Politics
Slavoj Zizek on Clinton, Trump and the Left’s Dilemma
To paraphrase Stalin: They are both worse.
Slavoj Žižek
How Bernie Sanders Supporters are Organizing to Stop the TPP
As Obama gears up for a lame-duck push on the TPP, activists target U.S. House members at home.
Kate Aronoff
Raising Hell in Arizona: Talia Fuentes Has a Plan to Revolutionize the Red State
The 31-year-old Berniecrat is running to represent Arizona's 5th Congressional District.
Theo Anderson
I Think Hillary Clinton’s Politics Are Terrible. I’m Voting For Her So We Can Grow The Left.
Vote for the opponent you want.
Jesse Myerson
These Are the Ballot Measures To Pay Attention To If You’re a Progressive
Key initiatives cover marijuana, plastic bags, the minimum wage, healthcare, campaign finance and election reforms.
Theo Anderson
The Democrats Abandon the White Working Class to Trump At Their Own Peril
The idea that the working class is a lost cause becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy for the Democratic Party.
Theo Anderson
Lone Star Uprising: Texas is Turning Blue. But There’s a Lot More to the Story Than That.
Demographic changes are transforming the state’s economy, creating serious challenges to its economic prowess.
Theo Anderson
The Luxury of Opting Out of This Election
People whose livelihoods can turn with an election can't afford to wait for a third party to rescue them.
James Thindwa
Neither Clinton Nor Trump Is the Great Pumpkin
On the 50th anniversary of the Charlie Brown classic, politics reminds us that hope isn’t always an asset.
Theo Anderson
“Pussy Grabs Back” Organizers React to Debate, Plan Ahead Post-Election
Defeating Trump is No. 1. But holding a Clinton administration accountable to the left is a close second.
Kate Aronoff
In Raging Battle for North Carolina, Progressives Push Back
The state seems to sum up both the worst and the best of American politics.
Theo Anderson
Could a Socialist Plot Save the Planet?
Nationalization could slow the climate crisis. But email leaks show how hard a sell it will be to a Clinton administration.
Kate Aronoff
Dump Trump, Defeat Racism and Misogyny, Build the Left
An open letter to the Left
47 Grassroots Organizers
What Happens When an Ayn Rand Devotee Runs a Public School System? Just Ask Chicago.
Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool has spent his career putting free-market ideology over the needs of workers, teachers and students.
Miles Kampf-Lassin
Trump Backers Who Said Bill Clinton’s Sex Life Ruined the Country Are Now Standing By Their Man
Politicians and pundits who waxed poetic about Bill Clinton’s illicit sex apparently see no problem with Trump's behavior.
Theo Anderson
The Syrian Kurds Need More Than Weapons—They Need Political Support
By providing weapons without diplomatic backing, the U.S. risks exacerbating tensions in both Turkey and Syria.
Patrick Lewis
Trump Will Lose the Election. But He May Still Win the War.
Trump is laying groundwork for the long game. It isn’t clear Clinton has one.
Theo Anderson
What Millennials Thought of the 2nd Trump/Clinton Debate
"If Donald Trump and the GOP love America so much,” asks one, “then why do they hate so many Americans?”
Kate Aronoff
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