Opinion

The Future of the Movement for Black Lives

Urban rebellions blossomed into mass mobilization upon George Floyd's death. Now what?

M Adams

How the Potency of Social Wages Can Beat Back Neoliberalism

At the core of President Biden’s American Families Plan is an understanding that workers are paid too little in market wages and that government has a responsibility to change that.

Jack Metzgar

We Have a Jobs Crisis and an Environmental Crisis. The Answer to Both Is a Civilian Climate Corps.

From Bernie Sanders and AOC to the Sunrise Movement, progressives are working to establish an updated version of a New Deal program to meet the challenges of economic and climate upheaval. Its time has come.

Jeremy Mohler

Landlords Are Going to Take Away All Your Wage Gains

This is what happens when you treat housing as just another market.

Hamilton Nolan

U.S. Media Outlets Are Still Banging the Drums for the Afghanistan War

Major press outlets are trying to goad Biden into staying in Afghanistan.

Sarah Lazare

There Are No Mass Migrations Without U.S. Meddling and Militarism

Despite its pledges to aid Central America, the Biden administration continues to deny the United States' role in destabilizing the region.

Azadeh Shahshahani and Rhonda Ramiro

The Only Way to Stop the GOP’s Democracy Doom Loop

Republicans are on a warpath against voting rights. Democrats alone won’t block them—we need mass grassroots resistance.

Eli Day

What Can the Biden Admin Do to Make Our Food System More Resilient? Make it More Local.

Our food supply chains are vulnerable because they’re highly concentrated, corporatized and unaccountable to the public.

Ben Lilliston

The GOP's Assault on Democracy Demands a Third Reconstruction

Voter suppression threatens the American experiment as we know it. History tells us that hope rests on our ability to mobilize the masses.

Rev. Liz Theoharis

Democrats Are Wasting Precious Time with a Measly "Bipartisan" Infrastructure Deal

The bipartisan plan is a drop in the bucket. Democrats need to forget Republicans and pass a bold package that makes massive public investments.

Max B. Sawicky

How To Murder a Good Idea With Conventional Wisdom

"Defund the police" is a completely rational policy prescription. Political pundits don't care.

Hamilton Nolan

Firefighters Are Worth More than $13.45/Hour

Federal wildland firefighters are leaving the workforce because the risks of the job outweigh the poor pay. It couldn't happen at a worse time.

Jonathon Golden

Ilhan Omar's Only Offense Is Telling the Truth About the United States and Israel

Republicans and Democrats are once again targeting the Minnesota congresswoman for acknowledging the crimes of imperialism and occupation.

Hadas Thier

RIP Jack Terricloth (1970-2021) of the World/Inferno Friendship Society

Raise a glass to toast the life and legacy of an anti-capitalist, cabaret punk iconoclast.

A.M. Gittlitz

Bezos the Great and Powerful

Beyond the dangers of corporate consolidation, Amazon's acquisition of MGM has exposed an American economy that's mostly make-believe.

Jacob Bacharach

Every New Financial Bubble Is a Cry of Desperation

Neither meme stocks nor cryptocurrency will save you from wage slavery. Only politics can.

Hamilton Nolan

Joe Biden’s Progressive Economic Turn Was Shaped By Social Movements

Years of grassroots organizing helped create the conditions for Biden to embrace bold policies on government spending.

Mark Engler and Paul Engler

Don't Fall for the Israel Apologists' Bad-Faith Accusations of Antisemitism

There's no bigotry in defending Palestinian rights. Any claims to the contrary are part of a cynical ploy to deflect from the crimes of an apartheid state.

Jesse Mechanic