Opinion

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

Words That Mean Nothing

Our political discourse is dominated by issues that don't exist

Hamilton Nolan

The Real Root Cause of Central American Migration

If the Biden administration is committed to aiding the region, it must first acknowledge the destructive role of U.S. interventionism.

Amelia Frank-Vitale and Lauren Heidbrink

There Is No "Border Crisis"

Discussing the border in nativist terms obscures the real crises that propel migrants to seek asylum in the United States.

Josue De Luna Navarro and Khury Petersen-Smith

It's Time for Democrats to Pick a Side on Israeli Apartheid

As violence rages in Gaza, U.S. officials must come to the aid of the oppressed or face political consequences.

Hadas Thier

Josh Hawley Has a Populist Revolt to Sell You

The Missouri senator’s new book, ‘The Tyranny of Big Tech,’ destroys the notion that any Republican is willing to rein in corporate power.

Jacob Bacharach

Lies, Damn Lies, and Inflation

Austerity is about to make its political comeback.

Hamilton Nolan