Politics

Art for Our Sake: Lessons From Hull-House

Poets, artists, writers help us imagine solidarity and re-make the world.

Lisa Yun Lee

Two Public Pay Standards, One Statement of Values

David Sirota

What You Need to Know About the Assault on NPR and PBS

Megan Tady

No Surprises: Rahm Wins in Chicago

The suits remain firmly in control of the Windy City. What does Emanuel's victory mean for urban progressive politics?

David Moberg

Sanctuary Denied

America's war deserters face deportation from Canada--and then prison.

Roman Goergen

A Spoonful of Subsidies for Big Pharma

Terry J. Allen

To End Secretive Political Ads, Shareholders Must Pressure Media Companies

Ron Freund

The Submerged State

David Sirota

New AP1000 Nuclear Reactor Design Sparks Ire

But Nuclear Regulatory Commission ignores concerns over potential containment failures.

John Raymond

Campesinos Rising in Honduras

A peasant organizer is kidnapped and tortured, as his movement continues to occupy land claimed by corporations.

Jeremy Kryt

Race Doesn’t Trump Class, at Least in Chicago’s Mayoral Race

Salim Muwakkil

America’s ‘Can’t Do’ Spirit

Susan J. Douglas

Marco Rubio’s Prison Problem

As the FBI investigates $120 million in subsidies for a new private prison in Florida, the new U.S. senator could end up in the hot seat over close ties to prison operator Geo Group.

Beau Hodai

Belo Monte and Brazil’s ‘Pandora’

Can a massive dam project in the Amazon be stopped?

Kenneth Rapoza

Dear ITT Ideologist: Executive Functions and the Search for 2008

Pete Karman

The Super Bowl of Socialism

David Sirota

What’s the Matter With Wisconsin?

The state's motto is "Forward," but it's now turning its back on a rich progressive history.

Theo Anderson

The Editor Who Kissed Ass

Joel Bleifuss