The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Labor

Scott Walker and Bruce Rauner’s Assaults On Organized Labor Are Also an Opportunity

Elizabeth Tandy Shermer

Feature

Why Did Gov. Chris Christie Settle New Jersey’s Pollution Lawsuit Against Exxon Mobil?

One possible answer is simple: money—more specifically, campaign cash.

David Sirota

Culture

Big Data Is Watching You

The hidden price of Google, Twitter and Facebook.

Joanna Scutts

Labor

Michele Bachmann in ‘Sharknado 3’: Brought to You By ‘Strikenado’ Scabs

David Dayen

Labor

Joseph Stiglitz on the Trans Pacific Partnership: “This Is A Big Deal”

Alexandros Orphanides

Feature

After Rahm Emanuel’s Alleged Explosion, Mental Health Activists Demand Respect

Activists say the mayor has yet to reckon with the effects of his mental health clinic closures.

Maya Dukmasova

Labor

In a Major Victory for Academic Labor, NYU Grad Students Win Contract, Narrowly Avert Strike

Kevin Solari

Feature

When Good Political Arguments Go Bad: On “Critique Drift”

It’s time to recognize that the injunction against criticizing those who self-identify as activists for social justice is a dead-end for our movement.

Freddie deBoer

Culture

Labour Pains

There’s a U.K. General Election in May and I don’t know how to vote.

Jane Miller

Rural America

The Gray Wolf Rollercoaster

John Collins

Labor

Acknowledging “Ugly History of Racism” in Labor Movement, AFL-CIO Creates New Commission on Race

Bruce Vail

Culture

I, Derivative Robot

In Chappie, Neill Blomkamp abandons his progressive instincts in favor of a trip through his DVD collection.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Labor

Why Are Drone Pilots Quitting In Huge Numbers?

Pratap Chatterjee

Labor

Papa John’s Forced to Pay Millions in Workers’ Stolen Wages

Kevin Solari

Comics

The Thing That Hillary Clinton Did

Matt Bors

Feature

What Has Jesus “Chuy” Garcia Actually Accomplished in Office? A Lot, It Turns Out.

It's not just that Rahm Emanuel has devastated Chicago through privatization and corruption—Chuy Garcia has a strong record of smart progressive governance.

Rick Perlstein

Feature

Do We Need Wolves?

The Endangered Species Act is under attack as Congress moves to delist wolves.

John Collins

Labor

With Gov. Scott Walker’s Approval in Wisconsin, Half of U.S. Now Under Right to Work

David Moberg