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Good Candidates Won’t Be Enough in 2020—We Must Overhaul Our Entire Voting System

There’s a growing national movement across party lines for multi-member districts and ranked-choice voting.

Rob Richie

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The Senate Just Took the Biggest Step Yet Toward Ending U.S. Support for the Yemen War

After years of protest against the devastating onslaught, the Senate finally took steps to halt the war in Yemen.

Miles Kampf-Lassin and Sarah Lazare

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After Losing, Wisconsin Republicans Are Trying to Subvert Democracy. They Will Fail.

Scott Walker’s time in office is ending as it began—with an attack on voting rights. But it will only backfire on the GOP.

Scot Ross

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Inside Sources Say State Dept Refuses To Trace Whether Israel Is Using U.S. Military Aid Illegally

Weapons paid for by the United States have likely been used in the extrajudicial killings of at least 14 Palestinians, in violation of the Leahy Law.

Alex Kane

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“Our Present Is a Nightmare”: 100 Yemenis Speak Out Against the U.S.-Saudi War

As the Senate takes an unprecedented step towards ending the Yemen War, here are the voices of the Yemenis bearing its brunt.

Shireen Al-Adeimi

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We Have To Make Sure the “Green New Deal” Doesn’t Become Green Capitalism

A conversation with Kali Akuno of Cooperation Jackson.

Sarah Lazare

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Marc Lamont Hill Has Secured His Place in the Proud Black Anti-Colonial Tradition

Black radicals have long connected their struggle to the plight of Palestinians.

Eli Day

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Black People Need Political Power Independent of the Democrats

Stacey Abrams’ loss in Georgia could have been prevented.

Alicia Garza

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Democrats Must Do More To Turn Out Latino Voters in 2020

This means dedicated voter outreach and a bold, progressive immigration platform.

Candice Bernd

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How the Left Can Win in 2020: Primary Centrist Democrats in Blue Districts

Progressives such as Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, Deb Haaland and Rashida Tlaib show how insurgent candidates can push the whole party left.

Sean McElwee

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How To Elect Democrats Who Actually Answer To Workers

Why strikes and workplace power build electoral power.

Jane McAlevey

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Nancy Pelosi Finds Time for War Hawks—But Not Yemeni-American Peace Advocates

While declining to meet with the Yemeni Alliance Committee, Pelosi has been palling around with the Israeli-American Council and the Saudi ambassador.

Sarah Lazare

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There Is Nothing Kind or Gentle About George H.W. Bush’s Legacy

Bush 41 had a long career of ruthless war-making. It must not be whitewashed.

Christopher D. Cook

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The Democrats Need a Clear Economic Vision. Here’s Where to Start.

The rising left wing of the party is leading the way, and the People's Budget and Green New Deal show how Democrats can transform the economy.

Christopher D. Cook

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Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Are Pushing a Bold New Plan to Tackle Climate Change

In a livestreamed town hall event, Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez laid out the best hope yet to stave off climate disaster and transform our economy: A Green New Deal. And now it's gaining support in Congress.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

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JPMorgan Chase Made a Secret $159.5 Million Deal To Finance a Private Prison

Activists have been pressuring the bank and its CEO, Jamie Dimon, to stop their dealing with the private detention industry.

David Dayen

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Beyond Girl Power: The Answer to the Commodification of Feminism Is a Women-Led Socialist Movement

Liberals are whitewashing feminism and watering down the legacies of socialist women. We mustn't let them rewrite history.

Roqayah Chamseddine

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These LA Activists Are Showing How to Fight Surveillance Under Trump

Racial justice organizers stopped the mayor from expanding an Islamophobic "counter-terrorism" program. They're building a coalition to end all spying on communities of color.

Aviva Stahl

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Witness: I Am On the Refugee Caravan and Saw the Tear Gas Attack. Here Are Our Demands.

A conversation with Milton Benítez, Honduran activist and host of the popular television program El Perro Amarrillo.

Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco and Sarah Lazare

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Push for a Green New Deal Is Not Just Good Policy—It’s Political Genius

By taking the demand straight to the halls of power, Ocasio-Cortez is building support for a policy that could stave off climate change and transform the economy.

Jim Pugh

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There’s a Clear Way for Congress to Rebuke Trump on Saudi Arabia: End U.S. Support for the Yemen War

The Senate has the chance to stop U.S. complicity in the war in Yemen, while pushing back against Trump's plans for escalated military confrontation throughout the region.

Kate Kizer

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The Alternative to Traditional Banking You’ve Never Heard Of

What Westerners can learn from collective "money circles."

Valerie Vande Panne

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The Key to Tammy Baldwin’s Landslide Re-Election? Exposing Her Opponent’s Shady Ties to ALEC

Targeted with $14 million in outside spending, the Wisconsin senator fought back by tagging her opponent as a servant of special interests.

Mary Bottari

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The Illegitimacy of the Ruling Class

Americans are losing faith in governance by the elite.

Thea N. Riofrancos