The Wisconsin Idea
Feature
New York Isn’t the Only City Waging a Fight Against Amazon
The corporate giant is still milking Nashville and other runners-up for further subsidies
David Dayen
Culture
Good Riddance to Rahm Emanuel
An enemy of the people since 1998.
Miles Kampf-Lassin
Viewpoint
An Economic Blueprint for Chicago Any Progressive Candidate Should Get Behind
Chicago’s elections offer a chance to break with the neoliberal policies of the past—by taxing the rich to invest in underserved communities.
Saqib Bhatti
Labor
Teachers’ Strikes Are Rattling Washington. This Hearing in the U.S. House Is Proof.
Rachel M. Cohen
Labor
Amazon’s Decision To Pull Out of NYC Is a Massive Blow To Corporate Welfare
David Dayen
Feature
Here Are the “Progressives” Who Watered Down the House Measure Ending Support for the Yemen War
A little-noticed amendment allows for continued U.S. intelligence sharing with Saudi Arabia, undermining the push to halt all U.S. participation in the war.
Sarah Lazare and Michael Arria
Feature
Texas Activists Thought They’d Kicked ICE Out of Their County. Then a Secret Deal Happened.
An Austin suburb has become a test of whether ICE and private prison companies can thwart the movement to close local detention centers.
David Dayen
Labor
Labor Unrest Is Erupting on Honduran Plantations—And Rattling the Global Supply Chain
Michelle Chen
Labor
Denver Teachers Went on Strike To Be Able To Live Where They Teach
Kelsey Ray