Opinion

How Decades of Corporate-Friendly Farm Policies Wrecked Rural America

A Wisconsin dairy farmer explains what Democrats need to do to rebuild rural communities and regain the ground they’ve lost.

Jim Goodman

Everyone Loves Our Mass National Hypnosis

After the final Trump-Biden debate, we only get one more chance to snap out of it.

Hamilton Nolan

Risking Your Life For a Trump Rally Means There's Nothing Left to Lose

On the campaign trail in Pennsylvania with Donald Trump, the dead mall candidate.

Hamilton Nolan

To Tame a Far-Right Supreme Court, Let’s Revive This Forgotten Proposal from 1922

The U.S. Supreme Court commands far more power than it should, but we can put it in its place. And it’s been done before.

Leon Fink

The Electoral College is a Dangerous Relic That Threatens the Future of Our Democracy

This 18th-century artifact provided constitutional protections for slaveholders and allowed for the corruption of our electoral system. It's time to abolish it.

Joel Bleifuss

This Indigenous Peoples’ Day, We Don’t Need Celebration. We Need Our Land Back.

We’re fighting to return public lands to Indigenous people and undo the structures that allowed them to be taken in the first place. Join us.

Krystal Two Bulls and Nick Tilsen

How to Win a Green New Deal Under Biden

With effective organizing and consistent pressure, young climate activists proved that Biden can be pushed to adopt more progressive policies.

Nikayla Jefferson

The Climate Movement's Difficult Fight Ahead If Trump Wins

Another term for Trump means an uphill battle for climate activism. But it's a fight we can't afford to lose.

Mattias Lehman

The Case for Wearing a Mask and Voting In Person

In battleground states, vote by mail could contribute to Trump's "red mirage" lead on election night.

Steven Hill

Nobody Seems to Grasp How Screwed We Are

A nation on the precipice hears absurd normality from the candidates who are supposed to save us.

Hamilton Nolan

How Do You Flip Rural Trump Voters? Talk to Them.

In 2016, establishment Democrats all but ignored rural communities. Groups like People's Action are changing that, one conversation at a time.

George Goehl

Why the Federal Reserve Should Grant Zero-Interest Loans to Local and State Governments

Our states and cities are facing devastating cuts due to the pandemic. To prevent that, let’s cancel Wall Street.

Saqib Bhatti

It Is Good When Leaders Experience the Consequences of Their Own Decisions

Trump's Covid diagnosis could help lead to better government through karma.

Hamilton Nolan

It's Cheap to Be Rich

The rot in our economic system stems from an increasingly regressive tax system that favors corporations and the wealthy at the expense of the rest of us.

Hadas Thier

Bad America

Our debate recap: A nation decides whether it's time for the final act.

Hamilton Nolan

Sorry Joe, Countries Don't Have Souls

Joe Biden has framed the election as a battle for “America’s soul.” But what we need are politicians who will fight for the material needs of the people.

Joel Bleifuss

How to Transform Research and Innovation for the Common Good

The climate and Covid-19 crises make it abundantly clear we need to change our society's approach to research and intellectual property.

Thomas M. Hanna

Who Is Going to Stop Him?

If you don't think that Trump will steal this election, please explain why not.

Hamilton Nolan