The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover
Dispatch
“You Can’t Eat GDP”: Workers Struggle as Trump and Corporate Media Tout Growth
"If it's not reaching workers' paychecks, which it isn't, then cease the applause."
Jake Johnson, Common Dreams

Labor
On the Disturbing Return of Black Lung
Sarah Lahm

Feature
Hey Democrats: Take a Hint from Labour and Ocasio-Cortez and Try Moving Left
Democrats can't win by mimicking left rhetoric—it's going to take an actual left platform.
Tobi Thomas

Viewpoint
On the Complexities of Calling 911, Even in Cases of Sexual Violence
A police abolitionist and anti-rape advocate explains why involving the police doesn't always ensure safety.
Alisa Bierria

Labor
Beware the Janus Fix That Relies Too Much on Bosses
Chris Brooks

Labor
How European Workers Coordinated This Month’s Massive Amazon Strike—And What Comes Next
Rebecca Burns

Rural America
Ozone Levels in National Parks are Now Similar to Cities, Why Does it Matter?
David Keiser, Gabriel E. Lade and Ivan Rudik

Viewpoint
There’s Nothing New About Not Calling the Cops
Communities of color have long led the way in reducing reliance on police—because they have to.
Benji Hart

Feature
Trump’s Turn to Electronic Monitoring Isn’t a Humane Solution
ICE's use of electronic monitoring devices poses risks to immigrants released from detention.
Zachary Kligler

Feature
Israel’s New Nation-State Law Enshrines Apartheid
The formal embrace of ethnic cleansing strengthens Israel's right wing--and portends an escalation of violence against Palestinians.
Alex Kane

Feature
The Killing of Harith Augustus Shows How Police Violence and Capitalism Are Inextricably Linked
On Chicago police, economic violence and the Black resistance movement.
Aislinn Pulley

Rural America
How Factory Farm Pollution Harms the Quality of Life in Rural Communities
Sacoby Wilson

Viewpoint
Shaming White People for Calling the Cops Is Just the First Step
Next, we have to reduce our reliance on police.
Derecka Purnell

Labor
As the Planet Warms, Can OSHA Protect Workers From Extreme Heat?
Michael Arria

Labor
“Why We Threw Mark Janus a Going Away Party—But Didn’t Invite Him”
Sarah Lazare

Viewpoint
From Italy to Hungary, the Trumps of Europe Are Rising to Power
The leader of Italy’s far right, an admirer of Trump, has suggested a “mass cleansing” of Roma.
Joel Bleifuss

Dispatch
Locking Up Immigrant Kids, Again
Our nation's past treatment of immigrant families doesn’t make the current situation any less horrifying—but we need it to inform our longterm pressure on the Democrats.
Jessica Stites

Feature
The Police Will Keep Killing Us Until We Stop Criminalizing Blackness and Poverty
The murder of Harith “Snoop” Augustus by Chicago police is the latest reminder that we must hold our elected officials accountable for upholding a system that devalues Black life.
Katelyn Johnson
