The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Feature

The U.S.-Trained Warlords Committing Atrocities in Afghanistan

A village alleges dozens of civilian deaths at the hands of a single U.S.-trained strongman—just one example of the “Afghan special forces” to whom the U.S. has delegated its war.

May Jeong

Viewpoint

Heed the Lesson of 1932: Only Left Unity Can Defeat the Racist Right

We have our differences, but we also have the numbers.

Joel Bleifuss

Feature

After Irma, Can Private Utilities Be Trusted to Rebuild?

There’s an opportunity post-Irma to revolutionize Florida’s power supply, but Big Energy is not likely to rise to the occasion.

Kate Aronoff

Culture

Where Have All the Communes Gone?

Dusting off the dirty hippie.

Jessa Crispin

Rural America

In Rare Public Appearance, Smokey Bear Ignores Climate Change ... Just Waves

Rural America In These Times

Labor

Low Wages in Illinois: When Corporations Don’t Pay, the Public Does

Marilyn Katz

Feature

The Equifax Hacking Scandal Is a Reminder That Credit-Reporting Agencies Are Not Our Friends

The hacking of personal information reveals a much deeper problem at the heart of the credit-reporting industry.

Mark Dunbar

Feature

The Left’s Long History of Militant Resistance to Fascism

A conversation with historian Mark Bray about the origins of modern anti-fascist movements.

Sarah Jaffe

Labor

The Right Wing Has a Vast, Secret Plot to Destroy Unions for Good. Here’s How to Fight Back.

Shaun Richman

Dispatch

Socialism, Coming to a State Fair Near You

Give us funnel cake, but give us roses too.

Rebecca Burns

Feature

Police Union Fought Reforms To Address Sexual Assault by Officers

An examination of lobbying records shine a light on the behind-the-scenes clout of the Fraternal Order of Police.

Adeshina Emmanuel

Labor

In D.C.’s Wealthiest Suburbs, It’s Round 2 in the Fight for $15

Bruce Vail

Feature

Leftists to the Rescue: Where the State and Big NGOs Fail, Mutual Aid Networks Step In

In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, solidarity-based, grassroots networks are helping Houston residents pick up the pieces.

Jared Ware

Labor

Transforming Society as Capitalism Crumbles: Lessons from Brazil’s Peasant Movement

Rafael Soriano and Débora Nunes

Rural America

Not Covered: Why Our National Flood Insurance Program is (Also) Underwater

Robert W. Klein

Feature

In a Seismic Shift to the Left, Medicare for All Is Emerging as the New Democratic Party Consensus

The historic support for Bernie Sanders’ healthcare bill shows that single payer is becoming mainstream—with or without support of the party establishment.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Feature

How Bad Politics and Bad Planning Make Hurricanes Even Worse

To prepare for the impacts of climate change, other cities must learn the lessons of Hurricane Harvey.

Ashley Dawson

Feature

Single Payer Is on the National Agenda—And It’s Thanks to People’s Movements

It’s up to grassroots movements to demand—and win—the healthcare system we need.

Ben Palmquist