The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Labor
Nationwide Prison Strike Against “Slavery in America” Rolls On—Despite Media Blackout
James Kilgore

Feature
Millennials Arrested at Paul Ryan’s Office, Demanding He Denounce Trump
“Hillary isn’t my candidate, but I will not feed Donald Trump. It’s by desperation that she’s getting my vote,” says one protester.
Kate Aronoff

Rural America
How the Food Movement Transcends Ideology…and Why That Makes It Unstoppable
Jonathan R. Latham

Feature
Why Today’s Neoliberal Global Order Is Incompatible With Democracy
A new book by Jerry Harris explores the transformation of global capitalism and its implications.
Bill Fletcher, Jr.

Feature
The Biggest Israel Aid Deal in History Will Bolster Occupation and the U.S. Defense Industry
A U.S. $38 billion aid package to Israel continues a special relationship of war profiteering.
Max Ajl

Labor
We Are Workers: The Case Against Grad Student Exceptionalism in the UAW
Jacob Denz

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House Republicans Are Trying to Quash the Investigation of Exxon’s Climate Cover-Up
The climate action groups and state Attorneys General leading the charge against Exxon are now facing subpoenas.
Kate Aronoff
Video
Kate Aronoff Explains What Hillary Clinton Still Has to Do to Win Over Bernie Sanders Supporters
Kate Aronoff

Viewpoint
Tilting at Windmills
Wind and solar energy may be our best bet against fossil fuels. Can that justify their grave cost to wildlife?
Michael Hutchins and Rebecca Leber

Labor
AFL-CIO Backs Dakota Access Pipeline and the “Family Supporting Jobs” It Provides
Kate Aronoff

Feature
Occupy Didn’t Just “Change the Conversation.” It Laid a Foundation for a New Era of Radical Protest
Five years later, it’s worth looking more closely at what Occupy built.
Jesse Myerson

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The Execution That Birthed a Movement
Troy Davis' death on Sept. 21, 2011, transformed Occupy and kindled Black Lives Matter.
Jen Marlowe and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

Labor
Anatomy of a Lockout
Edna Bonhomme and Emily Drabinski

Labor
California Farmworkers Win Equal Overtime: “This Bill Corrects 78 Years of Discrimination”
Mario Vasquez

Feature
A Progressive Wave Rolls Through Rhode Island With 4 Working Families Party Wins
The winning candidates believed “the Democratic Party wasn't representing their values." They were right.
Theo Anderson

Feature
The Lively Politics of 1930s Art
The exhibit After the Fall reveals the radicalism—and other political views—behind much of the decade’s painting.
Alex McLeese

Feature
If You Thought Obama Was Giving Less Military Gear to Local Police Departments, You Were Wrong
Despite the President's executive order, police are receiving as much hardware from the Pentagon as ever.
Seth Kershner

Culture
From Collection to Community: The Transformation of Detroit’s Iconic, 30-Year Public Art Project
The Heidelberg Project is being partly dismantled, but hopes to live on as an artistic community.
Leyland DeVito
