The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Labor
Inside the Trump Administration’s Plan to Shrink the NLRB
Bruce Vail

Labor
Trump’s Jobs Claims in His State of the Union Speech Simply Don’t Add Up
Bryce Covert

Culture
Kara Walker and the Missing Pages of the History Books
Artist Kara Walker uses visual disruption to restore the significance of Black experiences to the Civil War’s legacy.
Micco Caporale

Feature
“We Have the People”: Bernie Sanders Responds to Trump’s SOTU Speech
The progressive Vermont senator rebukes Trump as a compulsively dishonest bully “trying to divide us up based on the color of our skin, our nation of origin, our religion, our gender, or our sexual orientation.”
Bernie Sanders

Feature
Rep. Barbara Lee Is Boycotting Trump’s State of the Union Tonight—Here’s Why
Lee released a statement denouncing Trump's racism, lies and ties to the alt-right.
Rep. Barbara Lee

Labor
Trump’s Hometown Teaches a Lesson in How to Resist His Workplace Immigration Crackdown
Michael Arria

Rural America
Obama’s Secretary of Agriculture Weighs in on the 2018 Farm Bill
Tom Vilsack

Viewpoint
Your Carbon Footprint Doesn’t Matter (Unless You’re Michael Bloomberg)
Consumption shaming is bad science—and bad politics.
Kate Aronoff

Viewpoint
A Socialist Case for Curbing Consumption To Stop Climate Change
Combating extractive capitalism is crucial. So is taking the bus.
Dayton Martindale

Feature
The Legacy of Investigative Journalist Robert Parry (1949-2018)
Robert Parry, editor and publisher of Consortiumnews.com, died peacefully Saturday evening. In this tribute, his son Nat Parry describes Robert’s unwavering commitment to independent journalism.
Nat Parry

Labor
Yes, Pensions Are Collapsing, And Progressives Can’t Remain in Denial
Doug Henwood and Liza Featherstone

Feature
When They Call You a Terrorist
Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors on her path to activism and being criminalized at age 12.
Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Asha bandele

Rural America
How the Hydroponics Industry Is Undermining Everything the Organic Farming Movement Stands For
Dan Bensonoff

Feature
Trump’s Dreamer “Deal” Reads Like a White Nationalist Wish List
In exchange for protecting Dreamers, the Trump administration is seeking to restrict immigration and increase deportations on a vast scale.
Miles Kampf-Lassin

Labor
In Davos, Trump Is Right at Home with the Global Financial Elite
Kate Aronoff

Labor
The Super Bowl Is Taking Over Minneapolis and Residents Are Mad as Hell
Sarah Lahm

Labor
That Time When Virginia Woolf Called for Wages for Housework
Dayton Martindale

Labor
Remembering the First Communist-Led U.S. Textile Strike, 92 Years On
Catherine A. Paul
