The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Labor

Massachusetts Teachers Unions Battle the Dark Money Behind a Pro-Charter Ballot Measure

Justin Miller

Feature

The Scott Walker Scandal Shows the Political Sewer Created by Citizens United

The pernicious effects are taking deep root and fostering cultures of corruption at all levels of government.

Theo Anderson

Feature

From Gaza to Aleppo: A Handy Guide for Defending War Crimes

Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the bombing of civilian neighborhoods.

Stephen Zunes

Labor

Workers Walk off the Job at World’s Richest University to Demand a Living Wage

Samantha Winslow

Feature

Hillary Clinton Is in Her Own Form of Climate Denial

New data show the need for much more aggressive policies.

Kate Aronoff

Labor

IATSE Hopes Atlanta Win Will Help Spur Organizing in the South

Bruce Vail

Feature

Hillary Clinton’s Millennial Problem Is Because of Her Policies, Not Her Gender

If Clinton wants young people's votes, she needs to break with the status quo.

Kate Aronoff

Feature

The Untapped Power of the Other One Percent

Ralph Nader’s latest book is a how-to guide for fighting corporate power.

Theo Anderson

Feature

Mike Pence Struggles to Defend Donald Trump’s Record

Without the toxic personality of his running mate by his side, Pence seemed naked.

Theo Anderson

Feature

The VP Debate: Tyranny of the Boring

Tonight’s vice-presidential debate reminds us of all the boring white men who run America.

Kate Aronoff

Viewpoint

How To Vote When There’s No Lesser Evil

On foreign policy, both candidates are bad, but Clinton may be worse. We can't keep supporting militarism out of fear.

Leonard C. Goodman

Labor

Don’t Be Fooled: The TPP Is Not About National Security

Jeff Faux

Rural America

Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin General Council Votes to Add “Rights of Nature” to Tribal Constitution

Rural America In These Times

Feature

Robert Reich: The Real Scandal of Trump Paying No Taxes

It’s not just that Trump worked the system—it’s that it was all perfectly legal.

Robert Reich

Feature

The United States Isn’t an “Idiocracy.” It’s an Oligarchy.

In Mike Judge’s 2006 comedy Idiocracy, America kills itself with its own stupidity. But in 2016, our dystopic future looks more like Mad Max.

Kate Aronoff

Culture

The Hairdresser of Plaistow

The happy, often glamorous life of the man who cuts my hair.

Jane Miller

Labor

Hedge Funds Have Cost Workers Billions. This is How They’re Fighting Back.

Spencer McAvoy

Rural America

Toxic Algae Blooms are Occurring More Frequently and Lasting Longer

Lorraine Chow