The Wisconsin Idea

Feature

Meet the Left Radical Who Will Likely Be Jackson, Mississippi’s Next Mayor

If the Left can make it here, they can make it anywhere.

Kate Aronoff

Feature

Ivanka Trump’s Cosmetic Feminism Won’t Make It Easier To Raise a Kid

She puts a liberal gloss on her father’s agenda, but can’t mask his policies’ effects.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Rural America

Building on Standing Rock, Native Americans Lead the Way at the People’s Climate March in D.C.

Stephanie Woodard

Labor

May Day Protesters Demonstrate in Cities Across the Country in Defiant Show of Force

Theo Anderson

Feature

Resister’s Digest: The Fossil Fuel Divestment Movement Scores Big Wins

Other movements are hoping to build on May Day momentum and planning more strikes and protests.

Theo Anderson

Labor

May Day Isn’t Just About One Day—It’s About a Movement

Sarah Jaffe

Feature

If the New York Times Wanted Ideological Diversity, Why Not Hire a Socialist?

To the Times, Bret Stephens' racism and climate denial are more acceptable than leftism.

Adam Johnson

Viewpoint

Let’s Harness Fyre Festival Schadenfreude To Kick the 1 Percent Out of Power

The Left can channel collective joy at screw-ups by the wealthy into a bigger movement for wealth redistribution.

Kate Aronoff

Feature

Goldman Sachs’ Strongman in Puerto Rico

Trump’s Puerto Rico policy is a backdoor bailout for the financial giant.

Saqib Bhatti