Sanders and Trump Offer Two Roads Out of Establishment Politics—Which Will We Follow?

Sanders and Trump Offer Two Roads Out of Establishment Politics—Which Will We Follow? In their very different ways—hope and inclusiveness vs. rancid nostalgia and bigotry—the two candidates are competing for overlapping pools of discontented voters. WILLIAM GREIDER shared from Elizabeth Warren: ‘Black Lives Matter. Black Citizens Matter. Black Families Matter.’ In a landmark speech, Warren proposes a progressive politics that protects black people from violence, ensures access to the ballot box, and builds economic opportunity. JOHN NICHOLS John Boehner’s Downfall Had Nothing to Do With His Position on Abortion The conflict with hardliners that led to the Speaker’s resignation was about tactics, not ideology. ZOË CARPENTER Cycling Redefined: Rwanda’s Joan of Arc Rwandan cyclist Jeanne D’Arc Girubuntu made history over the weekend by becoming the first Rwandan woman to ever race in a world competition. But that was perhaps the easiest of her many battles. DAVE ZIRIN Sanders and Trump Offer Two Roads Out of Establishment Politics—Which Will We Follow? In their very different ways—hope and inclusiveness vs. rancid nostalgia and bigotry—the two candidates are competing for overlapping pools of discontented voters. WILLIAM GREIDER Why Do Sex-Work Diversion Programs Fail? New York’s scheme to divert sex workers from the criminal justice system has often further criminalized them. MICHELLE CHEN September 28, 2000: Ariel Sharon Visits the Temple Mount, Sparking the Second Intifada “A new sense may actually be dawning that only a mass movement against Israeli apartheid (similar to South Africa’s) will work.” RICHARD KREITNER

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