The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

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

Feature
John Bolton Isn’t Just a Hawk—He’s a War Criminal Who May Get Us All Killed
In a sane society, people like Bolton wouldn’t be allowed on television, much less put in charge of American security.
Juan Cole

Labor
Farmworkers to Wendy’s: No, We Didn’t “Exploit” #MeToo
Sarah Lazare

Labor
Keith Ellison: The Time Has Come for Medicare-for-All and a Maximum Wage
Sarah Jaffe
