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One night in St. Louis County, MO

A lead organizer leads chants while standing on top of a car emblazoned with RIP Mike Brown.Let America be America again. Let it be the dream it used to be. Let it be the pioneer on the plain Seeking a...

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This is What an Occupied Police State Sounds Like.

The protests that I participated in always began peaceful and their energy ranged from mournful to celebratory. And then the police would begin to engage. They rarely spoke to protestors but instead...

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Photo Diary: Saving the Senate in pictures

Almost two weeks ago, I relocated from my home in Portland, OR, to Louisville, KY, to volunteer with the Ditch Mitch campaign. Below is a photo diary of campaign life.You don't have to move to Kentucky...

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Five thousand Daily Kos members volunteered to help Save the Senate and this...

Super-volunteer Connie gives a thumbs up during a 12-hour call marathon in the Louisville Ditch Mitch campaign office. More than 5,000 Daily Kos rockstars are volunteering to make calls from home to...

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GOTV soundtracks that give me life

It's been a long campaign and it'll likely be a long night (especially for us eastern timezone folks). So, here are some soundtracks keeping me motivated.What songs have you been listening to on repeat...

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Teen truthbombs her high school yearbook and wins the internet

Caitlyn Cannon's high school yearbook quote is one for the ages--humorously touching on marriage equality, feminism and the wage gap.The quote reads: "I need feminism because I intend on marrying rich...

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Republicans set sights on the Endangered Species Act

Republicans in Congress have a problem. They badly want to get rid of the Endangered Species Act, one of the most successful conservation laws we have for protecting endangered wildlife from going...

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The “Negro Problem” isn’t mysterious. It’s the record of American history.

“Two hundred fifty years of slavery. Ninety years of Jim Crow. Sixty years of separate but equal. Thirty-five years of racist housing policy. Until we reckon with our compounding moral debts, America...

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Nicki Minaj is the feminist you need, even if she isn’t the feminist you want

On Tuesday, Twitter blew up when Nicki Minaj took on industry misogynoir (anti-black misogyny, where race and gender together are factors in the hatred of black women) while venting her frustrations...

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Morgan Freeman, Jack Black explain why Republicans are 100 percent wrong on Iran

Earlier this month, the White House brokered a historic deal to dramatically curb Iran's nuclear program in exchange for easing international sanctions on Iran. Predictably, Republicans hate it.But,...

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A healthier alternative to your GOP debate drinking game

You've likely seen the hilarious warning from the Attorney General and other prominent health officials telling us to, "exercise caution if [we] choose to participate in “drinking games” during the...

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Open letter to progressives: You’re doing it wrong and it’ll cost the...

Christian Taylor, 19. Amber Monroe, 20. Tyrone Harris, 18. Andre Green,15. Those are just a few of the black people murdered last weekend. I’m sorry that your pep rally was interrupted but WE ARE DYING...

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WATCH: Hilarious video outs pearl-clutching faux-feminists

Model/actress/slept-on pop culture icon Amber Rose stars in a fantastic Funny Or Die sketch that envisions the world as it should be—sex positive and sunny. The video places Rose in a world where she...

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That awful-looking, white-washing Stonewall movie was a huge flop at the box...

America wasn't having it. What may have been an earnest attempt to bring one of the most important LBGTQ civil rights moments to the forefront of America's psyche-- the 1969 uprising led by trans...

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Michelle Malkin is a trash human being

Another day, another mass shooting. This time in Oregon.Michelle Malkin, a conservative blogger and political commentator, tweeted this just moments after news broke:There needs to be a mandatory...

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Oregon Rep. Greg Walden's tweets won't erase his gun-nonsense votes

Republican Greg Walden is a U.S. Representative for Oregon. Today, Oregon suffered another mass shooting, this time at Umpqua Community College.He tweeted his prayers for the UCC community, because of...

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WATCH: Housing advocate tells the truth about Portland's development boom

On Wednesday, the Portland, OR City Council passed an ordinance that officially enacted a housing emergency in Portland. During the hearing, the commissioners were schooled in how bad the housing...

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WATCH: Chris Christie takes an unapologetic progressive stance

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie isn't known for his progressive stances or compassion or like-ability. But while campaigning in New Hampshire last week, he made a compelling case for rethinking drug...

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Trump's SNL promos are nauseating, obviously

Saturday Night Live has released their Donald Trump promos. Video below.Spoiler: Trump is gross.

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ICYMI: Chicago Mayor's "fetal" position on policing

Last night, Chicago erupted in protest after a video of CPD Officer Jason Van Dyke fatally shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald was released. The video shows the officer discharging 16 bullets into...

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