The Land Grabbers
Pension giant TIAA is leading a global wave of deforestation and the destruction of small farmers' livelihoods.
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The Evolution of Dr. King
By the end of his life, Martin Luther King Jr was an avowed socialist.
How to Understand the European Union
If we want to take on the European Union, we have to first understand its nature.
What the CTU Can Do
With a strike authorization vote this week, the Chicago Teachers Union has the chance to show the power of militant action and democratic organizing.
Getting Andy Ngo and His Fascist Friends Off Our Streets
The far right turned liberal Portland into a site of fascist violence. The Left is battling to oust them for good.
Beto O’Rourke Should Not Run for President
We don’t need another photogenic media star with run-of-the-mill liberal politics running for president. Beto O'Rourke should stay in Texas.
It Didn’t Pay Off
Bill Clinton claimed welfare reform would empower black mothers. It actually pushed them further into poverty.
Ronald Reagan Paved the Way for Donald Trump
A new Showtime docuseries reminds us of just how awful Ronald Reagan was and how his brand of demagogic racism became a model for Trump.
Assessing the Brazilian Workers’ Party
Looking back at thirteen years of ambiguous reform and one swift counteroffensive.
Deportation as Class Strategy
Mass deportations may hurt big business and working people alike. But Donald Trump is betting that the fallout will hit Democrats harder — and cement a lasting right-wing majority.
RIP Rob Reiner — a Mensch Who Made the Films We All Love
Rob Reiner and his wife were killed yesterday. While Donald Trump tweets out a disgraceful, mocking memorial, we’re celebrating a man who made a decade of great cinema as well as a liberal mensch who stood in stark contrast to the inhuman cruelty of MAGA.
The Making of the Teenager
The teenager we know today came of age in the postwar era — but she owes her existence to the New Deal.
New York City Nurses Have Launched Their Biggest-Ever Strike
Nearly 15,000 nurses are now on strike at three New York City private sector hospitals, in the largest nurses’ strike the city has ever seen. Nurses say they are striking to end understaffing that burns out nurses and endangers patients.
The Blueprint for a Nationwide Immigrant Strike
The 2006 “Day Without an Immigrant” mobilized millions and killed a draconian anti-immigrant bill. With ICE waging war on immigrant communities, the playbook for a mass strike already exists — we just have to study it.
The City the Rich Built — and Broke
A new history traces how elite-driven development made New York richer on paper and poorer in practice.
Teamsters for a Democratic Union Leaders Explain Their Strategy
As the union reform organization Teamsters for a Democratic Union turns 50, we spoke to its cochairs about their work building rank-and-file power inside one of the most important unions in the United States.
Christianity Was Always for the Poor
From the Sermon on the Mount through the Apostolic Age, the first Christians preached against wealth.
Free Speech Is Under Attack in Texas
Texas is currently one of 35 states with robust legal protections against SLAPP suits. New Texas resident Elon Musk is banding together with entrenched fossil fuel interests in a campaign to roll these protections back.
The National Labor Relations Board Just Made It Easier for Workers to Win Unions
An NLRB decision delivered late last month substantially lowers the legal hurdles to union recognition. But using that opening will require unions to build strong cultures of shop-floor solidarity in the face of employer intimidation.