The Wisconsin Idea

Feature

Meet the Organizers Pursuing a Progressive Takeover of the Republican Party

‘Brand New Congress’ is going after red states and Republican voters with left populism.

Theo Anderson

Dispatch

How a Maryland Town Is Turning Its New Deal Past Into a New Economy Present

Greenbelt residents are organizing cooperatives and other community initiatives aimed at building a better world.

Ajowa Nzinga Ifateyo

Feature

Missouri Republicans Are Waging a Trump-Style War Against Women

Opponents of abortion rights are escalating their crusade at the state level.

Victoria Albert

Rural America

Nuns Go to Court to Defend an Outdoor Chapel in Path of Pennsylvania Pipeline

Jessica Corbett

Feature

Your Personal Consumption Choices Can’t Save the Planet: We Have to Confront Capitalism

To stave off disaster, we must transform the economic system driving climate change.

Kate Aronoff

Viewpoint

Why Toxic Masculinity Hurts Men as Well as Women

Feminists and progressives need to highlight toxic masculinity's poisonous effects on not just the marginalized, but men as well.

Susan J. Douglas

Culture

War for the Planet of the Apes Lacks the Courage of Its Convictions

Koba should've won.

Eileen Jones

Feature

Bernie 2020? Sanders’ Return to Iowa Fuels Speculation of Another Presidential Bid.

Sanders hasn't stopped railing against billionaires and the ruling class—and he's not denying the possibility of another presidential run.

David Goodner

Viewpoint

There’s Nothing Okay About Kevin Drum’s “Disgust” For the Homeless

The Mother Jones column is a case study in how liberals insulate themselves from the psychological and material effects of injustice.

Michael Metzger