Minnesota Democrats File FEC Complaint Against Ilhan Omar’s Opponent
A new complaint alleges Ilhan Omar’s primary challenger for her House seat is trying to avoid campaign spending disclosures.
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AOC Is Right: Get Military Recruiters Off Twitch and Out of Schools
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is pushing to kick military recruiters out of high schools and off Twitch. And she’s right: the military’s recruitment strategy of preying on low-income and working-class students is grotesque.
Why Bill Clinton Attacked Stokely Carmichael
Bill Clinton’s decision to disparage Kwame Ture, born Stokely Carmichael, at John Lewis’s funeral was a disgraceful attempt to drain the Civil Rights Movement of its radicalism and limit the horizons of political possibility today. But internationalism and black radicalism speak much more to the present moment than Clinton’s tired, centrist politics.
A New Trump Rule Tries to Help Big Oil Crush the Climate Movement
Trump’s Labor Department is trying to help Big Oil prevent retirees’ money from flowing out of the fossil fuel industry and into environmentally sustainable investments. When it comes to climate change or anything else, corporate interests dominate the state.
After Last Night’s Elections, “the Squad Is Here to Stay”
Last night’s elections brought us some very good news, with Cori Bush securing an historic upset in Missouri and Rashida Tlaib easily cruising to reelection in a race the mainstream media predicted would be close. Leftists are still a small minority in the halls of power — but we’re gaining steam.
The Republican Coronavirus Plan Is Sadistic
The GOP’s proposed coronavirus relief legislation is grotesque — an insult to the working class and a threat to the lives and livelihoods of millions. The fact that Senate Republicans felt at liberty to propose it is a telltale sign of political rot.
Chicago Teachers Threatened a Strike. Hours Later, Chicago Schools Went Remote.
The Chicago Teachers Union threatened a strike in response to Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s refusal to move city schools to remote learning for the fall. Hours later, the mayor caved. Strikes work — and during a pandemic, they can save lives.
Newly Revealed Documents Show How the AFL-CIO Aided US Interference in Venezuela
The AFL-CIO’s Solidarity Center has a long history of working hand in glove with the US government in undermining democracy and left labor movements throughout the world. The center emphasizes it has shifted away from these Cold War tactics in recent years. But newly obtained documents show that the Solidarity Center has worked closely with the US to undermine the Venezuelan government in the recent past.
John Hume (1937–2020)
A historic leader of moderate nationalism, John Hume is widely eulogized for helping end the war in Northern Ireland. But praise for his rejection of violence shouldn’t be combined with amnesia about the deep injustices that fueled the conflict in the Six Counties.
Meet the 25-Year-Old Socialist Organizer Running for State Senate in Connecticut
Democratic socialist Justin Farmer is running for state senate in Connecticut on a platform to reform the criminal justice system and reinvest in communities. We talked to him about it.
“Our System Is Not Doing the Thing It Says It Intends to Do: Deliver Justice.”
Carceral solutions to sexual violence won’t deliver justice. We need investments in public services that will actually reduce sexual violence.
Brazil’s Anti-Corruption Investigation Lava Jato Gave Us the Ultra-Corrupt Bolsonaro
Brazil’s Lava Jato investigation in corruption jailed former president Lula da Silva and was lauded by anticorruption campaigners in the West. But its legacy is the most corrupt president in the country’s history: Jair Bolsonaro.
Australia Is Doubling Down on Fossil Fuels
Australia’s response to the COVID-19 crisis should be turning its economy away from resource extraction. Instead, it’s doubling down.
Free Public Early Childhood Education Is the Only Solution to the Current Childcare Crisis
At a time of pandemic-related crises all throughout our society, the crisis in childcare is particularly brutal. There’s only one solution: free public early childhood education for all.
Defend California’s Redwoods
The destruction of California’s once vast and magnificent redwood forests is entwined with American expansion westward, violent dispossession, and the ravenous commodification of nature. The remaining redwoods demand our protection.
Bolivians Are in Revolt Against Their Illegitimate Coup Regime
Nine months after the right-wing coup that ousted Bolivian president Evo Morales, elections still have not been held and popular discontent with the coup regime is boiling over. Democracy must be restored, no matter what the golpistas and their allies in Washington want.
Spain’s Former King Has Fled, But His Cronyism Remains
On Sunday night, Spain’s former king Juan Carlos fled the country in order to evade prosecution over mass-scale money laundering. Once hailed as a leader of the transition away from dictatorship, the monarch’s corrupt dealings show how Spain’s powerful business interests continue to stand above democratic scrutiny.
Let Us Drink in Public
Open container laws criminalize working-class people and make public life less fun. We need to legalize public drinking.
Everlane’s Promises to Its Workers Were Made to Be Broken
Like American Apparel before it, Everlane began as a clothing company for Millennials built on a supposedly ethical business model. But by now the lesson should be clear: when push comes to shove, businesses will always subordinate ethics to profit.
When Arab-American Detroit Auto Workers Struck for Palestinian Liberation
In 1973, Arab-American workers in Detroit auto plants walked off the job in protest of the UAW’s investment in bonds from the state of Israel. The incident is little-remembered today, but it shows how workers can organize against racism and colonialism — including against the labor movement’s investment in the Israeli occupation of Palestine today.