Closing Rikers Island: A Step Beyond Prison Reform
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.
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Kashmir’s New Uprising
Since last July, Indian-occupied Kashmir has been rocked by massive, ongoing protests. The question is: why now?
It Doesn’t Take a Dictator to Smother a Free Press
As the leaders of Hungary and Poland have shown, the right combination of political and financial muscle is enough to control the media.
Finding Miss Burma
An excerpt from the new novel Miss Burma.
The Enemy is Us: The Opioid Crisis and the Failure of Politics
In every possible sense, the opioid epidemic—the worst drug crisis in U.S. history—is a creature of our creation.
France: Seeds of a New Green Left?
Amid disenchantment with mainstream politics, tensions between Socialists and Greens, and a string of disappointments from outgoing president François Hollande, activists known as zadistes have taken the defense of the environment into their own hands—and met formidable police repression.
How Tax Policy Created the 1%
From the 1920s to today, American tax policy has evolved to reflect one principle—the investor comes first—with disastrous implications for the rest of us.
Did Turkey’s Democracy Devour Itself?
Voters worldwide have been making some alarming decisions lately, but none have gone so far as to vote democracy itself out of existence. On Sunday, Turkey seems to have done just that.
The Trouble with Macron
In this year’s unpredictable campaign, Emmanuel Macron’s business-friendly liberalism could be enough to spare France from the National Front. But in the long run, it’s no safe bet against the populist far right.
From Refinery Town to Progressive City
In Richmond, California, grassroots activists have turned their local government into a bulwark against corporate interests. Can their story be replicated around the country?
Monsanto’s Superfund Secret
Radioactive waste piles, groundwater pollution, mercury emissions, and poisoned livestock: these are just some of the costs of producing the world’s most widely used herbicide.
Is There Such a Thing as the American Ghetto?
Today, the term “ghetto” comes across as at best anachronistic, at worst offensive. Does it still have any value?
Call Now: What It’s Like to Enroll in a For-Profit College
For-profit colleges use a unique model of recruitment to appeal to potential students who are short on time.
What’s the Matter with Iowa?
Having gained “trifecta” control over the state’s government in November, Iowa Republicans are implementing a big-business agenda with astounding speed—and devastating implications for workers.
The British Left at a Crossroads
To guarantee its relevance and survival, the British left must choose between two options for contemporary resistance and reconstruction.
