The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Labor

Student Activists Demand Harvard Sever Ties with Teach for America

Marina Fang

Feature

As Ferguson ‘Weekend of Resistance’ Begins, Organizers Weigh How to Turn a Moment into a Movement

With thousands descending on Ferguson today to demand justice for Michael Brown, a creator of #BlackLivesMatter thinks now may be the time to win long-term victories.

Julia Wong

Feature

Big Brother Is Watching You—Through Your Metadata

Your personal information may seem to be anonymous, but it isn't.

David Sirota

Labor

22 States Where Adjunct Faculty Are Organizing for Justice

Joe Berry and Helena Worthen

Feature

Closing the Racial Wealth Gap Isn’t Just the Right Thing to Do—It’s Good Economics

The median net worth of white families is 9.5 times more than Hispanic families and 12 times more than black families. And the gap has scarcely narrowed in half a century.

Solana Rice and Lillian Singh

OverCriminalized: Alternatives to Incarceration?

George Lavender

Feature

Home Care in Crisis

Everyone agrees the answer to the critical shortage of caregivers is good jobs. But how do we get there?

Kathryn Joyce

Labor

Philadelphia Teachers Outraged After Union Contract Canceled by Unelected Reformers

Kevin Solari

Former Chicago Police Commander Accused of Torture Released from Prison

George Lavender

Labor

After Defeating Democrats, Will Ohio Unionists Form a New Labor Party?

Amien Essif

Labor

Teamsters Warehouse Workers Face a Bankruptcy Court Designed to Protect Bosses, Not Workers

Bruce Vail

Labor

Illinois Teachers Join Wave of Suburban Strikes

Kevin Solari

Comics

The Kind of Blood That Causes Alarm

Matt Bors

Labor

Why Are Teach for America and a California Billionaire Investing in a Minnesota School Board Race?

Sarah Lahm

Labor

Precarious Academic Workers Are Pushing Back Against the Tenuous Track

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

Today Show Nabs Soldiers Who Scam Thousands, Ignores Corporations That Scam Billions

Ian Reifowitz

Feature

Jesse Jackson Keeps Pushing

30 years after his first presidential run, Jackson talks Obama, Civil Rights and the black vote.

Joel Bleifuss

Feature

Economic Inequality is Much Worse Than Most Americans Believe

According to a recent study, most of us severely underestimate just how bad the gap between the rich and the rest of us have gotten.

David Sirota