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.
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.
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.
Democrats should abandon the specter of the right-wing hard hat, and recognize today’s working class for what it really is.
To win meaningful gains for working people, Democrats first need to win elections with the coalition they have.
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.
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.
Javier Valdez was the sixth journalist murdered in Mexico so far this year. What will it take for his killers to see justice?
How did private insurance companies come to control U.S. health care—and make our coverage the most expensive in the world?
Labour fared much better in Thursday’s election than many had predicted—myself included. But to win decisively in future, it still has work to do.
While Trump promises to axe the EPA and bring back coal, China’s leaders are heralding a new “ecological civilization.” But are the two countries really reversing roles on the environment?
Since 2015 the British Labour party has sought to distance itself from New Labour and develop its populist appeal under left-winger Jeremy Corbyn. Why hasn’t it worked?
After years of tireless organizing, the campaign to close down own of the country’s most notorious jails secured a landmark victory in March. But activists say it’s not enough.
Since last July, Indian-occupied Kashmir has been rocked by massive, ongoing protests. The question is: why now?
As the leaders of Hungary and Poland have shown, the right combination of political and financial muscle is enough to control the media.
