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Biden and the Obama Admin Are Finally Getting the Reckoning They Deserve

From immigration to tax deals, Thursday night’s debate saw the troubling records of both Biden and the Obama administration put on trial. It’s long overdue.

Branko Marcetic

Feature

The Democratic Debates Showcased the Most Dangerous Form of Climate Denial

By failing to recognize the urgency of the crisis, most candidates are helping bury it.

Thea N. Riofrancos

Labor

Workers Who Waged the Biggest Trump-Era Manufacturing Strike Just Struck a Deal—Here’s What It Says

Saurav Sarkar

Feature

Why We Still Need a Movement to Keep Youth From Joining the Military

A scrappy counter-recruitment movement is trying to starve the military of labor.

Elizabeth King

Dispatch

Life, Liberty and a Stable Climate: These Kids Are Arguing for a New Constitutional Right

After a June hearing, the youth suing the government await news on whether their case will proceed to trial.

Arun Gupta

Labor

125 Years After the Pullman Uprising, We Could Be on the Verge of Another Sympathy Strike Wave

Ryan Smith

Dispatch

Meet the Woman Who’s Fought Racism in the Mississippi Delta for 54 Years

The days of racist policymaking are far from over. But where the state has refused to invest in Black communities, We2gether Creating Change is filling the gap.

Eli Day

Feature

Any Dem Who Wants to Be President Should Reject War with Iran, Not Hide Behind Process Criticisms

Here's where 2020 Democratic hopefuls stand.

Julianne Tveten

Dispatch

This Louisiana Parish Allowed a Quarter of Its Sheriff’s Deputies To Work Security for a Pipeline

Water protectors say the swamp was swarming with uniformed police working for the company.

Karen Savage and Sarah Lazare

Feature

Could Regional Reparations Help the Democrats Retake the Rust Belt?

States such as Ohio and Michigan have been hit with blight and economic downturn. Offering reparations to those hardest hit could be the key to winning in 2020.

Leon Fink

Labor

Yes, the UAW Lost Again in Chattanooga. But a Rank-and-File Movement Could Win.

Chris Brooks

Labor

“Hardhats vs. Hippies”: How the Media Misrepresents the Debate Over the Green New Deal

Michelle Chen

Culture

We Can’t Settle for Less Than Single Payer

25 years ago, ITT's staff was divided about Clinton's healthcare plan. This time around there's no question.

Joel Bleifuss

Culture

The Climate Crisis Is Mind-Boggling. That’s Why We Need Science Fiction.

Only 29% of Americans report being “very worried” about the climate crisis. Climate fiction writers can help change that.

Amy Brady

Labor

The Trump Administration’s War on Federal Workers

Sarah Lahm

Viewpoint

Trump’s EPA Has a Monsanto Problem

The EPA is meant to protect us. Instead, it's been captured by industry.

Joel Bleifuss

Viewpoint

Yes, A Woman Can Beat Trump

Democrats have learned all the wrong lessons from the 2016 election.

Kathleen Geier

Viewpoint

Bernie Sanders Has Laid Out the Stakes of the 2020 Election: Democratic Socialism or Barbarism

In a widely touted speech, Sanders explained why an unapologetic democratic socialist vision is the only antidote to the oligarchy and authoritarianism embodied by President Trump.

Miles Kampf-Lassin