The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Viewpoint

What Russiagate Skeptics Get Wrong

The Left can call for military deescalation while still holding Putin accountable for electoral meddling.

John Feffer

Feature

Democratic Socialist Jovanka Beckles Could Upset Buffy ‘the Bernie Slayer’ Wicks in CA

Beckles is running in the East Bay on a solidly left-wing platform and her campaign is gaining steam ahead of the November 6 election.

Keisa Reynolds

Labor

Unions Can Protect Workers From Deportation. This Coalition of 3.5 Million Is Showing How.

Heather Gies

Viewpoint

How Pro-War Democrats Use Russiagate To Bloat the Military—And Why That’s Dangerous

Russia became the bipartisan justification for an $716 billion defense budget and nuclear build-up.

Sarah Lazare

Feature

Van Dyke’s Guilty Verdict Was Made Possible By Decades of Activism Against Racist Policing

The murder conviction of Chicago cop Jason Van Dyke didn't happen in a vacuum—it was the result of years of community outrage over police violence.

Flint Taylor

Labor

Brazilian Companies Pressure Workers to Vote for a Fascist Presidential Candidate

Michael Fox

Viewpoint

Why I’m Sick and Tired of Hearing About Russiagate

Mueller won’t save us from the deep flaws in our democracy that brought us Trump.

Jessica Stites

Feature

The U.S. and Saudi Arabia Have Been Getting Away With Murder for Years

Saudi Arabia's alleged killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi has forced the kingdom's brutality into the media spotlight. Meanwhile, the war on Yemen has taken a back seat.

Roqayah Chamseddine

Labor

When Gig Economy and Fast Food Workers Band Together

James F. Kelly

Feature

Trump’s Space Force Is No Joke

China, Russia, and the U.S. are already militarizing space. Here’s why that’s dangerous.

Branko Marcetic

Feature

To Address the Climate Crisis, We Must Completely Rethink How We Produce and Consume Food

Market-driven solutions won't cut it.

Christopher D. Cook

Feature

The Case For Giving Every American $25 “Democracy Vouchers” For Every Election

Refusing corporate donations is just a start—we need real campaign finance reform to revive democracy. A radical experiment in Seattle may point the way forward.

Adam Eichen

Labor

Thousands of Amazon Delivery Drivers Won’t Be Eligible for the $15 Wage

David Dayen

Feature

The Discourse on Palestine Is Shifting. Will Concrete Policy Changes Follow?

The conversation is still overwhelmingly one-sided. But that's slowly changing thanks to the hard work of activists.

Phyllis Bennis

Feature

Socialist Foreign Policy Must Center Climate Change

A new progressive internationalism must be tailored to meet this century’s challenges.

Meredith Tax

Labor

The Trucking Industry Is a “Sweatshop on Wheels.” Here’s How Kavanaugh Could Make It Worse.

Michael Arria

Labor

Trombones on the Picket Line: Lyric Opera Orchestra on Strike For the First Time in 50 Years

Amelia Diehl

Dispatch

Electronic Monitoring Isn’t Helping People on Parole, It’s Sending Them Back to Prison

A new report shows that electronic monitoring is expensive, faulty and lacks regulation, making it harder for those on parole to re-enter society.

Talia Wright