McDonald’s in the Post–Civil Rights Era, with Marcia Chatelain
An interview with Marcia Chatelain, the author of Franchise—a book about how “stateless people found some comfort in a corporation.”
Winter 2026
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How to Build a Winning Coalition, with E.J. Dionne
E.J. Dionne on his new book Code Red and the power of “visionary gradualism.”
Inequality in the Trump Era
The Trump administration didn’t invent the policies that redistribute wealth and income to the top, but it has doubled down on them in characteristically cruel and petty ways.
Who Closes Hospitals?
A series of recent hospital closures points to the limits of the U.S. multi-payer healthcare system. Private provision cannot guarantee public access so long as insurance companies fuel rising costs.
Antimonopoly and the Democrats
The antimonopoly tradition once contributed to mobilization, coalition building, and sustained reform across the liberal-left spectrum, and it might do so again today.
The GM Strike and the Future of the UAW
“We need to start acting as a class-conscious organization.”
Redlined by Algorithm
A new rule proposed by Trump’s Department of Housing and Urban Development could allow landlords and real-estate brokers to get away with discrimination by blaming it on computer modeling.
Can Democratic Socialism Rise in Rural America?
From New Mexico to Tennessee, organizers are working to put DSA on the map. The work isn’t easy.
The Abortion Rights Movement Must Rethink Its Strategy
In the face of an aggressive assault by the right, the abortion rights movement should abandon its defensive stance and advocate fully integrating abortion into the country’s healthcare system.
Rural America Reimagined
Introducing our Fall 2019 special section, “Left Paths in Rural America.”
A Limited Impeachment
Trump’s impeachment is long overdue. But the Democratic Party leadership’s desire to rush through proceedings points to fears about digging too deep into the corruption of the Washington establishment.
Meritocracy’s Casualties
The individualist credo is exacerbating already steep inequality and driving elites to protect their privilege by any means—even criminal ones.
The Reactionary Heartland Is a Myth
Don’t believe the media stereotype. An inclusive left populism has won in the Midwest before, and it can win again.
From Police Violence to the City Budget
The Ferguson Uprising sparked renewed interest in understanding the link between municipal fines and racial surveillance—a relationship that made tragedies like the death of Michael Brown less moments of rupture than logical endpoints.
Beyond the Backlash
How the 2016 election revealed the possibilities for new political identities.
