The Wisconsin Idea

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The Democrats Need a Clear Economic Vision. Here’s Where to Start.

The rising left wing of the party is leading the way, and the People's Budget and Green New Deal show how Democrats can transform the economy.

Christopher D. Cook

Labor

The Troubling Link Between Attacks on Immigrants and Repression of Labor Activists

Harry Blain

Labor

George H.W. Bush Was an Enemy of the Working Class

Rachel Johnson

Culture

In Roma, Alfonso Cuarón Zooms in on Class Tensions

Set in early 1970s Mexico, a new film explores the life of a domestic worker in a middle-class family.

Ilan Stavans

Labor

‘We’re One Union’: Why Chicago Teachers Are Out On the First Charter School Strike in the Country

Rebecca Burns

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Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Are Pushing a Bold New Plan to Tackle Climate Change

In a livestreamed town hall event, Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez laid out the best hope yet to stave off climate disaster and transform our economy: A Green New Deal. And now it's gaining support in Congress.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Feature

JPMorgan Chase Made a Secret $159.5 Million Deal To Finance a Private Prison

Activists have been pressuring the bank and its CEO, Jamie Dimon, to stop their dealing with the private detention industry.

David Dayen

Feature

Beyond Girl Power: The Answer to the Commodification of Feminism Is a Women-Led Socialist Movement

Liberals are whitewashing feminism and watering down the legacies of socialist women. We mustn't let them rewrite history.

Roqayah Chamseddine

Culture

The Typical Workplace Is a Dictatorship. But It Doesn’t Have To Be.

Socialists and progressives have a variety of ideas to bring democracy into the workplace.

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