The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Feature
In 1918, Socialist Leader Eugene Debs Gave This Speech That Landed Him in Prison
In his famous "Canton" speech, Debs declared that "The master class has always declared the wars; the subject class has always fought the battles."
Eugene Debs

Labor
The Food Stamp Work Requirement Is a Scheme to Punish Hungry Americans
Jim Pugh

Labor
Tesla Swears It’s a Fair Employer—Yet It’s Trying to Dodge a Law That Protects Workers
Michael Arria

Labor
Remembering Ed Sadlowski: Labor Activist, Democratic Socialist and Crusader for the Rank-and-File
Jeff Schuhrke

Feature
How America Is Exporting Gun Violence to Mexico
A failed drug war and lax U.S. gun regulations spell out disaster for Mexico.
Laura Weiss

Culture
In Yellowstone, Heavy Lies the Stetson (on Kevin Costner’s Head)
Land disputes, water rights, Native sovereignty: Paramount’s new series could hardly be more relevant to today’s West.
Carson Vaughan

Feature
Attack on Yemen Port Shows U.S.-Backed Coalition Willing To Use Starvation as a Weapon
By attacking Hudaydah, the Saudi-led coalition is cutting off another vital lifeline.
Shireen Al-Adeimi

Rural America
#WomeninAg: USDA Profiles a Lakota Cattle Rancher
Sally Gifford

Feature
Liberals Are Criticizing the Korea Summit From the Right. Here’s Why They Have it All Wrong.
With an end to the 68-year Korean War finally in sight, some U.S. "progressives" are pushing Trump to be more hardline--despite the fact that Koreans overwhelmingly want peace.
Sarah Lazare

Rural America
Reef Madness: The Trump Administration’s Plan To Hand a Coral Ecosystem to the Fishing Industry
Sasha Kramer

Dispatch
Maine Becomes the First State To Test Ranked-Choice Voting
Progressives vote for their favorite candidates without the fear of spoilers.
Julia Conley

Labor
Boeing Workers in S.C. Have Finally Unionized. But Trump’s Labor Board Could Kibosh It.
Michael Arria

Viewpoint
The GOP Wants To Open the American Dream to the Poor, By Taking Away Their Food
By cutting food stamps and instituting work-for-food requirements, Republicans say they are creating a land of opportunity.
Joel Bleifuss

Labor
For Big Corporations Like Walmart, Wage Theft Penalties Are Just the Price of Doing Business
Sasha Kramer

Culture
We’re Still Locking Up the Mentally Ill
When the only prescription is jail time.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Rural America
Plant a Tree: A Native Community Takes a Step to Reverse Climate Change
Stephanie Woodard

Feature
California’s Left Swing Is Very Good News for Progressives Nationwide
Tuesday's primaries show that from universal healthcare to early childhood education and taxing the wealthy, progressives are winning the battle of ideas in the Democratic Party.
Theo Anderson

Labor
Over 90% of UPS Teamsters Just Voted to Strike
Joe Allen
