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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dara Lind

    Culture
    Muppets fans: You’ll be thrilled (and relieved) by the mini-pilot for their new showMuppets fans: You’ll be thrilled (and relieved) by the mini-pilot for their new show
    Culture

    Watch this 10-minute video and feel your anxiety replaced by sheer Muppety bounce.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    For #BlackLivesMatter, targeting Bernie Sanders isn’t just about 2016. It’s about today.For #BlackLivesMatter, targeting Bernie Sanders isn’t just about 2016. It’s about today.
    Politics

    The movement’s gotten presidential candidates to listen. But it really needs their supporters.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Given 2 days to think, Clinton outdoes her opponents in responding to #BlackLivesMatterGiven 2 days to think, Clinton outdoes her opponents in responding to #BlackLivesMatter
    Politics

    It’s a lot easier to be respectful when you’re given 48 hours (and the possible assistance of campaign staff) to think!

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    The creator of #BernieSoBlack doesn’t want to hear any more about Sanders in the 1960sThe creator of #BernieSoBlack doesn’t want to hear any more about Sanders in the 1960s
    Politics

    Roderick Morrow on why he started #BernieSoBlack, and why he’s more hopeful about the Bernie Sanders campaign than the candidate’s fans.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    #BernieSoBlack: Why progressives are fighting about Bernie Sanders and race#BernieSoBlack: Why progressives are fighting about Bernie Sanders and race
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    Politics

    Sanders’s appearance at a major progressive conference turned into a standoff with #BlackLivesMatter activists.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Why Bernie Sanders doesn’t talk about raceWhy Bernie Sanders doesn’t talk about race
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    Politics

    Economic progressivism has a champion in the 2016 race. Who is there for progressives who are passionate about racial equality to get excited about?

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Donald Trump questions John McCain’s war heroismDonald Trump questions John McCain’s war heroism
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    Politics

    John McCain spent 5 years as a POW in Vietnam. Coincidentally, Donald Trump got 5 deferments from the draft during the Vietnam War.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    The Democratic Party is shockingly bad at hiring minority businessesThe Democratic Party is shockingly bad at hiring minority businesses
    Politics

    In two charts.

    By Dara Lind
    Media
    Ida B. Wells used data journalism to fight lynchingIda B. Wells used data journalism to fight lynching
    Media

    She wasn’t just a “crusader.” She was a pioneer in using numbers to make her point.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    A major criminal justice reform bill will get a vote on the House floorA major criminal justice reform bill will get a vote on the House floor
    Politics

    It’s the most ambitious reform bill seen in years — and it’s supported by old-school Republicans.

    By Dara Lind