The Chicago School
How Chicago elites imported charters, closed neighborhood schools, and snuffed out creativity.
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The Industrial Classroom
In resisting standardized testing, today’s teachers are part of a rich tradition of struggle against dehumanization in the workplace.
Sanctuary for Some
Bill de Blasio has proclaimed New York a sanctuary city. But broken windows policing and law-and-order rhetoric continue to ensnare the city's immigrants.
Bernie for President
We should welcome Bernie Sanders' presidential run, while being aware of its limits.
Trump’s Deportation Machine
If his transition team is any indication, Trump will pursue a policy of mass deportation to drive a wedge between workers.
Michelle Goldberg Goes to Washington
The problem isn’t just voting for Democrats, it's letting a rightward-moving Democratic Party set the Left’s political horizons.
An Equal Opportunity Racket
Hillary Clinton is right that cashing in on speaking fees is nothing new. But neither is public criticism of it.
Wisconsin, Conquered
Republicans could not have conquered the labor stronghold of Wisconsin without the complacency of the Democratic Party.
The Year of Resistance, Inc.
Throughout 2017, business leaders wagged their fingers at Trump with one hand while quietly accepting handouts with the other.
The Case Against Bombing ISIS
The military campaign against ISIS is just the latest phase of US imperialism in the Middle East.
Make Them Do It
As climate disaster looms, the Democrats are dodging the issue. Only a mass movement demanding action can force them to change.
Forgetting and Remembering
Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen on the self-serving stories the US state tells about the Vietnam War.
The Same Bosses
Fighting corporate trade deals requires uniting with immigrants and foreign workers — not scapegoating them.
Deportation Profits
El Salvador's call-center industry is profiting off US deportees.
A War in the Desert
Don't ask if the US-Mexican border will be "militarized." It already is — and it's taking hundreds of lives a year.
How the US Helped ISIS
A recently declassified document again shows the United States' complicity in the rise of ISIS.
An Incoherent #Resistance
Liberals venerate security and intelligence figures like Michael Hayden and James Clapper for opposing Donald Trump. But these "resisters" are just as bad as Trump on a free press and government transparency.
Amnesty Now
The most emancipatory vision that the Left can offer today is one of equitable citizenship for all.