The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Viewpoint

Why Don’t African-American Voters Feel the Bern?

Better the devil they know than the one they don't.

Peter White

Labor

Where Would Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee Merrick Garland Stand on Labor Issues?

David Moberg

Viewpoint

How Bernie Sanders Bridged a Generational Divide

The 74-year old Sanders has proved to be the anti-greedy geezer.

Susan J. Douglas

Viewpoint

Tuesday Night Was Pretty Rough for Bernie Sanders

But his supporters should take solace in the fact that he has opened up new possibilities in American politics.

Marc Daalder

Viewpoint

The Morning After the Nomination: Will Clinton and Sanders Supporters Come Together?

On July 28, either Sanders or Clinton will accept the Democratic Party nomination. It will be up to their supporters to unite in November.

Joel Bleifuss

Viewpoint

How Black Youth Helped Unseat Anita Alvarez and Transform the Face of Criminal Justice in Chicago

Black youth-led groups organizing for justice played a key role in Kim Foxx's win in the Cook County state's attorney race Tuesday night. And they're showing no signs of slowing down.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Viewpoint

In No Uncertain Terms, U.N. Calls Out U.S. for Lack of Reparations to African-Americans

40 acres and a mule won't cut it

Salim Muwakkil

Comics

What Donald Trump Really Means When He Says He Misses the “Old Days”

Matt Bors

Feature

A Tale of Two Interviews: Chris Matthews Grills Bernie Sanders, Tosses Softballs to Hillary Clinton

And gives Clinton much more time to speak without interruption.

Branko Marcetic

Labor

How the Media Gets the Narrative on the White Working Class Totally Wrong

Jack Metzgar

Rural America

Dismantling Corporate Control Isn’t a Spectator Sport: An Interview with Thomas Linzey

Simon Davis-Cohen

Alabama Governor Blames Prisoner Uprisings On “Overcrowding And Understaffing”

George Lavender

Feature

Even Though He’s Not on the Ballot, Rahm Emanuel Could Still Lose

The state's attorney's contest between Anita Alvarez and Kim Foxx has become a referendum on the suppression of the Laquan McDonald video

Flint Taylor

Viewpoint

Our Political System Is in the Midst of a Massive Realignment. Here’s How the Left Should Respond.

We have an opportunity to build a different kind of party.

Shaun Richman

Labor

Transportation Workers Union Endorses Bernie Sanders for President

Mario Vasquez

Feature

I Saw the Good, Bad and Ugly of Donald Trump Supporters at His Chicago Rally

Not all Trump supporters in Chicago on Friday were racist. But some definitely were.

Branko Marcetic

Feature

Corporate America Is Just 6 States Short of a Constitutional Convention

If ALEC succeeds in rewriting the constitution to mandate a balanced budget, we'll be stuck with supply-side economics for at least a generation.

Simon Davis-Cohen

Viewpoint

Stopping Trump: The Chicago Model

How the people of Chicago silenced Donald Trump.

Marilyn Katz