The Wisconsin Idea
Rural America
Hey Liberal, You’re Late, but Welcome to the Local-Control Party
Thomas Linzey
Feature
How a Small City in Pennsylvania Became A White Nationalist Target
Energized by Trump, outright white supremacists are moving from the fringes into active roles in local Pennsylvania politics.
Michael Deibert
Culture
And the Oscar for Best Protest Goes To…
Awards show activism, then and now.
Joel Bleifuss
Viewpoint
We Can Fight for Gun Control Without Locking People Up
Solutions rooted in policing and prisons just contribute to a culture of violence.
Daniel Denvir
Feature
What Italy’s “Potere al Popolo” Can Teach Us About Building a Popular Party of the Left
This party is rejecting the false choice between a Europe united under the misery of austerity, or one united under the horrors of racism and bigotry.
Valentina Dallona
Labor
3 Democratic Campaigns Now Have Staff Unions. Why Not More?
Kate Aronoff
Rural America
Why Progressives Need to Rethink the Rural-Urban Divide and Build a Coalition
Sarah van Gelder
Dispatch
Cooperative Banking for Black Lives
After facing decades of disinvestment and targeting by powerful financial institutions, African-American-owned credit unions could offer a way to build economic power and grow black wealth.
Valerie Vande Panne
Feature
Chicago’s Far South Side Is Finally Getting a Train—And It’s Thanks to Decades of Organizing
Residents hope the transit extension will shorten commutes and bring much-needed jobs.
Patrick Corley