The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Rural America

Trump Nominates a Secretary of Agriculture (and, No, It’s Not Wendell Berry)

John Collins

Feature

The New UN Secretary-General Is a Portuguese Socialist Who Speaks Out for Refugees

António Guterres isn't perfect, but he's been a consistent voice for multiculturalism in an increasingly right-wing world.

Marc Daalder

Labor

How the American Postal Workers Union Scored One of its Biggest Wins Ever

Bruce Vail

Viewpoint

Yes, Trump Is President. We Can’t Compromise in the Fight Against Criminalization.

We can't leave survivor-defendants, like Bresha Meadows and others, behind.

Alisa Bierria & Mariame Kaba, #SurvivedAndPunished

Labor

Oregon Unions Are Fielding Their Own Candidates for Public Office

Sara Ryan

Dispatch

State of Rebellion: How California Is Taking on the Trump Administration

On immigration and other issues, the state's legislature has signaled it does not intend to cooperate with the new president.

Hannah Guzik

Rural America

Community Rights: Because Climate Conferences Won’t Stop Climate Change

Thomas Linzey

Feature

Bill Moyers: “Hidden Figures” Shows How Far We’ve Come—And Why Jeff Sessions Is Such a Threat

Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general wants to roll back progress on racial justice.

Bill Moyers

Feature

Progressives Are the New Silent Majority

Most Americans actually prefer progressive policies—so how did we get here?

Theo Anderson

Viewpoint

Does the Left Bear Any Blame for Donald Trump?

The role of progressives in the 2016 election.

James Thindwa and Kathleen Geier

Labor

Interviews for Resistance: Don’t Just March this Weekend—Strike!

Sarah Jaffe

Feature

Bernie Sanders Helps Lead National Day of Action to Defend Obamacare from GOP Repeal

Protesters rally in cities nationwide, promising to fight for the long haul.

Theo Anderson

Culture

Reflections on Barack Obama: A Great and Disappointing President

Hope, change and the limits of the office.

Salim Muwakkil

Feature

DOJ: To Address “Defective” Accountability System, Chicago Must Renegotiate Police Union Contracts

The DOJ's damning report found a pattern of racism and unreasonable force, and that contract provisions hinder investigations.

Adeshina Emmanuel

Rural America

New CDC Study Finds Big Difference Between Rural and Urban Mortality Rates

Rural America In These Times

Feature

Corporate America is Inching Even Closer to a Constitutional Convention

In statehouses across the country, ALEC-backed legislators are pushing for a balanced-budget amendment, a repeal of the federal income tax and more.

Simon Davis-Cohen

Feature

Why President Obama Must Grant Clemency to Chelsea Manning

The administration is considering whether to free the imprisoned whistleblower. She needs our support now more than ever.

Chase Madar

Labor

Deficits Matter—But Not in the Way Paul Krugman Thinks They Do

Kate Aronoff