The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Feature

So the Battle Over Legalization Has Come Down to This: A Duel Between Weed and Booze

Drug reformers say marijuana is a far less harmful substance than alcohol—and are willing to go "hit for shot" to prove it.

David Sirota

Feature

The Polluters Must Pay

Fossil fuel companies' profits are morally illegitimate. The public has the right to take those profits—to clean up their mess.

Naomi Klein

Labor

Nervous, Cuomo? Green Party’s Howie Hawkins Draws 6 Teachers Union Endorsements

Kevin Solari

Labor

The Sharing Economy’s ‘First Strike’: Uber Drivers Turn Off the App

Rebecca Burns

Labor

“The Show Must Go On”: Guitar Center Workers Push for First Contracts

Diane Krauthamer

Labor

Karen Lewis’ Replacement at the CTU Has a Message for Rahm Emanuel

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Viewpoint

The Neo-Scramble for Africa

Our first black president's approach to Africa doesn't feel like a first.

Salim Muwakkil

Labor

Wall Street and Major Retailers Agree That Inequality is Killing Us. Why Don’t Republicans?

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

Comics

Fracking and Fried Chicken for the Cure

Matt Bors

Dispatch

Pulling the Plug on Corporate Personhood

Citizens United prompted cries for a constitutional amendment. But how to amend?

Rob Richie

Labor

1,000 Nurses to Walk off the Job at U. of I. Hospital Tuesday (Update: Strike Averted)

Will Craft

Dispatch

The Black-Brown Alliance That’s Turning Kansas Blue

Why is Pat Roberts running for his life in the Kochs' home state? Ask community organizers.

Sam Ross-Brown

Prison Baseball: San Quentin’s World Series

George Lavender

Feature

Karen Lewis Has Already Redefined Chicago Politics

She's out of the race, but the movement continues to build.

James Thindwa

Labor

Texas Nurses Say They Lacked Proper Protocol, Equipment to Treat Ebola

Jordan McCurdy

Report: Charters Schools Aren’t Improving Student Achievement in Chicago

Kevin Solari

Labor

If You’re An Uber Driver, Don’t Tweet This Article. You Might Be Fired.

Marina Fang

Feature

Lessons for Today’s Social Movements from Gandhi’s Salt March

At the time of Mohandas Gandhi's salt satyagraha, he was accused of a major strategic blunder. But the action was actually hugely successful—and offers lessons for movements today.

Mark Engler and Paul Engler