in massive numbers. I appreciated the audacity (in the best sense of the word) of their argument, and Glaude and Harris are absolutely correct that the Democrats have taken the Black vote... Читать дальше...

One critique of Hillary Clinton is that she doesn’t give people a reason to vote for her: She lacks an affirmative vision. But it’s closer to the truth to say that she gives people too many reasons.

A local activist described it as a “massacre.” Men, women and children, Ahmad Mohammad told The Daily Beast, either burned to death or were buried alive inside their own homes as bombings shook the communities in and around the village of Tokhar, near the town of Manbij. The alleged death toll, as reported by various human rights organizations and on-the-ground activists, ranged from a few dozen to well over a hundred innocent civilians potentially killed by U.S.-led airstrikes, raining down on... Читать дальше...

Pramila Jayapal scored one of the biggest progressive victories of 2016, winning the Democratic primary for Washington’s liberal 7th District House seat with 38 percent of the vote, 17 points ahead of her nearest opponent. Jayapal also has the distinction of being one of the first down-ballot 2016 candidates to receive Bernie Sanders’ endorsement. On the eve of her August 2 primary, Sanders said, “When you think of the political revolution, I want you to think about Pramila.”

Being more progressive than Donald Trump does not a progressive hero make.

Being a progressive, socialist or anywhere left of center is tough business right now. The electoral choices left are a hawkish, neoliberal Democrat and the United States’ closest approximation yet to a European fascist. For those opting not to back a third party, this election means swallowing a good deal of pride to vote for—and even convince others to vote for—a candidate who doesn’t inspire confidence so much as a tinge of nausea.