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Could Elizabeth Warren Really Run Against Hillary Clinton?
Some are holding out for a progressive alternative to a Clinton coronation.
Jessica Stites
Feature
Frances Fox Piven on Syriza and Greece’s Prospects for Fighting Austerity
The longtime social movements scholar discusses Greece's uprising in the eurozone.
Alexandros Orphanides
Feature
Rahm Emanuel Agrees to $5.5 Million in Reparations for Police Torture Survivors
After a decades-long battle by survivors and advocates, Chicago is poised to finally address a dark legacy.
Keisa Reynolds
Labor
How the Fight for 15 Has Inspired Bold Action and Demands from Workers Everywhere
Sonia Singh
Feature
Hillary Clinton Is Saying the Right Words on Income Inequality. But Will She Do Anything About It?
This is a defining moment for Democrats—and for Clinton.
Robert Reich
Labor
The Courage of Low-Wage Workers On Strike
Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President
Labor
How We Can Hold American Companies that Use Sweatshop Labor Accountable
Erik Loomis
Viewpoint
Ready for a Woman, But Not Hillary Clinton
She may be a feminist, but Hillary Clinton's policies and demeanor fit nicely with the old boys' club on Capitol Hill.
Susan J. Douglas
Video
Progressives Are Going to Make Rahm Emanuel’s Second Term Very Difficult for “Mayor 1%”
Miles Kampf-Lassin
Comics
Restricting Abortion Restrictors
Matt Bors
Labor
Citizens United: The Elephant in the Room in Rahm Emanuel’s Mayoral Reelection
James Thindwa
Labor
Chicago Progressives’ Mixed Results Against the ‘Money Machine’
David Moberg
Feature
What Progressives Around the Country Can Learn from Chicago’s Mayoral Election
If candidates rise above “safe” poll-tested messaging and actually talk about the things that matter to people, progressives have a fighting chance of winning.
David Hatch
Viewpoint
In Chicago’s Mayoral Election, the Austerity Agenda Went Unopposed By Both Emanuel and Garcia
Chicago's progressive movement needs to do more to advance a real alternative to austerity economics.
Saqib Bhatti
Viewpoint
From Moral Victories to Tangible Ones
Jesus "Chuy" Garcia’s defeat was crushing. But Chicago progressives won, at the very least, a moral victory. Or maybe much more.
Rick Perlstein
Culture
The Appeal of the UK’s Radical Right
UKIP is reaching the 'left behind' white working class.
Jane Miller
Labor
Union-backed Sue Sadlowski Garza Claims Win Over Rahm Emanuel Ally in Southeast Chicago (Updated)
Kari Lydersen
Labor
Broad Support for LGBT Rights Somehow Caught Republican Governors By Surprise
Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President
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