The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Feature

Bernie Sanders Wasn’t Our First Socialist Mayor: Remembering Milwaukee’s Socialist Party History

Frank Zeidler served the city as mayor for three terms, and his Socialist Party held seats in the city council, state legislature and even Congress.

Shaun Richman

Viewpoint

A Progressive Case for Clinton

I am a progressive, I like Hillary Clinton and I do not feel remotely conflicted about that.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Feature

Ben & Jerry on Bernie Sanders and the Origins of Their Progressive Politics

The ice cream moguls speak on why they have stayed so engaged in activism over the last several decades.

Marc Daalder

Feature

A Short History of the Media Smugly Dismissing Bernie Sanders’ Campaign at Every Step of the Way

Despite the fact that Sanders' campaign has only grown larger and larger, the media always bends over backwards to dismiss him.

Branko Marcetic

Feature

Congress Should Do Its Job and Restrain the President’s Wartime Powers

Congress always seems ready to criticize President Obama—except on issues that matters most.

Andrew Bacevich

Labor

Immigrant Activists Call for AFL-CIO To Expel Border Patrol Union After Donald Trump Endorsement

Mario Vasquez

Labor

Despite Major Legislative Advances, Colombian Domestic Workers Still Suffer

Anna-Cat Brigida

Rural America

USDA Secrecy and Corporate Agribusiness: Why Should Organics be Different?

Mark Kastel

Culture

When the Steel Mill Gets Replaced by a GOP Megadonor’s Casino

A new book analyzes the demise of Bethlehem Steel and the rise of a casino in post-industrial Pennsylvania.

Catherine Tumber

Culture

Ta-Nehisi Coates’ New Comic Book ‘Black Panther #1’ Is ‘Black as Hell’

Comic book readers, writers and artists of color have long been excluded from the comic book world. That appears to be changing.

Darryl Holliday

Labor

Martin Luther King Was Assassinated On This Day in 1968—While Fighting For Unions

Peter Cole

Labor

Low-wage Workers Don’t Need $15 an Hour in 2020. They Need $15 Right Now.

Jonathan Rosenblum, Alternet

Labor

Nashville Voted To Give Poor People, Locals New Construction Jobs. But the State GOP Blocked It.

Spencer Woodman

Culture

Prime Minister David Cameron Is Right; the U.K. Should Stay in the EU

But its half-hearted participation must go.

Jane Miller

Labor

Despite School District’s Legal Threats, Chicago Teachers Stage One-Day Political Strike

Rebecca Burns and David Moberg

Rural America

Small Farms Are Getting Regulated Out of Business

John Collins

Labor

Chicago Airport Workers Join 9-City Strike Demanding Higher Wages and a Union

Branko Marcetic

Labor

A Chicago Teacher Explains Why She’s Going on a Potentially Illegal Strike Tomorrow

Micah Uetricht