Opinion

These Jimmy Carter Speeches Show Why He Was a Radical President

Carter's forgotten legacy: his radical speeches while in office. We've shifted so far to the right that it's astounding to recall that a sitting president talked like this.

Susan J. Douglas

The Wall Street Journal Wants You To Be Afraid of Bernie Sanders’ Budget Proposal. Don’t Be.

If anything, Bernie should be thinking bigger.

Doug Henwood

Meet the Group of African-American Organizers Building Black Support for Bernie Sanders

Will grassroots organizing within the black electorate be able to challenge Clinton’s hegemony?

Salim Muwakkil

Under Obama Administration, Federal Prosecution of White-Collar Crime Hits 20-Year Low

Prosecutions have fallen 36 percent since the Clinton years despite calls from Democratic presidential candidates for more pressure on Wall Street

David Sirota

The Dyett Hunger Strikers’ Fight For Green Technology and a Better Bronzeville

The hunger strikers aren't just fighting to keep a school open—they're fighting to transform a gentrifying Chicago neighborhood for the better.

Kyle Serrette

Is The Donald the New Ronald?

Reagan's candidacy was a punchline until it wasn't.

Joel Bleifuss

Joe Biden’s Bankruptcy Bill Could Complicate His Presidential Run

Elizabeth Warren has called out the current Vice President in the past.

David Sirota

Why Bernie Sanders Will Win This Election—Even If He Doesn’t Win the White House

American voters are mad as hell, and the rise of Sanders shows that they're not going to take it anymore.

Theo Anderson

Gov. Walker Gets Off ‘Scot-Free’ For Alleged Campaign Finance Violations

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has halted an investigation into Walker's questionable campaign finance tactics.

Joel Bleifuss

Would Jesus Vote for Bernie Sanders?

With the decline of culture war issues and the rise of crises like climate change, Bernie might actually be able to win over young evangelicals.

Theo Anderson

Donald Trump Is the Most Honest Candidate in American Politics Today

Where other candidates appeal to a fictitious unity or pretense of moral integrity, he displays the power of inequality.

Jodi Dean

Bruce Rauner is Using a Manufactured Crisis to Bust Unions, Privatize Services and Destroy Pensions

The right-wing Illinois governor is slashing programs for the state and threatening bankruptcy for Chicago Public Schools instead of offering any revenue raising solutions.

Jennifer Ritter and Jacob Swenson-Lengyel

Gov. Scott Walker’s Economic Development Record in Wisconsin Has Been a Scandal-Wracked Failure

Walker's development record consists of giving taxpayer dollars to his friends—while Wisconsin's economy has remained in the toilet.

David Sirota

The Media’s Portrayal of the Iran Deal Implies U.S. Imperialism Is a Good Thing

U.S. media commentary on the accord portrays U.S. global military supremacy as natural and desirable.

Gregory Shupak

The Other 2016 Presidential Candidates Are Saying Things That Are Basically As Crazy As Donald Trump

Trump is not the only presidential hopeful willing to make utterly mind-boggling statements.

David Sirota

Slavoj Zizek: How Alexis Tsipras and Syriza Outmaneuvered Angela Merkel and the Eurocrats

The rebels in Greece are waging a patient guerrilla war against financial occupation.

Slavoj Žižek

Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “Between the World and Me” Forever Changes the Meaning of ‘The American Dream’

How to make Americans accept that their country was built and sustained on white supremacist plunder? Write like Ta-Nehisi Coates.

Salim Muwakkil

Taxing the Rich is the Only Real Solution to Illinois’ Budget Deficit

Corporate tax loopholes have been very effective at draining at least a billion dollars a year out of public funds and redirecting it into idle private profits.

Jamie Merchant