The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Labor

National Democrats Back $15 Minimum Wage. Baltimore Dems, Not So Much.

Bruce Vail

Rural America

Minnesota Farm Towns Get Tired of Waiting, Form Broadband Cooperative With Neighbors

Ben DeJarnette

Culture

Werner Herzog Wants To Know: “Does the Internet Dream?”

In Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World, the septuagenarian filmmaker explores online gaming, self-driving cars and soccer-playing robots.

Michael Atkinson

Feature

Donald Trump’s Economic Plan Is a Giveaway to The Super Rich

Except for trade, Trump’s plan is big business’s plan too.

Kate Aronoff

Feature

If Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine are “Progressive,” Then the Word Has Lost All Meaning

How the term 'progressive' became an empty marketing tool for corporate Democrats.

Kathleen Geier

Labor

Day Laborers Leader on Right-Wing Hostility: “So Far, We Have Won This Fight”

Peter Dreier and Mark Maier

Feature

Why Trump Puts the Utah Senate Race in Play for Progressives. Yes, Utah.

Misty K. Snow believes a storm is gathering that will shatter the status quo.

Theo Anderson

Viewpoint

The Black Political Establishment Should Never Have Given Hillary Clinton a Blank Check

The Sanders campaign was an opportunity to put pressure on Clinton, but instead the neoliberal Black elite backed her unconditionally.

James Thindwa

Rural America

Rural Stories Making Headlines (August 7, 2016)

Rural America In These Times

Labor

CUNY Workers Overwhelmingly Approve New Contract With 94% Voting Yes

Brandon Jordan

Rural America

We Need a Radical Reimagining of Our Economy to Prevent a Dystopian Future

Erik Reece

Dispatch

Killings By Police Haven’t Stopped Mexico’s Movement Against Neoliberal Education Reform

Despite police repression, Mexico's militant teachers union continues to strike and protest.

Andalusia Knoll Soloff

Feature

The Rio Olympics Are a Reflection of Our Shared Global Crisis

The global tribe will sink or swim together. There is no place to go to escape the pollution and violence.

Laura Orlando

Labor

It’s the Stupidity, Stupid: How Donald Trump is Beating the Democrats on Trade

Theo Anderson

Feature

Why Bernie Sanders Lost, and How the Next Progressive Challenger Can Win

Lessons from a campaign that outperformed expectations but still came up short.

Christopher Hass

Labor

A Radical Plan For An Economy That Makes Black Lives Matter

Douglas Williams

Feature

Bernie Sanders’ Delegates Speak Out About Convention: “They Painted Us As Crazy”

Will the Democratic Party embrace its insurgent wing?

Kate Aronoff

Feature

The Occupation in Chicago That’s Building a Community Free from Racist Policing and Prisons

For over two weeks, young, Black activists have camped out to protest police oppression and imagine a more just world.

Kali Robinson