Politics

Universal Basic Income: A Primer

Here’s why everyone’s demanding free money from the government.

Dayton Martindale

The Zuckerberg Hearings Were a Show Trial, And Facebook’s Monopoly Remains Unthreatened

Despite public outrage, Congress is not taking meaningful steps to break the power of Facebook.

Julianne Tveten

Senate Democrats Offer Little-to-No Opposition to Trump’s Expansion of Syria Bombings

Ninety-two percent of Senate Democrats and Independents failed to substantively dissent against Trump's April 13 airstrikes.

Sarah Lazare

Law Enforcement Has Quietly Backed Anti-Protest Bills in at Least 8 States Since Trump’s Election

And that may be the tip of the iceberg.

Simon Davis-Cohen and Sarah Lazare

The Race to Replace Paul Ryan Says Everything About Party Politics in 2018

With Ryan out, Paul Nehlen, an open white supremacist, is the leading Republican, while Randy Bryce, a progressive populist, is running as a Democrat.

Kate Aronoff

After U of Chicago Cop Shoots Undergrad, Students Say It’s Time to Defund and Disarm Campus Police

Police shot student Charles Thomas last week while he was in the grips of an apparent mental health crisis.

Alex V. Hernandez

Trump Doesn’t Care About Civilian Deaths. Just Look at Yemen.

For three years, the United States has backed a brutal Saudi-led war on Yemen, and ordinary people are paying the price.

Shireen Al-Adeimi

From Harriet Tubman to Black Panther

An artist speaks on heroism in the Black community.

Madiha Hussaini

Bombs Aren’t the Answer: A Case for Vigorous Diplomacy in Syria, Afghanistan and Yemen

The latest escalation in Syria underlines the need for political, not military, solutions.

Stephen R. Weissman

Ta-Nehisi Coates Made the Case for Reparations—Here’s Who Is Making the Plan

Black scholars and organizers are thinking beyond just a check.

Dayton Martindale

The DCCC’s Long, Ugly History of Sabotaging Progressives

The latest attacks on left challengers are no fluke: For decades the House Democratic fundraising body has put corporate, big-money interests first.

Branko Marcetic

This Hawaiian Lawmaker Fought Mark Zuckerberg Off Native Land. Now He’s Running for Congress.

DSA member Kaniela Ing is calling for 100 percent renewable energy, universal basic income and a jobs guarantee.

Kate Aronoff

For Cowboy Poets, One Topic is Taboo

They love the land. But few at the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering want to talk about how climate change is ravaging the West.

Carson Vaughan

Bernie’s Platform Could Win in Maryland’s Gov. Race, With Support From Clinton Voters

Former NAACP President Ben Jealous is building a broad coalition of progressives to take out a popular GOP governor in Maryland.

Bruce Vail

It Looks Like Bill Gates’ Devotion to Child Welfare Doesn’t Extend to Children in Yemen

The billionaire philanthropist is rolling out the red carpet for Mohammed bin Salman, crown prince of Saudi Arabia, who is overseeing the mass starvation and death of children in Yemen.

Sarah Lazare

Drink Your Coffee Black-Owned

A cooperative Atlanta cafe is step one toward an alternative to white capitalism.

Ajowa Nzinga Ifateyo

Electing Progressive Prosecutors Isn’t Enough. Now, Activists Are Holding Them Accountable.

From Kim Foxx in Chicago to Larry Krasner in Philadelphia, reform-minded prosecutors are facing pressure from organizers working to transform the criminal justice system.  

Adeshina Emmanuel

John Bolton Isn’t Just a Hawk—He’s a War Criminal Who May Get Us All Killed

In a sane society, people like Bolton wouldn’t be allowed on television, much less put in charge of American security.

Juan Cole