Opinion

Woke 1 Was Not “Crazy,” but Needed

When progressive politicians disavow the politics of 2020, they erase a legacy of Black political thought—and the policies it built that are quietly working today.

Calvin John Smiley

What Democratic Socialists Can Learn About Endorsing a Presidential Candidate in 2028

The Democratic Socialists of America has gained increasing electoral influence. After the Left’s success in the midterms, the group could make an impact in the upcoming presidential race—if organizers take lessons from previous cycles.

David Duhalde

The Class War Midterms

The legacy of Bernie Sanders’ presidential runs was on full display in Democrats’ titanic midterm election results. The message from voters is clear: deliver on economic populism.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Hispanic Voters Are Dissatisfied. What Will It Mean for the Midterms?

The question heading into the midterms is not whether Trump has lost support among Hispanic Americans—it is what dissatisfied Hispanic voters will do with that dissatisfaction.

Diana Orcés

Against Efficiency

Making numbers go up isn’t compatible with human freedom. It’s time to flip the tables in how we determine progress.

Hamilton Nolan

The Crest of a New Wave

The incoming class of left-wing insurgents can hold sway in the next Congress—if they work as a bloc.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

What the End of Amazon’s MTurk Tells Us About Today’s AI Race

Human labor fueled the rise of AI. It can also be used to halt it.

Krista Pawloski

The Three True Pillars Of American Democracy

It’s no shock that the Right and Big Tech are targeting the same three institutions—if Democrats don’t take action to defend them, we can kiss our democracy goodbye.

Hamilton Nolan

Immigrants Aren't Taking Away Our Healthcare—ICE Is

Millions of U.S. residents—including many immigrant families—are set to lose their healthcare under changes coming due to legislation passed under Republicans and the Trump administration. But ICE is being supercharged.

Ramya Gosike

Cuba Under Siege

Trump’s fuel blockade shows that U.S. imperialism is a policy of extortion and cruelty.

Alberto Toscano

If You Want to Win Working-Class Votes, Run On Working-Class Issues

A new report lays out how to bridge the educational divide to bring non-college voters into the progressive fold.

Mindy Isser

Bernie Sanders on Why Superintelligent AI Is an Existential Threat That Needs To Be Banned

The rapid development of AI is far outpacing regulation, and experts warn that all of humanity could be under threat. There's no doubt that we need to take a pause.

Bernie Sanders

Tech Authoritarian Doomsayers

The Silicon Valley hyper-rich elite are aiming to undo democracy—and modern society—for their own profit. The only problem? There are far more of us than them.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Elected Officials Are Facing a Reckoning Over Their Collusion with Big AI

Across the country, Americans from all stripes are calling on politicians to dump Big Tech.

Stephanie Jordan and Mary Armas

9/11/2001: I Was a Freshman in Alabama, I Wore a Hijab

Twenty-five years after Sept. 11, 2001, Gowayed writes that "the hate feels louder than it has ever been, more entitled and more brazen. I’m terrified of what the coming decades will bring."

Heba Gowayed

25 Years After 9/11, How Do We Build a Movement To Stop Forever Wars?

As Trump wages an unpopular war with Iran, historian Jeremy Varon discusses what we can learn from the movement that turned the tide against the Iraq War.

Mark Engler

How The War on Terror Continues To Terrorize Communities 25 Years Later

Twenty five years after the 9/11 attacks and the launch of the Global War on Terror, the U.S government continues to expand its tools of repression to further crush dissent.

Tina Al-khersan and Azadeh Shahshahani

AI Is Coming for All of Our Jobs

The development of artificial intelligence technology is set to disrupt virtually every industry, every profession and every employment sector.

Martin Ford