Learning from Fannie Lou Hamer
A shrewd movement strategist, Fannie Lou Hamer rose from abject poverty to reshape the American political order.
Winter 2025
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Single-Payer from the Bottom Up
What Medicare for All advocates can learn from the fight for single-payer in New York.
Police Murders Are the Tip of the Iceberg
The latest acquittal of a white police officer in St. Louis reflects a pattern of policing that consistently denies equal citizenship to the county’s black residents.
The Puzzle of Poland
A quiet but fierce war is raging for the hearts and minds of Polish citizens, as a vibrant and well organized protest network confronts an increasingly authoritarian right-wing government.
Courting Disaster
The ongoing emergency of Hurricane Harvey is one that could only have been created by capitalism.
How the Slants Reclaimed Their Name
Simon Tam, frontman of the Asian-American dance-rock band, says the recent Supreme Court ruling allowing the group to keep their name affirms that “ultimately communities should be able to determine what’s best for themselves.”
When Privatization Means Segregation: Setting the Record Straight on School Vouchers
Trump’s Department of Education is proposing to take school vouchers nationwide. But this policy has an ugly segregationist history that “school choice” advocates can’t escape.
Why Obamacare Repeal Won’t Die
The zombie-like resilience of GOP efforts to repeal-and-replace Obamacare would be the stuff of a Hollywood epic—were it not so devastating to millions of Americans.
Why I Left Immigration Law
The U.S. immigration system demands penance from immigrants for the privilege of staying in the country and reinforces tired stereotypes about the global South. After four years, I could no longer be part of it.
The New Working Class
Democrats should abandon the specter of the right-wing hard hat, and recognize today’s working class for what it really is.
Democrats Need More Than the Working Class
To win meaningful gains for working people, Democrats first need to win elections with the coalition they have.
Terror and Tyranny in Duterte’s Philippines
With hundreds dead and more than 300,000 displaced since fighting broke out in mid-May, the crisis in the Philippine city of Marawi has underlined not only the brutality of the Duterte regime, but the shortsightedness of its “leftist” collaborators.
The Party of Unlivable Wages
Georgia Republican congressional candidate Karen Handel’s admission that she doesn’t support a “livable wage” is only a candid statement of the mainstream GOP position.
Why Protecting Journalists is Critical for Mexico’s Democracy
Javier Valdez was the sixth journalist murdered in Mexico so far this year. What will it take for his killers to see justice?
America’s Health Care System is Even More Broken than You Think
How did private insurance companies come to control U.S. health care—and make our coverage the most expensive in the world?
