The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

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The U.S. Isn’t Just Backing the Yemen War—It’s Helping Trap Those Forced to Flee

How the United States is helping Oman militarize its border with Yemen.

Khury Peterson-Smith

Culture

Serial Misogyn-Neigh: The New “BoJack” Explores How We Let Famous Men, And Horses, Off the Hook

Season five of BoJack Horseman turns a critical eye on its characters and itself.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Labor

Don’t Trust Jeff Bezos’ Preschool Philanthropy Scheme

Rachel M. Cohen

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Progressives Need a Clear Strategy for 2020 and Beyond—Here Are 5 Guidelines

We have significant numbers. But we need to continue to build our ranks, and mobilize behind a winning political strategy.

Max Elbaum and Calvin Cheung-Miaw

Labor

The Washington Post Tried to Penalize a Writer for Criticizing Jeff Bezos. He Fought Back—And Won.

David Dayen

Labor

#MeToo Hits Fast Food: Why McDonald’s Workers Are Out on a Historic Strike Today

Rachel Johnson

Labor

2,000 Striking York University Staff Forced Back To Work Without a Contract

Heather Gies

Labor

Here’s Why Thousands of Steelworkers Just Voted to Authorize a Strike

Sarah Lahm

Labor

Fast Food Restaurant Says Union Employees Can’t Wear “Abolish ICE” Buttons to Work

Michael Arria

Feature

With Rahm Out, Chicago’s Black Youth Demand Mayoral Candidates Side With Communities—Not Police

A community survey says residents don’t want a police academy on Chicago’s West Side. Six mayoral candidates weigh in.

Isabel Bloom

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Top Dems Claim Concern Over Yemen War—Why Aren’t They Backing a Measure To End It?

Some of the most influential Democrats in the House are refusing to throw their early support behind a new push to end U.S. participation in the Saudi-led war on Yemen.

Shireen Al-Adeimi and Sarah Lazare

InvestigationGoodman Institute

Below the Surface of ICE: The Corporations Profiting From Immigrant Detention

Activists are targeting the companies that make ICE run.

David Dayen

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The Increasing Irrelevancy of the Conservative Think Tank

The Heritage Foundation’s star is falling—and left think tanks are on the rise.

Jason Stahl

Labor

Retrospectives of the Financial Crisis Are Leaving Out the Most Important Part—Its Victims

David Dayen

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New York’s Faux Democrats Are Out, and Conservative Democratic Politics Thoroughly Discredited

Voters in New York just told members of the conservative-leaning IDC to GTFO.

Theo Anderson

Labor

Why Ugandan Farmers Staged a Month-Long Occupation of a UN Office

Phil Wilmot

Feature

The Left Wave Keeps Growing with Democratic Socialist Julia Salazar’s Insurgent Win

Salazar won a stunning victory in New York by running on an ambitious left platform—and never shying away from challenging capitalism.

Amir Khafagy and Miles Kampf-Lassin

Labor

Why Labor Is Holding Its Applause for Michigan’s Latest “Workers’ Rights” Measures

Bryce Covert