Latest

Politics

The Axis of Chaos

The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is sowing the seeds for state collapse and unending violence across the region.

Alberto Toscano

Viewpoint

Trump’s Attacks on SCOTUS Are Personal—But Real Court Reform Should Be a Progressive Priority

The president keeps attacking the Supreme Court after its tariff ruling, but SCOTUS overwhelmingly rules for the wealthy and obstructs legitimate progressive policies. Court reform must be a priority.

Shahrzad Shams and Todd N. Tucker

Politics

Betting Against Increased Taxes, DraftKings Is Spending Big on Illinois State Races

The sports gambling industry is pouring more than a million dollars into local Illinois races in a gambit to evade regulations and higher taxes.

Matthew Cunningham-Cook

ViewpointPolitics

We Can't Let Trump Get Away With Another Endless War

As the United States bombs Iran, we cannot afford to slip into despair. We must push back against militarism everywhere, at every turn.

Negin Owliaei

Viewpoint

Trump Has Made the U.S. War Machine a Spectacle—And It’s Spectacularly Unpopular

In Iran, Trump has brought the full extent of the war machine out into the open. Let’s channel public anger into organizing.

Khury Petersen-Smith and Azadeh Shahshahani

Viewpoint

The Epstein Class Are the Warped Elites They Pretend to Hate

For years, MAGA has attacked minority groups in the name of “protecting women and children.” It turns out the real abusers are the wealthy and powerful.

Sonali Kolhatkar

Viewpoint

Here's What We Know

We know that this is not about Iran’s people, it’s about Iran’s oil and wealth.

Eman Abdelhadi

Trump and Netanyahu Launch an Illegal and Reckless War Against Iran

"Bombs will be dropping everywhere," Trump said.

Jake Johnson

Culture

The Poetics of Malcolm X

On the poetry that influenced the Civil Rights trailblazer and the art he inspired.

Elham Shirin

Viewpoint

It’s the Trump Administration That’s Threatening the World—Not Iran

As the White House takes the U.S. to war, here are five reasons to oppose the attacks on Iran.

Khury Petersen-Smith

LaborPodcast

More Than 31,000 Health Care Workers in California, Hawaii Continue To Strike

A panel of union members call on the health care giant to return to the bargaining table in “good-faith” for contracts.

Maximillian Alvarez

Viewpoint

Trump’s State of the Union Ignored the Root Cause of Affordability Problems

Rising inequality hurts families, but taxing the ultra-rich can help. On Tuesday night, Trump steered clear of advocating this effective solution to our economic emergency.

Josh Bivens

Labor

Inside the First-Ever Young Worker March on Washington

Federal workers who led the first-ever young workers march on Washington want to see young workers rise up across the U.S. and demand more from their employers and government.

Amie Stager

Labor

Five Things the New BLS Union Membership Statistics Don’t Tell You

Union membership is slightly on the rise—but the hope for U.S. labor’s future is far brighter than the numbers alone suggest.

Lane Windham

Palestine

The Latest Crackdown on Pro-Palestinian Organizations

The Trump administration’s sanctions against Palestinian human rights organizations and ICC officials are the latest chapter in a long history of attacks against advocates aiming to hold Israel and the U.S. accountable.

Azadeh Shahshahani and Sofía Verónica Montez

Labor

Terrorized By ICE, Unable to Pay Rent, Minnesotans Are Getting Ready for a Rent Strike

A tenant organizing push in the Twin Cities has support from labor unions representing more than 25,000 workers.

Rebecca Burns and Sarah Lazare

ViewpointPolitics

No US War on Iran: An Open Letter to the UN Security Council

The current threat of an attack by the US did not begin with any failure by Iran to negotiate. On the contrary, it began with the United States’ repudiation of negotiations that had already succeeded.

Jeffrey D. Sachs

ComicsComics

I Went to Pedophile Island and All I Got Was This Lousy Shirt!

New comics from Mattie Lubchansky, Bianca Xunise, Jen Sorensen and Brian McFadden.

Mattie Lubchansky, Bianca Xunise, Jen Sorensen and Brian McFadden