Let Them In
Nativists and Islamophobes are sowing fear to try to close the door on Syrian refugees. We can't let them.
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Abortion Under Siege
The Right’s virulent anti-abortion rhetoric created the environment that led to the Planned Parenthood attack.
Chicago’s Brutal Example
A new Department of Justice report shows that Chicago police have proven immune to reform.
No More Saturday Marches
The brilliance of strikes and stoppages like the Day Without Immigrants and the Women's Strike lies in organizers' willingness to halt business as usual.
Trump, Carter, and the Politics of Parties
Trump has been a remarkably weak leader. And that may turn out to be his salvation.
The Obamacare Ratchet Effect
The Republicans have learned a basic political lesson: benefit programs create their own constituencies. Will Democrats catch on?
How to Defeat the Post-Janus Union Attacks
Janus opens the door to active campaigns by the Right to get members to drop their union dues. Here's how labor can fight back.
The Day Zach Galifianakis Saved Obamacare
Liberalism, they said back in the 1930s, was freedom plus groceries. In the Obama era, it was faulty websites plus hip celebrities.
The Shocking Attack On Teacher Pay
Working three jobs, renting out their homes: decades of regressive tax cuts have driven the teacher wage penalty to record levels — and are forcing educators to take desperate measures.
Nikki Haley Was No Different
After resigning as UN ambassador, Nikki Haley was hailed as a moderate voice in Donald Trump’s administration. That's absurd: she was just as belligerently pro-war as the rest of Trump’s appointees.
The Contradictions of the #Resistance
Jeff Sessions’ tenure as attorney general was vastly more detrimental to democracy and the rule of law than shuttering Mueller’s investigation could ever be. No one should be nostalgic for his tenure.
What a Teachers Movement Can Look Like
By following the example of Los Angeles teachers in their recent victorious strike, teachers around the country can roll back free-market education reform.
Jair Bolsonaro Is Weaker Than He Looks
Despite his authoritarian bravado, Bolsonaro is having a hard time overcoming a weak economy, mounting scandals, and mass mobilization against his program. He can be beaten.
Tiffany Cabán, a Socialist in the District Attorney’s Office
Socialists keep winning elections. The latest: Tiffany Cabán, who won the Queens, New York, district attorney race last night. She will soon have the opportunity to radically overhaul the criminal justice system by ending cash bail, halting prosecution of crimes of poverty, decriminalizing sex work, and more.
Palestinians Don’t Need Jared Kushner’s Racist Peace Plan
Jared Kushner’s plan to bring peace to Palestine reads like a real estate developer’s brochure laden with “white man’s burden” racism. Palestinians are right to view him with contempt.
Tech Workers for Bernie
Bernie Sanders wants to rein in Big Tech, but tech workers love him anyway. Why? Because tech workers, like all workers, recognize the impact that policies such as Medicare for All and student loan debt relief could have on their well-being.
Joe Biden Wants to Be the Anti-Trump — So Why Does He Support Building Trump’s Signature Border Wall?
Professional Democrats used to paint Donald Trump’s border wall as the symbol of everything that was grotesque about him. But now that Joe Biden has come out in favor of it, they’ve offered barely a whisper of protest.
Mass Protests Have Forced Some Cities to Repeal Anti-Protester Curfews
After brutal police violence failed to stop huge protests against the murder of George Floyd, governments across the country imposed curfews in an attempt to curtail dissent. But protesters have defied the restrictions in mass numbers — and in some cities, forced elected leaders to repeal the curfews.
The Left Loses a Lot. But Sometimes, We Win.
It's a dark time in the US and across the world, but the last two weeks actually give us some cause for hope. Cities are pledging to shift money from cops to public services, violent officers are being disciplined and fired, and a wave of left victories came in last week’s primaries.
Police Brutality Against Protesters Only Stoked the Anti–Police Brutality Movement
Credit for the unprecedented wave of mass protests should go to anti-police brutality activists, movement journalists, and politicized young people. But let’s not forget the boys in blue themselves: cops' vicious treatment of protesters proved to millions around the world that the protesters were right.