The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Comics

Public High Schools in Louisiana Are Now Using the Bible in Science Class

Matt Bors

Culture

The Tribe Is a Silent Lord of the Flies

Though entirely in Ukrainian Sign, without subtitles, Slaboshpytskiy's remarkable film will speak to a hearing audience.

Michael Atkinson

Feature

Three U.S. Churches Are Now Debating Divestment From Companies Invested in the Israeli Occupation

The debates come just after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu compared BDS activism to the Holocaust.

Ryan Rodrick Beiler

Viewpoint

The Anti-Union Bosses’ Group Fighting Fast Food Organizing Is Now Going After Home Care Workers

Can workers centers and unions create a movement strong enough to fight back?

Mariya Strauss, Political Research Associates

Feature

Dylann Roof’s Rhodesian, South African Flags Symbolize White Supremacy. So Does the Confederate Flag

That a racist mass murderer would embrace of the three flags should end the debates about whether or not the Confederate flag can mean anything other than racism.

Peter Cole

Rural America

Too Many Farmers? The Debate Continues

Fred Kirschenmann

Feature

Good News for Bernie Sanders? Poll Shows 47% of Americans Would Vote for a Socialist

A sizeable chunk of Americans say they'd consider voting to send a socialist to the Oval Office.

Marc Daalder

Rural America

Neil Young Sings Out Against the Age of Agribusiness

Maia Welbel

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