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Write Black Americans a Check Already

Direct payments to individuals are an important piece of any reparations program.

William Darity Jr. and Kirsten Mullen

Feature

The Crackdown on Chelsea Manning and Julian Assange Is About Protecting U.S. Empire

By publishing information provided by whistleblower Chelsea Manning, WikiLeaks shined light on U.S. war crimes. But exposing empire comes at a cost.

Chip Gibbons

Viewpoint

Universal Programs, Not Reparations, Are Needed To Counter Racism’s Effects

The racial wealth gap is real and pernicious, but reparations are not the answer.

Zaid Jilani and Leighton Woodhouse

Viewpoint

The 2020 Candidates Are Dodging the Reparations Question

Here's what they get wrong, and how to get it right.

Janaé Bonsu

Feature

The Alarming Rise of Civilian Deaths in the War On Terror

New reports show an escalation in civilian casualties from U.S. operations in Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia — and a pattern of U.S. denial about the scale of the problem.

Phyllis Bennis

Labor

How Volkswagen Has Gotten Away With Union-Busting

Chris Brooks

Labor

Larry Hanley Was a Transformational Labor Leader. He Will Be Missed.

Larry Cohen

Labor

What People in Kentucky Coal Country Really Think About a Green New Deal

Rachel M. Cohen

Labor

How the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Won Higher Wages By Playing For Free

Josh Wolf

Feature

The Green New Deal Needs Labor’s Support. We Asked Sara Nelson How To Get It.

The president of the flight attendants union says stopping climate change and defending workers are part of the same fight.

Sarah Lazare

Feature

As Long as Guantanamo Exists, Trump Has a Torture Chamber Ready To Use

The administration has discussed warehousing refugee children at the notorious prison.

Maha Hilal

Culture

Arsonists Torched Highlander’s Main Office. But You Can’t Burn Down an Idea.

Labor, civil rights and social justice activists have trained at the historic Highlander Research and Education Center for generations.

Gary Stevenson

Culture

Howard Zinn on How Karl Marx Predicted Our World Today

On the second centenary of his birth, Karl Marx remains as relevant as ever.

Howard Zinn

Viewpoint

The Wrong Way To Defend Later Abortions

We shouldn't use worst-case scenarios to justify later abortions. We should defend them unequivocally.

Bobby Walker

Labor

Chicago’s Charter School Strike Wave Keeps On Winning

Rebecca Burns

Dispatch

Stop & Shop Workers Vote to Ratify Contract—Although Benefits Will Shrink for New Part-Timers

The new 3-year contract with Stop & Shop protects some benefits for current employees, but also contains a two-tiered system.

Jeremy Gantz

Feature

Joe Biden Is Railing Against Hedge Fund Managers, But He Has a Long History of Courting Them

Biden may cast himself as the champion of working people, but he's seeking support from the same financial elite that he chides on the 2020 campaign trail.

Branko Marcetic

Labor

Stop & Shop Workers Vote to Ratify Contract—Although Benefits Will Shrink for New Part-Timers

Jeremy Gantz