Police and Pentagon Are Bringing Our Wars Home
From Kabul to Atlanta and Baghdad to Minneapolis, we need to end systemic racism and the militarism that makes it even deadlier.
Police Kneeled With Me, Then They Drew Their Guns
“No mainstream media covered the abuse we experienced that night, but the mayor taking a knee went viral.”
The Movement for Black Lives Is a Small-Town Movement, Too
Turns out a whole lot of Americans don’t like racism or police brutality — even in conservative, white, rural, or southern towns.
Betsy DeVos is the Real Civics Failure
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and her billionaire friends look at the state as a means to empower and enrich themselves. This hurts all of us.
Trump Isn’t the First to Threaten WHO, but His Threat Is the Most Dangerous
Donald Trump isn’t the first president to threaten to cut funding from the World Health Organization (WHO), but he’s the first to actually do it.
We Need Newspapers More Than Ever, and They Need a Stimulus
“Wash your hands. Don’t touch your face. And buy a subscription to your local newspaper.”
Coronavirus Just the Latest Example of Service Workers’ Need for Paid Sick Leave
Workers are being forced to work long hours at demanding jobs while profoundly ill. They deserve federally mandated, paid sick leave.
Supreme Court Could Soon Make Government Regulation, and the Next Election, Moot
Without the power to regulate health, safety, and finance, we’ll be living in a much sicker, more dangerous and more economically unstable world.
Student Debt Relief Is Good Politics — and Good Policy
Investing in student debt relief would have a democratizing effect for young people and median earners, while also boosting the economy.
Impeachment Couldn’t Depose Trump. Working Class Politics Can.
As impeachment fades to a footnote, Trump’s most effective critics won’t be rehashing Ukraine. They’ll be organizing workers.
Iowa’s ‘First in the Nation’ Contest Is Also One of the Most Inequitable
Voting must be accessible for all citizens, regardless of their income, language spoken, skin color, or whether they served time in prison.
Trump’s Attack on the Law Is Global
Following the same script as other far right leaders around the world, Trump is launching an assault on his greatest adversary—the court system.
Progressives, Pack the Courts
Before Trump, the Supreme Court was already chipping away at democracy. If nothing changes, we’re on track for a generation of right-wing minority rule.
Crony Capitalism Can’t Save Coal Country
What coal country needs is a just transition from a corporate-controlled extractive economy to a community-driven Green New Deal.
Student Athletes Are Workers — They Should Get Paid
California’s Fair Pay to Play Act, allowing NCAA athletes to profit off their name and likeness, marks the beginning of a new era in collegiate sports.