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Why the Argument that Medicare for All Will Curtail “Freedom” Is So, So Wrong
Joe Biden and other centrists are deploying cynical arguments to defend the for-profit insurance system. We shouldn’t buy it.
Ben Palmquist
Labor
Chicago Teachers Won Public Support for Their Strike. Here’s How.
Jeff Schuhrke
Viewpoint
The coming Chicago teachers strike could be felt across the country
Miles Kampf-Lassin
Labor
What’s at Stake in Chicago Teachers’ Strike: Whether Unions Can Bargain for the Entire Working Class
Rebecca Burns
Dispatch
On Indigenous People’s Day, Anishinaabeg Leaders March Against Enbridge’s $7.5 Billion Oil Pipeline
The pipeline’s route would carry 760,000 barrels of oil per day, crossing 15 watersheds affecting 215 lakes, and violating Ojibwe treaty rights.
Amelia Diehl
Feature
Trump’s Betrayal of the Kurds Is Terrible, But the Answer Is Not Endless War
Like millions of others, the Kurds are victims of disastrous U.S. interventions in the region.
Khury Petersen-Smith
Rural America
A Fire Kept Burning: Mohawks In The North Country Work to Revive their Language
James Dinneen
Feature
Hundreds of Thousands Are Without Power Thanks to PG&E. This Shows Why We Need Public Ownership.
The utility giant's mass blackouts in California are just the tip of the iceberg.
Brooke Anderson
InvestigationGoodman Institute
Treated Like Meat: Women in Meatpacking Say #MeToo
At the world’s largest pork processing company, Smithfield Foods, workers say as long as lines are moving fast, supervisors who sexually harass them get a free pass.
Lauren Kaori Gurley
Feature
How the DCCC’s “Blacklist” Could Blow Up in the Democratic Establishment’s Face
The attacks on the party’s left flank might be backfiring. Just look at Marie Newman’s primary challenge to Dan Lipinski.
Natalie Shure
Culture
When We Talk About Cultural Appropriation, We Should Be Talking About Power
When the powerful appropriate from the oppressed, inequality is exacerbated.
Lauren Michele Jackson
Labor
The Corporate Media Failed to Warn Us About the Trump Admin’s Attack on LGBTQ Workers
Andy Lee Roth and Avram Anderson
Feature
The Labour Left Is Poised to Take Power If It Can Move Past One Roadblock: Brexit
The Labour Party's left flank is preparing for its best shot at governing in a generation. But the Brexit dilemma threatens to fracture the party's electorate.
Cole Stangler
Viewpoint
Only Bernie’s Green New Deal Answers Greta’s Call for Action
To fulfill the promise of the climate strikes, we need a bold policy solution.
Christopher D. Cook
Feature
Meet the Hawkish Liberal Think Tank Powering the Kamala Harris Campaign
The Center for a New American Security has long pushed Democrats to embrace war and militarism—and it's poised to play an influential role in a future Democratic administration.
Branko Marcetic
Rural America
Food Production is a Major Cause of Climate Change, but Farmers Can be Part of the Solution
Christopher Walljasper
Viewpoint
Trolls Are Sowing Discord Between Sanders and Warren Supporters
Is someone yanking your chain?
Joel Bleifuss
Labor
The Powerful New Idea in Elizabeth Warren’s Labor Platform
Shaun Richman
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