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Mariame Kaba: Social Movements Brought Down Rahm—Now They Can Transform Chicago

A conversation with writer and organizer, Mariame Kaba.

Sarah Lazare

Dispatch

Will Mexico’s New President Declare Independence From the United States?

At public forums, Mexicans are pushing Andrés Manuel López Obrador to break with the U.S. on migration and drug policy.

Kent Paterson

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Indigenous Women Rise Against Jerry Brown’s Climate Half-Measures

Ahead of the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco, organizers prepare to advocate more radical solutions.

Isabel Bloom

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Seeking Justice for Laquan McDonald—Without Relying on Prisons

Locking up killer cop, Jason Van Dyke, won't address the root cause of his violence.

Benji Hart

Labor

To Stop the Next Financial Crisis, We Need Public Ownership of Banks—Now

Thomas M. Hanna

Labor

What Spurred a 98% Strike Vote by LA Teachers? Plutocrats Pushing Charter Schools

Bruce Vail

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Rehabilitating a Monster: George W. Bush and the Bankruptcy of Civility Politics

On the laundering of a war criminal.

Roqayah Chamseddine

Labor

Why the Left Should Embrace Debt Forgiveness

Scott Remer

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Mayor 1% Rahm Emanuel Will Not Be Missed in Chicago

Emanuel will be remembered for his arrogance, impatience and disregard for regular Chicagoans.

Kari Lydersen

Labor

The Fight Against Racism Starts in the Union

April Sims

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After Rahm Emanuel’s Neoliberal Nightmare, the Next Chicago Mayor Must Embrace Reparations

Emanuel's pro-corporate policies ravaged Black and Latinx communities across Chicago. His successor will be tasked with reversing this trend.

Saqib Bhatti

Culture

Portrait of the Environmentalist as a Young Arsonist

Abby Geni's new novel, The Wildlands, explores means and ends in the fight for animal and Earth liberation.

Dayton Martindale

Labor

In a Historic Move, Los Angeles Educators Vote To Strike

Jane McAlevey

Labor

These Faculty Organizing Victories Show Labor Doesn’t Need the Courts On Its Side

Daniel Moattar

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Why Is Planned Parenthood Endorsing a White Man with a Shaky Record Over a Pro-Choice Black Woman?

Kerri Evelyn Harris is gaining momentum in an insurgent campaign to oust centrist Sen. Thomas Carper (D-Delaware), who voted for the "partial birth" abortion ban. But she won't have the help of Planned Parenthood.

Mekdes Maryam Amare

Dispatch

Meet Mariah Parker, One of the Young, Radical Women of Color Rescuing the Democratic Party

26-year-old Mariah Parker, who won an upset victory for Athens, Georgia, county commissioner, shows how progressive Democrats can bring together the struggles for racial and economic justice.

Eli Day

Labor

The Good and the (Potentially Very) Bad in Trump’s NAFTA Renegotiation

David Dayen

Labor

Low Wages And No Stability: How Amazon’s Use of Perma-Temps Is Hurting Workers

Max Parrott