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Working-Class Men Are Not Okay
Working-class American men are getting lonelier and sicker, and their lives are getting shorter. It’s not just a sad state of affairs; it’s a full-blown crisis that demands policy solutions.
Twenty Years Ago, the Saudi Government Got Away With the Crime of the Century
Despite copious evidence of Saudi complicity in the September 11 attacks, the Bush administration and its successors have spent twenty years shielding the country’s elite from accountability while making war on an ever-growing list of other Middle East countries.
Actually, the Democrats Don’t Care About Identity
The Democrats like to trumpet their commitment to group representation and multicultural sensitivity. But they’re happy to throw those principles overboard if it will help them attack the Left.
The Environmental Costs of Our Fish Sticks
Alaskan pollock is a $2 billion industry supplying chains like McDonald’s with fish sticks and other products. The fishing industry’s destruction of marine habitats is compounding the dire effects of climate change on Alaska’s ecosystems.
Police Tech Giant Axon Is Concealing Its Political Spending
Police body camera and weapons juggernaut Axon is reporting blockbuster earnings amid the Trump administration’s explosive spending on immigration policing. The company is resisting efforts to make it disclose its political spending strategy.
The Return of Left Internationalism
Bernie Sanders and AOC have helped to transform our domestic politics. But in order for those politics to stick, we also need to confront US imperialism and the power of multinational corporations.
The US’s Priority: Palestinian Slaughter, Not Hurricane Prep
As devastating natural disasters cause mass destruction across the southeastern United States, politicians and leaders are more concerned with arming Israel to the teeth than preparing and rebuilding their own communities.
In 40 Days, 20 Million Workers in the US Will Lose Unemployment Benefits
Twenty-five Republican-led states have cut unemployment benefits, doing enormous damage to millions of workers. And in 40 days, 20 million more workers will lose their unemployment if Democrats don't act.
The Capitol Riot Was Bad Enough. New Domestic Terrorism Legislation Would Make It Even Worse
The police and national security state need far less power, not more. We should oppose any attempts, by both Democrats and Republicans, to use the Capitol riot to pass new domestic terrorism legislation expanding state surveillance powers.
Defend Cuba From US Efforts to Crush It
Donald Trump’s efforts to blockade Cuba’s fuel supply aim to create chaos. Now more than ever, Cuba needs practical international solidarity to resist US imperialist bullying.
Trump Is Robbing You to Pay for His Dumb War
Not content with launching a costly and disastrous war on Iran, Trump has unveiled a new plan to pay for it by further slashing domestic programs that keep Americans economically afloat. His new 2027 budget document is effectively a political suicide note.
Andrew Cuomo’s Reign Is Over. Now It’s the Left’s Turn.
After years of bullying, brutal austerity, and massive giveaways to the wealthy, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s rule in New York is finished. His allies are in disarray, never expecting their prince’s fall from grace. Now it’s time for the Left to step up and reshape New York for the many, not the few.
Bosses Shouldn’t Be Able to Close Factories Whenever They Feel Like It
US labor law is so stacked against workers it allows companies to pack up and leave just to avoid dealing with a unionized workforce. We shouldn’t give employers this nuclear option — it completely undercuts working-class power.
Austerity Is a Deeply Antidemocratic Project
Austerity is not bad economics. It is a century-old project to undermine democracy in crucial areas of our lives.
Aaron Sorkin’s Road to Nowhere
Aaron Sorkin wants to give Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez advice. Yet The West Wing creator’s worldview remains a vision of liberalism at its hollowest and most ineffective.
The Pandemic Alone Can’t Transform Capitalism
COVID-19 has caused unprecedented disruption to the world economy, shining a harsh light on the frailties of global capitalism. But there won’t be a progressive paradigm shift coming out of the crisis without a dramatic upsurge of collective action.
Let’s Talk Bernie 2020
Should Bernie Sanders be the Left’s presidential candidate in 2020? Hamilton Nolan and Bhaskar Sunkara revive the great American tradition of arguing about Bernie online.
Israel’s Young Settler Vanguard
In the West Bank, at-risk youth are recast as pioneers — funded by Israeli ministries and US tax-deductible charities and deployed to harass, dispossess, and drive Palestinians from their land.
Trump Is Planning a Third Red Scare
Donald Trump and his allies aren’t making a secret of it: if they win, they’re going to launch a campaign of repression to destroy the pro-Palestinian movement and the organized left.