The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Rural America

Genetically Engineered Crops Are Part and Parcel of the Decline of Rural Communities

Jim Goodman

Culture

Sim City and the Worst Ways to End Homelessness

The neoliberal mindset doesn't compute with ethical public policy.

Rebecca Burns

Feature

RNC Day 1: The Real World, Cleveland

Reality TV star Donald Trump brings his show to Cleveland, where the GOP party faithful are plotting to vote Hillary Clinton off the island.

Theo Anderson

Feature

Disappointed By the Democratic Party Platform? Follow the Money.

Several delegates to the platform drafting committee have deep financial ties to conservative industries.

Branko Marcetic

Feature

Meet Chris Antal, the U.S. Army Chaplain Who Resigned Over the Drone Program

'We have morally disengaged, outsourcing our killing, forgetting that the bloodshed is on our hands too.'

Branko Marcetic

Rural America

Rural Stories Making Headlines (July 16, 2016)

Rural America In These Times

Labor

Mike Pence May Be a Friend to Trump, But He’s No Friend to Workers

Kali Robinson

Rural America

What Do Sage Grouse and Transgender Toilets Have in Common?

John Collins

Labor

Most Mechanical Turkers Are Young, College-Educated and Making Less Than $5 an Hour

Moshe Z. Marvit

Feature

How to Make the Democratic Party Platform Actually Matter

Bernie Sanders’ delegates have shaped the most progressive platform ever. History shows what it takes to turn that into policy.

Maurice Isserman

Culture

These Newly Restored Indie Films from Cinema’s Early Days Show Black Life From a Black Perspective

A five-disc DVD set offers a glimpse into pre-civil rights era black culture.

Michael Atkinson

Labor

Not With a Bang But a Whimper—Oreo Leaves Chicago Holding the Bag

Marilyn Katz

Feature

Blair to Bush on Day After 9/11: “Co-opt” Sympathy for the U.S. to Support Military Action

Declassified communications from the U.K. to the U.S. show the depth of Blair's commitment to toppling Saddam Hussein.

Branko Marcetic

Feature

Many Pro-Bernie Groups Don’t Want Trump But Still Don’t Trust Clinton. Here’s Their Plan.

Sanders may have endorsed Clinton, but the groups supporting him are plotting a fight for progressive policies far beyond the 2016 election

Ethan Corey

Rural America

The Democratic Party Didn’t Pass a Ban on Fracking—But They Came Very Close

John Collins

Labor

When the Hell Did the NLRB Become More Activist Than Labor?

Shaun Richman

Feature

The Progressive Platform Gains Are Significant—But The Political Revolution Isn’t Stopping There

Now that Sanders has declared his support for Clinton, a senior Sanders campaign advisor maps the road ahead.

Larry Cohen

Labor

In Historic NLRB Ruling, Temps Win the Right To Join Unions

Alex Ding