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Meet the Organizers Pursuing a Progressive Takeover of the Republican Party

‘Brand New Congress’ is going after red states and Republican voters with left populism.

Theo Anderson

Dispatch

How a Maryland Town Is Turning Its New Deal Past Into a New Economy Present

Greenbelt residents are organizing cooperatives and other community initiatives aimed at building a better world.

Ajowa Nzinga Ifateyo

Feature

Missouri Republicans Are Waging a Trump-Style War Against Women

Opponents of abortion rights are escalating their crusade at the state level.

Victoria Albert

Rural America

Nuns Go to Court to Defend an Outdoor Chapel in Path of Pennsylvania Pipeline

Jessica Corbett

Feature

Your Personal Consumption Choices Can’t Save the Planet: We Have to Confront Capitalism

To stave off disaster, we must transform the economic system driving climate change.

Kate Aronoff

Viewpoint

Why Toxic Masculinity Hurts Men as Well as Women

Feminists and progressives need to highlight toxic masculinity's poisonous effects on not just the marginalized, but men as well.

Susan J. Douglas

Culture

War for the Planet of the Apes Lacks the Courage of Its Convictions

Koba should've won.

Eileen Jones

Feature

Bernie 2020? Sanders’ Return to Iowa Fuels Speculation of Another Presidential Bid.

Sanders hasn't stopped railing against billionaires and the ruling class—and he's not denying the possibility of another presidential run.

David Goodner

Viewpoint

There’s Nothing Okay About Kevin Drum’s “Disgust” For the Homeless

The Mother Jones column is a case study in how liberals insulate themselves from the psychological and material effects of injustice.

Michael Metzger

Feature

Toss Out Your Milquetoast Campaign Slogans: It’s Time to Build Power

To win elections, People's Action is mobilizing from the grassroots.

Theo Anderson

Rural America

The USDA is Helping Industrial Hydroponics Water Down the Definition of Organic Farming

Linley Dixon

Feature

California Gov. Jerry Brown Is Backing a Climate Bill Full of Giveaways to Polluters

Regulators say the measure would make it impossible to meet the state's greenhouse gas reduction targets by 2030.

Kate Aronoff

Labor

Why Net Neutrality Is a Working-Class Issue

Bryan Mercer

Labor

As Media Focuses on Russia Collusion, Trump Is Quietly Stacking the Labor Board with Union Busters

Michael Arria

Culture

Before Punk, Skiffle Music Gave Voice to a Working Class That Wanted to Dance

Billy Bragg's new book explores the blue-collar precursor to the British Invasion sound.

Micco Caporale

Feature

Holding Your Ground Against Austerity: Lessons from the Illinois Budget Deal

Progressive movements didn't back down in the face of a right-wing ideologue.

Amisha Patel

Labor

Jimmy John’s Fired Workers for Making a ‘Disloyal’ Meme. A Court Just Ruled That’s Okay.

Bruce Vail

Viewpoint

We Are In the Midst of a Black Power Renaissance

Under Trump, we are seeing a return to collective Black consciousness.

Salim Muwakkil