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The Democratic Party Botched the 2024 Election
The Democrats neglected their voter base in 2024 and failed to respond to Trump’s campaign with anything beyond the maintenance of a bankrupt neoliberalism.
Round Two
Slashed budgets and union-busting might lead to Chicago's second teacher strike in four years.
The Art of Politics
Debates during the rise of Margaret Thatcher can tell us much about how to respond to our political moment.
Let Them In
Nativists and Islamophobes are sowing fear to try to close the door on Syrian refugees. We can't let them.
Rich Democratic Lawmakers Stand to Benefit From the SALT Tax Cuts
The benefits of repealing the SALT cap would flow mostly to the wealthy. That includes House Democrats like Reps. Josh Gottheimer and Jamie Raskin, who are pushing the tax cuts and would save a bundle if they pass.
The March on Washington Advanced a Radical Vision for Society That Remains Unfulfilled
Sixty years ago today, hundreds of thousands gathered at the Washington Mall, where they heard Martin Luther King Jr’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Since then, we’ve beaten a retreat from the march’s vision of racial and economic justice.
The Right’s Unhinged Whining About Canceling Student Debt Shows Why It’s a Great Idea
Since Joe Biden announced the cancellation of $10,000 of student debt per borrower, right-wingers have been frothing at the mouth with outrage. The Right’s desperate response shows exactly why student debt cancellation makes for good politics.
Inequality Is Shortening American Lives
The US incarcerates more people than almost any country on Earth. Meanwhile, pharma executives, Wall Street bankers, and fossil fuel companies escape meaningful accountability for harms that have killed far more Americans than street crime ever has.
Lula Comes Home
Lula’s release will not change the course of Brazilian politics by itself. But the leftist leader has already said his time in prison further radicalized him — and that can only bode well for the popular movement resisting Bolsonaro’s reactionary politics.
Which Party Wants to Preserve the Status Quo?
When it comes to the economy, Democrats are now the party of the status quo, while Donald Trump’s GOP is making a misleading but radical-sounding pitch to upend the existing order in workers’ favor. It’s a fundamental role reversal in US politics.
An Act of Hate
After yesterday's horrific attack on the LGBT community in Orlando, we must remember there is an alternative to hate and bigotry.
The Abortion Rights Movement Must Now Turn to Grassroots Organizing and Direct Action
The Supreme Court’s abortion rights rollback is a major victory for the Right and a crushing blow for the rest of us. But millions of people are pissed off and ready to fight for reproductive freedom — and they aren’t looking to the Democrats to save them.
Democrats Are Subsidizing Health Insurance Predators
Democrats want to pay billions to put Americans on expensive corporate health insurance plans rather than expand Medicare or create a public option. It’s a gift to a criminal private insurance industry that needs to be completely abolished.
Trump Loves Modi — but Obama Loved Him First
Donald Trump has been rightly condemned for his buddy-buddy relationship with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi. But it was Barack Obama who helped legitimize the far-right leader in the first place.
Anti-Communist Massacres Killed Indonesia’s Hopes for National Liberation and Socialism
The mass slaughter of leftists in Indonesia was more than just another Washington-backed atrocity. It was the prototype for smashing the hopes and dreams of the Left in the developing world — for good.
Where Boomers Party Till They Drop — Dead
Welcome to The Villages, where not even the coronavirus can keep retirees from their steady diet of sex, drugs, rock ‘n’ roll, and Donald Trump.
Here Come the Kennedys
Chris Kennedy has thrown his hat — and his family's enormous wealth — into the Illinois governor's race. But does he really represent a progressive option?
Dan Osborn Hopes to Inspire More Working-Class Independents
Last year Dan Osborn, a former union president and strike leader, almost won a Senate seat in deep-red Nebraska as a populist independent. Osborn has now started a PAC to recruit, train, and support more blue-collar candidates for public office.