Opinion

Trepidation, Defiance and Déjà Vu Mark Mexican Independence Day in Chicago

“The important thing is that they’ve held it, they’re not intimidated, and we’re showing who we are and celebrating our history, our culture and our traditions."

Lilia Fernández

The Real Estate Pity Party

Tenant power helped carry Zohran Mamdani to victory—and the landlord lobby is none too pleased.

Thomas Birmingham and Rebecca Burns

Democratic Leadership Still Hasn’t Caught Up to the Party’s Base on Gaza

Amid growing calls for an end to U.S. support for Israel among Democrats, the consensus is starting to shift—even if the establishment tries to stand in the way.

Stephen Zunes

Fighting Fascism Through Solidarity

Fascism depends on scapegoating, isolation and fear. Embracing the concept that “an injury to one is an injury to all” is an essential tool to fight back.

Naomi Braine

Trump to Coal Miners: Drop Dead

The administration keeps delaying a life-saving safety rule—while claiming to love coal miners.

Kim Kelly

How Zohran Mamdani Achieved Escape Velocity from Politics as Usual

An optimistic, disciplined Left can draw centrists into the coalition—by rejecting their politics.

Dania Rajendra and Rebecca Vilkomerson

New Orleans’ History Is America’s History, and Katrina Is America’s Possible Future

The disaster that struck the Gulf Coast 20 years ago was not an aberration but a product of U.S. history.

Andy Horowitz

Why Does the New York Times Keep Ignoring Polls Showing Mamdani Leading with Jewish Voters?

Polling shows mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani in a commanding lead with Jewish New Yorkers, but you won’t read about it in the paper of record.

Adam Johnson

An Authoritarian Dress Rehearsal

The spectacle of Trump’s Washington takeover may be fascist pageantry, but it’s also something more.

Alberto Toscano

The Labor Movement Is in a Fight for Its Existence Against a Neofascist Threat

For unions to survive, they must embrace antifascism.

Bill Fletcher, Jr.

Conservatives’ Long War on Free Thought

Trump’s escalating attacks on higher education represent a centuries-long drive to kill the Socratic spirit.

Matt McManus

Don’t Single Out Military Deportations, Dismantle the Deportation Machine

Military veterans and their families should not be deported. But neither should other immigrants. Let’s reject a politics of “deservingness” and protect everyone.

Sofya Aptekar

Zohran’s Political Revolution

Mamdani's win in the New York City Democratic primary shows that the old tricks of the political establishment are dying out—and something new is being born.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

What the Left Must Learn from Mamdani

Our role on the Left is to set aside our cynicism and push through the specter of electoral losses to help set the table for our political future.

Alex Han

Zohran Mamdani, Black Voters and the Left

Looked at closely, Mamdani’s campaign shows the crucial role—and potential—of Black voters in America’s insurgent left political coalition.

Asha Ransby-Sporn

An Injury to All

What unites the disparate parts of a diverse workers’ movement can be the understanding that “an injury to one” truly is an injury to all.

Alex Han

Here's How Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" Will Make Life in America Worse

The budget bill passed by Republicans and signed by President Trump represents the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich since chattel slavery.

Sarah Anderson and Lindsay Koshgarian

Defending the Indefensible

As Western governments repress Palestine solidarity and enable Israel’s impunity, the “liberal international order” is no longer bothering to manufacture consent.

Alberto Toscano