Politics

The Manchin-Approved Budget Bill: A Hell of a Lot Better Than Nothing

Democrats’ new reconciliation deal is far from what progressives wanted. But it could still curb climate change, advance fairness in the U.S. tax system—and boost the party’s chances in the midterms.

Max B. Sawicky

Biden’s Presidency Is Sinking Because of Conservative Democrats—Not the Left

Don’t blame progressives for Biden’s failures. It’s the party’s right flank that abandoned the working class.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Forcing People to Work So They Can Get a Child Tax Credit Is a Terrible Idea

Work requirements don’t actually increase employment or reduce poverty. But Republicans and conservative Democrats are pushing them anyway.

Jim Pugh

Why Socialists Shouldn’t Ignore the January 6 Hearings

Trump and his allies attempted to overturn democracy—and they’re likely to do it again. The Left should lead the charge to stop that effort.

David Duhalde

Radical Is Now Rational

When reality changes, only fools don't change with it.

Hamilton Nolan

Don’t Trust the Federal Reserve on Inflation

The Fed’s plan to curb inflation rests on punishing working people—when they’re the ones in need of relief.

Max B. Sawicky

Women Are Taking Over the U.S. Labor Movement

The pandemic has created an opportunity for new movements in industries that haven’t organized before—movements also led by women.

Chabeli Carrazana, The 19th

The Elite Vote Against Their Interests, Too

The rich control our party-system and our morals.

Hamilton Nolan

"We Just Broke a Thick-Ass Glass Ceiling": Progressive Candidates Rack Up Some Big Wins

In Tuesday’s Democratic primaries, left-wing challengers in Illinois made history, while in New York, progressive incumbents held onto their seats.

Nick Vachon

New York Progressives and Socialists Are Hoping to Turn Legislative Setbacks Into Electoral Electricity

After key bills on climate and housing stalled in the legislature, left-wing organizers are working to topple Democratic incumbents and build a united front in Albany.

Karma Samtani

“It’s Time for Generational Change”: Why Progressive Challenger Kina Collins Is Taking on a 25-Year Incumbent

Collins is mounting a rematch for Congress against Rep. Danny K. Davis in the Chicago area—while confronting the Democratic Party establishment.

Skyler Aikerson

3 Anti-Inflation Alternatives to Raising Interest Rates

Tackling inflation requires reining in private markets—and embracing economic democracy.

Richard D. Wolff

Bill Clinton Did More to Sell Neoliberalism than Milton Friedman

A brief history of how the Democratic Party's turn to market capitalism wrecked everything.

Lily Geismer

Here's What the Criminal Justice Reform Movement Can Learn From Chesa Boudin’s Loss

Opponents of mass incarceration shouldn’t despair or write off the recall of San Francisco’s progressive DA. Instead, we should take lessons and build stronger infrastructure to propel future wins.

Janos Marton

What If America Had Six Political Parties?

Understanding the warring factions within the Democratic and Republican Party coalitions is critical for progressives who want to build power.

Mark Engler and Paul Engler

In the Wake of Uvalde, a Teacher's Plea for Police-Free Schools

My students are safer in classrooms without cops. The latest mass school shooting only makes that clearer.

Nataliya Braginsky

If Banks Want to Be Seen as Climate-Friendly, They Need to Exit Fossil Fuels

The climate movement is stepping up pressure on banks to stop the flow of cash to the oil and gas industry.

Arielle Swernoff

Overturning Roe Will Be an Economic Catastrophe for Millions of Women

Abortion rights are economic rights.

Asha Banerjee