Politics

What’s Missing From the Biden-Bernie Task Force Plan? Medicare for All.

The recommendations are an improvement on Biden's previous healthcare plans, but a public option won't cut it. We need free, universal coverage.

Natalie Shure

The People Who Will Draft the Democratic Platform Have a Conflict of Interest Problem

Next up after the Biden-Sanders task forces? The Democratic platform drafting committee—and progressives have their work cut out for them.

Branko Marcetic

The Problem With Israel’s Annexation Is Its Brutality, Not Its Optics

We need strong condemnation of Israel's annexation plans, not handwringing over bad P.R.

Sandra Tamari

The Church of Latter-Day Socialists

These Mormons are taking the church back to its socialist roots.

Nicholas Greyson Ward

First You Bomb and Starve a Country. Then You’re Praised for Sending in Aid.

The perverse diplomatic charade of Saudi Arabia starting a fire then getting credit for providing fire blankets.

Sarah Lazare

The Left’s Resurgence Is For Real

Jamaal Bowman and other progressive and democratic socialist challengers had a very good night, while Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez cruised to victory—proving that the left wing is a force to be reckoned with.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

It’s Not Just Covid That Has Hondurans Starving. It’s Also U.S. Policy.

On the roots of the Honduran hunger crisis.

Meghan Krausch

New York’s Samelys López Has a Radical Proposal: Poverty Shouldn’t Be a Death Sentence

López, a left-wing challenger running for Congress, discusses disaster capitalism, defunding police and how she's taking on the Democratic establishment.

Malaika Jabali

Market Logic Is Literally Killing Us

Historically, during national emergencies like World War II, the U.S. government subordinated business interests to the public good. Why can't it do so in the Covid-19 crisis?

Rick Perlstein

Want to Defeat Trump Without Campaigning for Biden? Here’s How.

Socialists and other Bernie Sanders supporters can play a critical role in defeating right-wing populism while building a left-wing alternative for the long term—by going down-ballot.

David Duhalde

Our Biden Problem

Movements face a challenge: how to oust Trump while still combatting Biden's neoliberalism.

Barbara Ransby

The Food Industry’s Next Covid-19 Victims: Migrant Farmworkers

Outbreaks have begun at farms around the country, thanks in large part to crowded employer-provided housing.

Michelle Fawcett and Arun Gupta

Another Political Revolution in New York? Insurgent Jamaal Bowman Now Has Bernie and AOC on His Side

Bowman, a progressive insurgent, is gaining steam in his primary challenge to Democratic incumbent Rep. Eliot Engel. And now he has both Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders behind him.

Nick Vachon

Tear Gas and Pepper Spray Can Be Deadly, But the U.S. Won’t Regulate Police Use

Despite widespread use, chemical agents sold for police purposes aren't monitored by any federal agency.

Terry J. Allen

The National Guard Crushes Protests Just Like the Military Does

Democratic mayors and governors who oppose Trump's threat to send in the military should take their own advice and end National Guard deployments.

Sarah Lazare

In Big Cities, It’s Democrats Who Have Poured Money Into Policing

Democratic mayors of Los Angeles, New York and Minneapolis have treated bloated police budgets as sacrosanct.

Sonali Kolhatkar / Independent Media Institute

In Minneapolis, Cops Were Kicked Out of Schools. Cities in 7 Other States Could Soon Follow Suit.

Activists around the country are rallying for #PoliceFreeSchools.

Indigo Olivier

Tear Gas Is Banned in International Warfare––Why Are Police Using It On U.S. Civilians?

Police say they're using tear gas to clear crowds, but the chemical agent's effects can cause long-term physical damage.

Janea Wilson