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The Politics of Red Lines

Putin's takeover of Crimea scares U.S. leaders because it challenges America's global dominance.

Noam Chomsky

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NFL Teams Pay Cheerleaders Poverty-Level Wages

Members of some pro-football cheer squads make far less than the federal minimum wage, but their teams aren't budging.

Jim Hightower, Alternet

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Donald Sterling Is Only Part of the Problem

Sterling's remarks certainly deserve condemnation, but we can't ignore racism's more harmful effects.

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

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‘Cowboy Indian Alliance’ Takes a Stand Against Keystone XL

Ranchers, tribal communities, allies and activists camp out in Washington to protect their land.

Cole Stangler

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Dying for the Job

When employers put efficiency and profit over safety, it's their workers who suffer.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

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Official Tipped Off Hess Rail Yard About Oil-Carrier Inspection

Emails cast doubt on the integrity of a federal crackdown on unsafe shipping practices.

Cole Stangler

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Rand Paul Risks Telling the Truth About Ronald Reagan

The effectiveness of Reagan's presidency is no more than a right-wing myth.

CJ Werleman, AlterNet

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‘Race Matters,’ Sotomayor Reminds Fellow Justices

The majority of Supreme Court justices seem to think prejudice will disappear if they say so.

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet

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Mad Men, Season 7, Episode 3: Betty Who?

Whether it's Crocker or Friedan, Betty can't seem to fit the roles society has constructed for her.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Joss Whedon Proves He Can Create Weak Female Characters

'In Your Eyes' will disappoint Whedon's feminist fans. Along with, most likely, everyone else.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Post-Occupy, #myNYPD Makes New York’s Blood Boil

As Occupier Cecily McMillan stands trial, the city's 99% rediscovers its anger toward the NYPD.

Sarah Jaffe

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Wall Street’s Pension Gamble

Investors are secretly playing high-risk games with public pensions.

David Sirota

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Scathing Report Finds School Privatization Hurts Poor Kids

Rocketship, a fast-growing chain of charters, is serving low-budget, stripped-down schooling.

Ruth Conniff

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A Victory for New Mexico’s Chileros

Farmers must pay chile pickers 25 cents more per hour, state says.

Joseph Sorrentino

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Think Globally, Act Tribally

A UN declaration provides the framework for Native self-determination

Walter R. Echo-Hawk

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Why the GOP Really Fears Minimum-Wage Hikes

It comes down to a deep disrespect for the workers who make the country run.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

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Sipping Lattes on the Edge of a Volcano

What do Palestinians, human rights workers, progressive Israelis and Israeli settlers have to say about daily life in an occupied land?

Marilyn Katz

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Mad Men, Season 7, Episode 2: Nasty Bitter Career Gals

Peggy Olsen has been through a lot—but when she bullies the show's most marginalized characters, she deserves to lose our sympathy.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Ten Governors’ Races To Watch In 2014

A handy guide for progressives and working people.

Sarah Berlin and David Moberg

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Our Neoliberal President

Obama wants to privatize the Tennessee Valley Authority.

Melvyn Dubofsky

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Toppling the Tea Party

In 2014, progressives hope to take down the GOP gubernatorial class of 2010

David Moberg

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The Rise of the Digital Proletariat

Astra Taylor reminds us that the Internet cannot magically produce revolution.

Sarah Jaffe

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How We Can Fix Wall Street

There's a solution to the predations of high-frequency traders.

David Sirota

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We Can Overcome Capitalism, But It’ll Take Some Work

Longtime organizer Jane McAlevey's new book shows progressives that the Left's defeats aren't written in the stars.

Sam Gindin