The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover
Labor
Activists in Puerto Rico Want the Jones Act Eliminated—So Why Are Unions Defending It?
Kate Aronoff
Labor
University of Chicago Grad Students, After Being Told Their Labor Isn’t Work, Vote on Union
Daniel Moattar
Feature
From “Me Too” to “All of Us”: Organizing to End Sexual Violence, Without Prisons
To transform the conditions of sexual violence, we must not rely on violent systems of incarceration.
Sarah Jaffe
Rural America
Report: Big Data is Accelerating Corporate Control of the Global Food Supply
Pat Mooney
InvestigationGoodman Institute
Who Owns Puerto Rico’s Debt, Exactly? We’ve Tracked Down 10 of the Biggest Vulture Firms
Financial firms are still fighting to get billions out of the bankrupt island as it tries to rebuild.
Joel Cintrón Arbasetti and Carla Minet
Feature
In Myanmar, “Anti-Terrorism” Is Cover for Ethnic Cleansing
A brutal state crackdown against the long-persecuted Rohingya minority has created a humanitarian crisis.
Amar Diwakar
Feature
The U.S. Bombed Afghanistan More in September Than Any Month Since 2010, But the Toll Remains Hidden
In the war on terror, Trump doubles down on a failed strategy.
Emran Feroz
Dispatch
Our Revolution Somerville’s Campaign to Separate the Progressives from the Poseurs
Storming the city council to hold the mayor accountable.
Theo Anderson
Labor
An Obama-Era Rule Has Held McDonald’s Liable for Labor Abuses. The GOP Is Close to Undoing It.
Thor Benson
Labor
Why Labor Is Fighting to Save Veterans’ Healthcare
Suzanne Gordon and Ian Hoffmann
Feature
After Maria, Vulture Firms Are Trying to Bleed Puerto Rico Dry. They Must Be Stopped.
Jonathan Westin of New York Communities for Change discusses why Puerto Rico's debt needs to be canceled.
Sarah Jaffe
Feature
Birmingham’s New Mayor Randall Woodfin on How to Win the Political Revolution Down South
In an exclusive interview, Woodfin discusses his victory, how he plans to redefine progress in Alabama’s biggest city, and how other progressive challengers can win.
Katherine Webb-Hehn
Rural America
Rural Americans and the Language Too Many People Use to Talk About Them
Nora Mabie
Feature
The Absolute Buoyancy: Why Corbyn and Labour Are Up and the Conservatives Are Down
The message from recent party conferences was clear: Labour is ascendant, while UK voters are tiring of Theresa May and the Tories.
Richard Seymour
Feature
Rahm Emanuel Wants $95 Million for a New Police Facility. Chicago Activists Have Other Ideas.
Organizers with the #NoCopAcademy campaign are taking to the phones, streets and trains to get out their message that Chicago communities need more resources, not more cops.
Charles Preston
Feature
How the “Fake News” Scare Is Marginalizing the Left
Unaccountable tech companies are defining the parameters of acceptable discourse.
Julianne Tveten
Dispatch
Hurricane Relief, in the Spirit of Ella Baker
These volunteers are rebuilding northeast Houston, with a dose of transformative justice.
Eesha Pandit
Feature
Elon Musk Is Not the Hero Puerto Rico Needs
The island needs a revamped electric grid and fast, but privatization is not the answer.
Kate Aronoff
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