Tariffs and other forms of protectionism often hurt workers — and trade can help produce good paying, sustainable jobs. But we need to build a trade policy that benefits both US workers and workers in developing countries.
Benjamin Netanyahu won reelection by outflanking Israel’s far right. If you listen closely, you can hear the rumble of fascism approaching.
This May Day, let's demand not just sanctuary from deportation, but legalization for all — and an end to capital's despotic rule.
Republicans are doubling down on mendacious, racist insanity over Haitians in Springfield, Ohio. But the incident is also a window into how many top Democrats have all but abandoned immigrant rights.
Mormons are the most strongly Republican religious group in the country. Why aren’t they supporting Trump?
Rejecting the TPP doesn't make Trump a genuine populist. But the Left must advance its own economic agenda to beat him.
The new GOP is fueled by some old think tanks.
As president, Donald Trump launched broadsides against the liberal international order. Will Joe Biden be able to put America “back at the head of the table” once in office?
Despite America’s two-party duopoly, third parties have played a crucial role in shaping US politics for good and ill — from bringing us pro-worker reforms and the welfare state to laying the groundwork for Donald Trump’s right-wing authoritarianism.
Trump's laptop ban is racist and paranoid. It's also a huge giveaway to American airline monopolies.
We need an expansive, radical vision for art that makes it more than a plaything for the wealthy.
Fighting corporate trade deals requires uniting with immigrants and foreign workers — not scapegoating them.
A big new study came out last week arguing that Bernie Sanders's electability could be a “mirage.” There's just one problem: the report is nonsense.
Appeals to vote against Trump rooted in a fear of authoritarian apocalypse puff up Republicans’ sense of their own power. Just call them what they are: deeply weird people.
Trump is planning a presidency of, by, and for the rich.
Comparing Trump's America to fascist Germany only fuels elites' antidemocratic fantasies.
Sanctuary cities will be one of the strongest bulwarks against Trump’s inhumane immigration agenda.
Pundits are panicking about whether the Left will help Joe Biden defeat Trump. The former vice president probably doesn't want it, but here's some advice for him from the author of Yesterday’s Man: The Case Against Joe Biden.
In interrupting Donald Trump’s speech to Congress, Rep. Al Green showed more vigor in opposing the president’s undemocratic, anti-worker agenda than any other act since Inauguration Day. Democrats should emulate Green, not censure him.