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How Private Equity Killed Toys “R” Us
Private equity firms bled the company dry to turn a profit, and now mass layoffs are imminent.
Mark Dunbar

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To End Mass Incarceration, We Must Rethink How We Respond to Violence
Using restorative justice techniques as an alternative to prison has a surprising group of supporters: victims of violence
Sophie Bandarkar

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A Cyclical Crisis: Why Trump’s Crackdown on Central American Migrants Will Only Mean More Violence
Trump’s promises to “decimate” Central American gangs and close the border to child migrants fuel a cycle of transnational brutality.
Laura Weiss

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Racist Blowback Against Colin Kaepernick Isn’t Just About Him: It’s Aimed at Black Resistance Itself
We refuse to apologize for fighting for our freedom.
Keedra Gibba

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The U.S. Is Bombing at Least Six Countries. How Can the Anti-War Movement Step Up?
A discussion on the future of peace organizing.
Phyllis Bennis, Vijay Prashad and Ali Issa

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Muslim Ban 3.0 Is Here. And So Is the Anti-Racist Resistance.
Communities under siege are planning a mass mobilization on October 18.
Michelle Chen

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Trump Chides Puerto Rico Expenses While U.S. Gives $15 Billion a Year to Fossil Fuel Companies
The president's upside-down priorities were on full display during his visit to Puerto Rico on Tuesday.
Kate Aronoff

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Puerto Rico and Why Climate Reparations Must Know No Borders
U.S. citizenship must not be a litmus test for who deserves to survive the climate crisis.
Sarah Lazare

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Trump Is Bringing Us to the Brink of War with North Korea—Where Is the Anti-War Movement?
The only way forward on North Korea is peace. But first we need dialogue.
Christine Ahn

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America Wasn’t a “Gun-Loving Country” Until a $13.5 Billion Industry Made It So
Historian Pamela Haag’s The Gunning of America refocuses the gun debate on the moguls who made America into the land of guns -- and mass shootings.
Steve Ryfle

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We Still Don’t Know How Many Have Died In Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria
There could be hundreds more dead than is currently being reported in the official tally.
Omaya Sosa Pascual

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Puerto Rico’s Isolated Mountain Communities Are Rapidly Running Out of Food And Water
The federal, national and municipal governments have still not cleared the way into at least nine neighborhoods in Utuado, the third largest municipality in Puerto Rico.
Eliván Martínez Mercado

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If the Left Wants to Win Elections, It Should Heed the Lessons of This Progressive Third Party
Left groups engaging in electoral politics today can learn from the trials, errors and successes of the Working Families Party.
Sam Lewis and Luke Elliott-Negri

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The Anti-Trump Resistance Must Not Fall Into the “Good” Vs. “Bad” Immigrant Trap
With renewed focus on the DREAM Act it's important that any immigration reform benefit all undocumented people.
Organized Communities Against Deportations

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The Movement for Single Payer Has Transformed the Healthcare Fight. The CNN Debate Was Proof.
During CNN’s Monday night debate about the Affordable Care Act, it became clear that progressives have set the terms of discussion.
Theo Anderson

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How Puerto Rico Recovered Before
The island's New Deal history offers an alternative to disaster capitalism.
Kate Aronoff

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The Unlikely Alliance That Could Stop Keystone and Transform the Democratic Party
Natives and ranchers are teaming up to save their water and land from corporate takeover.
Kate Aronoff

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“These Disasters Aren’t Natural Anymore”: A Dispatch from Puerto Rico After Maria
A conversation with Xiomara Caro Diaz of the Center for Popular Democracy about the devastation wrought by climate change and austerity.
Kate Aronoff

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Lyin’ Ted Is Still Standing—But This Democrat Has a Bold Plan To Topple Him
Rep. Beto O’Rourke is aiming to topple Ted Cruz and pursue a progressive agenda in Texas.
Theo Anderson

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Want Proof that Corporate Money Influences Politicians? This New Study Has It.
It really is no coincidence that the members of Congress who receive the most money from Wall Street are also the most hands-off on regulating it.
Charles Austin

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When “Progressives” Make Palestinian Rights Taboo, They Are Coddling the Far Right
Carlos Ramirez-Rosa lost his spot on the gubernatorial ticket of Daniel Biss for refusing to condemn global movements for Palestinian human rights.
Rahul Saksena

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Socialism and Faygo: Why the DSA Is Down for the Struggalo
A conversation with Allison Hrabar of Metro D.C. DSA.
Sarah Jaffe

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The New GOP Plan to Repeal Obamacare Is Pure Destruction, or Trumpism In a Nutshell
Graham-Cassidy would repeal the ACA and gut Medicaid with no viable replacement—leaving millions of Americans without healthcare.
Josh Bivens and Hunter Blair

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We Can’t Fight Trump-Style Hate with the Surveillance State
"Life After Hate" has attracted widespread support as an anti-racist organization. Yet, the group has a troubling history of collaborating with Islamophobic "war on terror" federal programming.
Debbie Southorn
