The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Feature

Going Beyond Labor’s Limitations: Larry Cohen Reflects on His Time as a Progressive Union President

An interview with Larry Cohen, outgoing Communications Workers of America president, on how the U.S. labor movement can go bigger.

David Moberg

Comics

Why the Media Doesn’t Call Massacres By White Supremacists “Terrorism”

Matt Bors

Labor

America Needs a New Vision for Trade—Not More Fast-Track Deals Benefitting the Rich

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

Culture

A Century After Ota Benga’s Captivity, Elites Still Don’t Understand White Supremacy

Over a century after a Congolese man was displayed at the Bronx Zoo monkey exhibit, white elites still stubbornly believe they are benevolent, not supremacist.

Chris Lehmann

Labor

Organizers Say New Rule Speeding Up Elections Gives Bosses Less Time To Crush Union Drives

Dan DiMaggio

Feature

Neil Young: Donald Trump Shouldn’t Use My Music. Bernie Sanders Can, Though

Young managed to decry Trump's use of his song, lament rising inequality and endorse Sanders all at the same time.

Lauren Gaynor

Feature

The Confederate Flag Is a Symbol of Racist Terror. It Should Be Eradicated.

If we don’t eliminate the Confederate flag, we can only expect more racist, depraved acts like Dylann Roof's in our future.

Frank Smecker

Feature

Why Chicago Won’t Go Bankrupt—And Detroit Didn’t Have To

Detroit's bankruptcy wasn't inevitable. Neither is Chicago's. But the austerity hawks don't want you to know that.

Saqib Bhatti

Viewpoint

The City of Chicago Used a Mumford and Sons Concert To Displace Homeless People

In the gentrified 21st-century city, wealthy concertgoers' comfort is a bigger priority than homeless people's basic rights.

Nickolas Kaplan

Labor

Al Jazeera Documentary Shows Mexican Farmworkers’ Struggles in Historic Strike

Rachel Luban

Feature

Whose Race—And Gender—Is it Anyway?

Caitlyn Jenner and Rachel Dolezal trigger an important conversation.

Marilyn Katz

Rural America

Ag-Gag Laws: The Less You Know The Better

Dayton Martindale

Labor

Virtual Labor Organizing: “There’s an App For That”

Kamil Ahsan

Feature

Jeb Bush’s Presidential Announcement Was Simultaneously Audacious and Underwhelming

Bush's presidential campaign announcement was high on the rhetoric. Unfortunately, it was also inconsistent with everything we already know about Jeb Bush.

David Sirota