The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover
Dispatch
We Talked with the New Hampshire Family in Andrew Yang’s Universal Basic Income Experiment
The $1,000/month from Yang has changed the Fassis' lives in small ways—and kindled their imaginations.
Andrew Schwartz
Labor
The Teacher Strikes Could Set Off a Private Sector Strike Wave—If We Dare
Joe Burns
Viewpoint
It’s Not Progressive To Fund Medicare for All by Agreeing to a Bloated Military
House Progressives tried to tie funding for bold social programs to the military budget, dollar for dollar. That's timid and wrongheaded.
Sarah Lazare
Viewpoint
Write Black Americans a Check Already
Direct payments to individuals are an important piece of any reparations program.
William Darity Jr. and Kirsten Mullen
Feature
The Crackdown on Chelsea Manning and Julian Assange Is About Protecting U.S. Empire
By publishing information provided by whistleblower Chelsea Manning, WikiLeaks shined light on U.S. war crimes. But exposing empire comes at a cost.
Chip Gibbons
Viewpoint
Universal Programs, Not Reparations, Are Needed To Counter Racism’s Effects
The racial wealth gap is real and pernicious, but reparations are not the answer.
Zaid Jilani and Leighton Woodhouse
Viewpoint
The 2020 Candidates Are Dodging the Reparations Question
Here's what they get wrong, and how to get it right.
Janaé Bonsu
Feature
The Alarming Rise of Civilian Deaths in the War On Terror
New reports show an escalation in civilian casualties from U.S. operations in Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia — and a pattern of U.S. denial about the scale of the problem.
Phyllis Bennis
Labor
How Volkswagen Has Gotten Away With Union-Busting
Chris Brooks
Labor
Larry Hanley Was a Transformational Labor Leader. He Will Be Missed.
Larry Cohen
Labor
What People in Kentucky Coal Country Really Think About a Green New Deal
Rachel M. Cohen
Labor
How the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Won Higher Wages By Playing For Free
Josh Wolf
Feature
The Green New Deal Needs Labor’s Support. We Asked Sara Nelson How To Get It.
The president of the flight attendants union says stopping climate change and defending workers are part of the same fight.
Sarah Lazare
Feature
As Long as Guantanamo Exists, Trump Has a Torture Chamber Ready To Use
The administration has discussed warehousing refugee children at the notorious prison.
Maha Hilal
Culture
Arsonists Torched Highlander’s Main Office. But You Can’t Burn Down an Idea.
Labor, civil rights and social justice activists have trained at the historic Highlander Research and Education Center for generations.
Gary Stevenson
Culture
Howard Zinn on How Karl Marx Predicted Our World Today
On the second centenary of his birth, Karl Marx remains as relevant as ever.
Howard Zinn
Viewpoint
The Wrong Way To Defend Later Abortions
We shouldn't use worst-case scenarios to justify later abortions. We should defend them unequivocally.
Bobby Walker
Labor
Chicago’s Charter School Strike Wave Keeps On Winning
Rebecca Burns
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