The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover
Viewpoint
Ted Cruz’s ‘Lucifer’ Problem
If no Senators, Republican or Democrat, like Ted Cruz, why should American voters?
Susan J. Douglas
Labor
As Verizon Strike Enters Its Fourth Week, Local Unions Take the Lead in Solidarity
Dan DiMaggio
Rural America
Community Override: When State Legislatures Preempt Democracy
Thomas Linzey
Feature
Democracy’s Fascism Problem
Europe has a ‘democracy deficit’ on both the Left and the Right
Slavoj Žižek
Labor
Indiana Truck Workers Jump-Start Their Union—And Reverse Two-Tier Wages
Chris Brooks
Rural America
The Politics of Fertilizer and the Exxons of Agriculture
GRAIN
Culture
In Jacques Audiard’s Dheepan, A Refugees-Eye View of a France We Rarely See
Three Sri Lankan strangers must pretend to be a family in a strange land
Michael Atkinson
Labor
Tuesday’s Baltimore Primary Results Mean a $15 Minimum Wage Is Likely Coming Soon
Bruce Vail
Dispatch
The Real Heroes of the Flint Water Crisis
Flint residents refuse to be silenced
Victoria Goff
Comics
The Paradox of Life Under President Trump
Matt Bors
Feature
Thomas Frank on How Democrats Went From Being the ‘Party of the People’ to the Party of Rich Elites
Democrats have gone from the party of the New Deal to a party that is defending mass inequality.
Tobita Chow
Feature
Why Bernie Sanders Will, Should and Must Refuse To Drop Out Against Hillary Clinton
It's only the keepers of the established order who want him to bow out now.
Jim Hightower
Feature
3 Next Steps for the Political Revolution
Bernie Sanders can't do it alone.
Larry Cohen
Labor
‘City of Trees’ Provides a Look Into the Promise of Urban Green Jobs Programs
Jason Kozlowski
Labor
Teamsters Activists Move To Prevent Slashing of Hundreds of Thousands of Retirees’ Pensions
Bruce Vail
Rural America
Surviving Wounded Knee: The Lakotas and the Politics of Memory
David W. Grua
Dispatch
How an Ex-Felon Voting Bloc Could Shape Baltimore’s Election
44,000 newly eligible voters can make a real difference
Katie Rose Quandt
Feature
Bigger Than Bernie: The Other Progressive Challengers Taking On the Democratic Establishment
These challengers are also carrying the flag of the political revolution sparked by Bernie Sanders.
Christopher Hass
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