Opinion

In 1996, There Was Union Summer. This Year, There’s “Labor Spring.”

"Labor Spring" brings back a national teach-in on organizing to campuses across the country.

Cindy Hahamovitch, William P. Jones and Joseph A. McCartin

No Cop City Anywhere

Chicago’s #NoCopAcademy campaign and #StopCopCity in Atlanta are part of the same movement: to end violent policing, protect the environment and defend Black and brown lives.

Benji Hart

Americans Still Want—And Need—Medicare for All

The number of uninsured Americans has dropped to an all-time low. But that fact obscures the failures of our patchwork, profit-driven healthcare system.

Sonali Kolhatkar

Employers Steal Up to $50 Billion From Workers Every Year. It’s Time to Reclaim It.

A recent victory over wage theft shows what workers everywhere need to claw back their stolen pay—support, resources and enforcement.

Mindy Isser

This Valentine’s Day, Let’s Look to Marxists to Reimagine Love, Romance and Sex

It's not you, it's capitalism.

Sarah Jaffe

How to Stop AI From Eating Journalism

Ethical standards can also save a lot of human jobs.

Hamilton Nolan

What the Progressive Wing of the Democratic Party Has Planned Next

Rather than taking a back seat, progressives are using their expanded ranks to flex their muscle in Congress—and transform the Democratic Party.

Larry Cohen

Stop Cowering Before This Half-Bright Florida Fascist

Ron DeSantis wants to break the unions and make a temporary advantage permanent.

Hamilton Nolan

After a Record Year for Police Violence, Is It Finally Time to Defund the Police?

As law enforcement budgets have continued to increase, so have the number of killings by police officers. To reverse this trend, funding could be reallocated to social programs, as racial justice advocates have long called for.

Sonali Kolhatkar

Milton Friedman Set Us Up for a 21st Century Version of Fascism

In 2023, market fundamentalism is fostering authoritarianism—in the United States and abroad.

Joseph Stiglitz

Strikes Are Stronger Than Laws

There's a simple reason why the government can't win unless you let it.

Hamilton Nolan

Nurses Set To Strike Against New York City’s Healthcare Monopolies

Decades of mergers and acquisitions have turned New York’s hospitals into profit-oriented corporations. Nurses are fighting to change that.

Michael Lighty

If You Can Borrow a Book, Then Why Not a Chainsaw? The Rise of Tool Lending Libraries

Spawned in the wake of World War II, tool libraries lend implements and provide practical guidance to community members who can’t afford to own or store their own tools.

Aric Sleeper

Military Budget Hike for 2023 is 3,200 Times the NLRB Increase

If a budget reveals what we value, this one should give us pause: extravagant spending for the war machine, scraps for workers.

Amy Livingston and Sarah Lazare

Título 42 fue un desastre. Lo que sigue no se ve mucho mejor.

La terminación ordenada por la corte del Título 42 marca un paso importante hacia la restauración del acceso a las protecciones humanitarias en la frontera. Pero la administración de Biden debe hacer más para luchar contra el legado racista del programa.

Azadeh Shahshahani y Chiraayu Gosrani

Title 42 Was a Disaster. What’s Next Doesn’t Look Much Better.

The court-ordered termination of Title 42 marks an important step toward restoring access to humanitarian protections at the border. But the Biden administration must do more to fight the program's racist legacy.

Chiraayu Gosrani and Azadeh Shahshahani

The Republican Party’s Plan to Fight Inflation Is a Sham

Republicans don’t have a strategy to lower costs for consumers, but they are plotting to slash the safety net.

Max B. Sawicky

Inflation Misinformation

Inflation myths only benefit the rich.

Rick Perlstein