Opinion

The U.S. Says No to Affirmative Action—Until It's Time for War

The U.S. government values Black people when we serve in their wars, but not enough to invest in our education.

Kinjo Kiema

It's Up to Unions to Make the NLRB Matter

The regulatory climate for unions is good. Will they do anything with it?

Hamilton Nolan

Accountability Is Not a Pseudonym for a Cage: Chesa Boudin on Decarceration in our Lifetimes

The former San Francisco District Attorney on accountability, abolition, and the reality of San Francisco politics.

Avalon Edwards

Hearing: Don’t Cut Corners with Miners’ Safety

In West Virginia, a push for stronger regulations to fight the new epidemic of black lung afflicting Central Appalachian miners.

Kim Kelly

The Tragedy of Misunderstanding the Commons

Twelfth-century peasants developed commons practices to survive domination. We could use them to reclaim our lives from capitalism.

Steven Stoll

It’s Too Hot to Keep Using Pesticides

Farm workers are being sickened by agrochemicals—and, due to extreme heat, by the PPE they wear to protect themselves.

Harrison Watson

This 20th Century Italian Marxist Offers Lessons for Today’s Social Movements

Antonio Gramsci’s political thinking and practical strategizing provide a set of ideas that have only grown more salient with time.

Mark Engler and Paul Engler

AI Could Be a Godsend for Accessing Public Benefits—Or a Nightmare

We stand on the verge of a technological transformation. We’ll need to work collectively to steer these advancements towards empowering those in need.

Jim Pugh

On Lizzo and Sex and Bananas, Oh My!

At the end of the day, the Lizzo story is not about sex: it’s about labor.

Yasmin Nair

Corporate Greed is a Moral Crisis. Working People Are Fighting Back.

Workers across the country are embracing their power in unprecedented ways. Many hope this “hot labor summer” is just the beginning.

Rosalyn Pelles and William J. Barber II

A New Idea for New Union Organizing

Unions don't organize enough people. Their structure is the problem.

Hamilton Nolan

Strikes Are a Tool to Claw Back Control Over Our Lives

This summer, Hollywood writers and actors are out on strike together for the first time in decades. Their demands go beyond wages and benefits—they’re challenging bosses’ authority to unilaterally decide what work looks like.

Nick French

The ADA is the Floor, Not the Ceiling—We Need More

As many celebrate the Americans with Disabilities Act this month, we must renew our struggle for the disability justice our communities need.

Kehsi Iman Wilson

It’s Time to Recalibrate the U.S. Alliance with South Korea

The armistice with North Korea—which marks its 70th anniversary on Thursday—was intended to prevent war, but now it’s only preventing peace. It's time to bring a formal end to the Korean War.

Christine Ahn

The #StopCopCity Movement Didn’t Lose

The Atlanta City Council—and the state more broadly—cannot define “loss” or “victory” for everyday people

Benji Hart

Sanctions Are an Act of War

Economic sanctions which claim to target authoritarian governments and wealthy profiteers of global conflicts only hurt innocent civilian populations.

Phyllis Bennis

We Can Solve Homelessness (If We Want To)

Our economic priorities have created a serious housing crisis and fueled homelessness. Solving the problem simply requires us to change our priorities from profits to people.

Sonali Kolhatkar

One Weird Trick to Help Solve the U.S. Housing Crisis

In a new book, Richard Kahlenberg explains that decades of arcane zoning regulations have led to our current system of high rents, restrictions on worker mobility, and racial and economic segregation.

Max B. Sawicky