The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Labor

A Pro-Union Case for Steel Tariffs

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

Dispatch

Bernie’s Platform Could Win in Maryland’s Gov. Race, With Support From Clinton Voters

Former NAACP President Ben Jealous is building a broad coalition of progressives to take out a popular GOP governor in Maryland.

Bruce Vail

Labor

Under Fire from Unions Over MTA Comments, Cynthia Nixon Says She Wants Sacrifices from Billionaires

Kate Aronoff

Rural America

A Look at Persistent Poverty and the Rural-Urban Divide in North Carolina

Gene Nichol

Feature

It Looks Like Bill Gates’ Devotion to Child Welfare Doesn’t Extend to Children in Yemen

The billionaire philanthropist is rolling out the red carpet for Mohammed bin Salman, crown prince of Saudi Arabia, who is overseeing the mass starvation and death of children in Yemen.

Sarah Lazare

Labor

Americans Are Realizing They’ve Been Scammed By the GOP Tax Bill: Most Report Zero Pay Boost

Jessica Corbett

Labor

How Tariffs Are Playing Into Trump’s Xenophobic Agenda

Tobita Chow

Labor

The NLRB Just Dealt a Major Blow to the Fight for $15. Now’s the Time to Take Stock of the Campaign.

Max Zahn

Labor

Jane McAlevey: We Can Beat Trump, But We Need More Than Big Marches

Sarah Jaffe

Labor

The Denver Democratic Party Platform Now Has an Anti-Capitalist Plank, Thanks to Socialists

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Rural America

A Record Number of Native Americans Are Running For Office in 2018

Graham Lee Brewer, High Country News

Labor

Get Ready for the Coming Wave of Teacher Strikes

Dan DiMaggio and Jonah Furman

Dispatch

Drink Your Coffee Black-Owned

A cooperative Atlanta cafe is step one toward an alternative to white capitalism.

Ajowa Nzinga Ifateyo

Labor

First Fight for $15, Then West Virginia Teachers: Can a New Playbook Rescue the Labor Movement?

Max Zahn

Feature

Electing Progressive Prosecutors Isn’t Enough. Now, Activists Are Holding Them Accountable.

From Kim Foxx in Chicago to Larry Krasner in Philadelphia, reform-minded prosecutors are facing pressure from organizers working to transform the criminal justice system.  

Adeshina Emmanuel

Labor

The Lesson for Progressives from Daniel Biss’ Illinois Gov. Race Loss: Don’t Alienate Labor

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Culture

Can We Have ’90s Roseanne Back, Please?

We need the old Roseanne’s working-class heroism now more than ever. We're better off with the reruns than the reboot.

Kate Aronoff

Rural America

How Agrochemical Corporations Suppress Public Records and Prevent Transparency

Camille Fassett