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What the Green New Deal Means for Labor

Saurav Sarkar

Viewpoint

Elizabeth Warren’s Universal Child Care Plan Is a Good Start. Other 2020 Candidates Can Up the Ante.

Warren's plan represents a big step forward, but we should demand something far bolder to address the child care crisis in America.

Kathleen Geier

Viewpoint

The War Criminal Elliott Abrams and the Liberals Who Love Him

Elliott Abrams, who is steering Trump’s Venezuela policy, has a long track record of war crimes. Yet a number of liberal commentators are rushing to his defense.

Paul Heideman

Labor

When a Company Tries to Decertify Its Union

Michael Sainato

Viewpoint

How Third Way Democrats Could Get Trump Re-elected

The New Democracy PAC and other centrist groups want you to learn all the wrong lessons from 2016.

Joel Bleifuss

Labor

Calls Increase for Trump Labor Sec. Alexander Acosta To Resign

Julia Conley

Labor

How West Virginia Teachers Went on Strike Again and Defeated a School Privatization Bill

Barbara Madeloni

Viewpoint

It’s Not Enough To Elect Progressives—Movements Must Have a Role in Governing

Candidates must treat us not as voters to be won but as partners.

Lizeth Chacon

Labor

“Out Here Because I Love Teaching”: The Oakland Teachers Strike, In Photos

Brooke Anderson

Rural America

The Rights of Wild Rice

Winona LaDuke

Feature

Verizon. Pfizer. Bank of America. U.S. Corporations Are Funding Israeli Settlements.

Tax records show that the foundations of well-known corporations are funding settlements that are considered illegal under international law.

Alex Kane

Feature

Open Borders, Without Apology

Supporting freedom of movement isn’t just the right thing to do — it’s a political winner for the left.

Khury Petersen-Smith

Feature

U.S. Invasion of Venezuela Would Be a Nightmare for Its People

Under the pretext of delivering aid, Trump is threatening to unleash military violence.

Michael Fox

Viewpoint

Lots of Presidential Candidates Talk a Good Talk. Look at Their Records Instead.

It’s the only way to tell who actually means what they say.

Nathan Robinson

Viewpoint

Why We Should Believe Campaign Promises

Candidates may not truly believe everything they say. But we can get them to follow through on it anyway.

Theo Anderson

Labor

We’ve Been Fighting for $15 For 7 Years. Today I’m Celebrating a Historic Victory.

Jeff Schuhrke

Viewpoint

Bernie Sanders’ 2020 Run Will Put Concentrated Wealth On Trial

The democratic socialist senator has already pushed the 2020 race far to the left. Now he wants a movement to redistribute economic power to the working class.

Sam Adler-Bell

Feature

New York Isn’t the Only City Waging a Fight Against Amazon

The corporate giant is still milking Nashville and other runners-up for further subsidies

David Dayen