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Why Chicago Won’t Go Bankrupt—And Detroit Didn’t Have To

Detroit's bankruptcy wasn't inevitable. Neither is Chicago's. But the austerity hawks don't want you to know that.

Saqib Bhatti

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Whose Race—And Gender—Is it Anyway?

Caitlyn Jenner and Rachel Dolezal trigger an important conversation.

Marilyn Katz

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Jeb Bush’s Presidential Announcement Was Simultaneously Audacious and Underwhelming

Bush's presidential campaign announcement was high on the rhetoric. Unfortunately, it was also inconsistent with everything we already know about Jeb Bush.

David Sirota

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Why Corporate Media Want to Blame California’s Drought on Your Eating Avocados

The New York Times is wrong: consumers eating grapes and mandarin oranges aren't the ones really guilty of contributing to California's water shortage.

Jim Naureckas

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How Obamacare Is Actually Preventing Americans From Escaping Poverty

Obamacare was intended to alleviate the health cost burdens for the working and middle class. But in practice, it often works differently.

Darlena Cunha

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Why Bernie Sanders Is the Perfect Candidate for This Moment in American Politics

Sanders's laser-like focus on inequality is perfectly in sync with the nation's current political climate.

Theo Anderson

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In Max Blumenthal’s ‘The 51 Day War,’ Life in Gaza Looks Bleak, But Resistance is Growing

Blumenthal offers an unembellished look at the misery on the ground in the Gaza Strip during Israel's Operation Protective Edge in 2014.

Ben Lorber

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The Yes Men’s Latest Stunt: Helping Activists Around the County Pull Off Their Own Pranks

The activists behind the group are known for pranking big corporate and governmental institutions. Now they have created a tool to help others do the same.

Michael Payne

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Caitlyn Jenner and Miley Cyrus Shouldn’t Be Asked to Be Official LGBTQ Representatives

Jenner and Cyrus may be unlikely social justice ambassadors, but they're being the best thing they can be: themselves.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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How the Border Security Industry Will Profit Hugely From Climate Change

A hawk’s eye-view of global warming.

Todd Miller and Alex Devoid

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The Death of Climate Denialism

Soon the Right will have to abandon its head-in-the-sand strategy—but its next tactic may be more dangerous.

Kate Aronoff

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Actually, Bernie Sanders Isn’t a Crackpot—He Favors Policies the Majority of Americans Want

Despite what corporate Democrats and the Bernie-bashing mainstream media might tell you, Main Street America favors left-leaning policies.

Bill Moyers and Michael Winship

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Two Years After Snowden’s Leaks, Little Has Changed in Obama’s Approach to Transparency

The public and even Congress are acting against mass surveillance. When will the President get the memo?

David Sirota

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The Culture Wars Are Over—And They Aren’t Coming Back

The movements of the 1960s challenged the Leave It to Beaver values of American life, producing the culture wars. But those wars are now finished.

Micah Uetricht

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#NoTarSands Resistance March Draws Thousands in Midwest

Indigenous activists from the 200 Great Lakes Indians lead thousands to say to #NoTarSands in the largest anti-tar sands demonstration in Midwest history.

David Goodner

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“You can’t just vacuum up all of this data of innocent citizens”

Joel Handley discusses the Chicago Police Department's use of StingRay technology and other high-tech monitoring of people's movements.

Lauren Gaynor

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Michigan Is in the Midst of a “Massive Experiment in Unraveling U.S. Democracy”

The austerity-on-steroids measures currently taking place in Michigan may soon be coming to a state near you.

Laura Gottesdiener

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Joseph Stiglitz, Thomas Piketty and Other World-Renowned Economists Demand End to Greek Austerity

The economists called their letter a “plea for economic sanity and humanity.”

Martin de Bourmont

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Syriza Has No Choice: Greece Must Prepare to Leave the Eurozone

To break from the program of brutal austerity that has been imposed on Greece, its leaders have no choice but to take radical action.

Alexandros Orphanides

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Can Jeb Bush Separate Himself From the Bush Legacy?

If Jeb Bush wants to distance himself from the family name, he needs to reassess his brother's actions in Iraq.

David Sirota

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The $165 Billion Question for Hillary Clinton

When 20 foreign governments gave billions to the Clinton Foundation, were they expecting—and did they receive—quid pro quo arms deals from the State Department?

David Sirota

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Meet the Latest Secret Free-Market Group That Wants to Take Over Your Public School

The Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) has been an invisible player in the free-market education reform movement.

Sarah Lahm

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Meet the 25-Year-Old Native Hip Hop Artist Who’s Using Music to Combat Colonialism

The Sicangu Lakota artist talks about growing up on a reservation and using music to educate young Native people.

Jessica Koski

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The GOP and ALEC’s War on Cities

The Right has hijacked Congress and State Houses. Now it's coming for the cities.

Theo Anderson