The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Rural America

20,000 Native Voters for North Dakota?

Stephanie Woodard

Labor

Why We Should Take Weight Discrimination Seriously As a Workers’ Rights Issue

Bryce Covert

Labor

Kavanaugh Is Terrible on Workers’ Rights—And That’s Anti-Woman, Too

Julianne Tveten

Feature

These Activists Say Sabotaging Pipelines Is Legally Justified Because Humanity Hangs in the Balance

A landmark trial will test the argument that civil disobedience is needed for the greater good.

Jessica Corbett

Feature

The Philippine President Is Waging a Ruthless War on Drugs—And the U.S. Is Complicit

The International People’s Tribunal found that President Rodrigo Duterte is responsible for grave human rights violations.

Azadeh Shahshahani

Feature

F*ck Columbus: Let’s Honor the Indigenous Communities Leading the Way on Climate Justice

As the legacy of colonialism destroys our environment, Indigenous Peoples are at the forefront of fighting back.

Jade Begay

Feature

Cook County Jail Is on Lockdown Over Van Dyke Verdict—And Activists Are Furious

“These people are being punished because a cop is going to jail? It doesn’t make sense," says activist Hesna Bokoum.

Sarah Lazare

Labor

The Hidden Message of Amazon’s $15 Wage: ‘You Don’t Need a Union’

Andrew Schwartz

Feature

‘This Is Historic’: Why the Van Dyke Guilty Verdict Is a Victory For the Movement For Black Lives

In an interview, Black Lives Matter organizer Aislinn Pulley explains why she sees the verdict as a step toward dismantling the systems of racist policing and economic inequality that have defined Chicago for decades.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Labor

Hyatt Workers Win 4-Week Strike, Hours After Third Coast Audio Festival Refused to Cross Picket Line

Jeff Schuhrke

Labor

Jeff Bezos Is Very Afraid of Bernie Sanders. The $15 Wage Victory Is Proof.

Micah Uetricht

Labor

Soccer Players Are Workers Too. And In Guatemala, They Just Went On Strike.

Jeff Abbott

Feature

How Saudi Money Keeps the U.S. at War in Yemen

On the Saudi lobby juggernaut.

Ben Freeman

Dispatch

Jerry Brown Didn’t Invite Grassroots Activists to His Climate Summit—They Came Anyway

While the elite discuss band-aids, organizers call for real solutions.

Kate Aronoff

Feature

Brett Kavanaugh Is Rape Culture Personified

Kavanaugh doesn’t just benefit from a system that shields men in the face of endemic sexual abuse—he embodies it.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Feature

Climate Change Is Already a Public Health Crisis—Just Look at Puerto Rico

Being poor and trapped by a hurricane can become a deadly condition.

Olivia Alperstein

Viewpoint

We Believed Anita Hill

In 1991, an alleged sexual harasser was appointed to the Supreme Court. Let’s not repeat history.

Joel Bleifuss

Labor

Today Amazon, Tomorrow the Railroad Industry: The Fight for $15 Rolls On

Jeff Schuhrke