The Class War Midterms
The legacy of Bernie Sanders’ presidential runs was on full display in Democrats’ titanic midterm election results. The message from voters is clear: deliver on economic populism.
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“Sewer Socialism” is Ascendant in America’s Big Cities
As the next mayor of Washington, D.C., Janeese Lewis George will join other local leaders who say they’ll look to the public sector to help solve their cities’ housing crises.
We Just Witnessed a Populist Blowout
In Tuesday's midterm elections, voters rejected Trump’s billionaire-backed politics and attacks on working people. The winners need to show that a different kind of politics can deliver.
Organizing Beat Out Democratic Conventional Wisdom
Democrats’ sweeping victory in the midterms showed why the old playbook should be thrown out of the window—and that the Left is on the march.
The Hour Before Dawn
With the Voting Rights Act gutted and education under attack, building democratic power must reach beyond the ballot box—and into classrooms and the streets
It’s Time for Labor to Join the Fight Against Data Centers and Tech Oligarchy
There’s no room for dithering—the U.S. labor movement has to choose now whether to be on the right side of history.
Dockworkers Worldwide Are Striking for Palestine
The second International Day of Action of Dockworkers, in solidarity with Palestine and against militarism, begins.
A Gift From the President to the Cornell Seven
New comics from Mark Kaufman, Tom Tomorrow and Adam Zygis.
Hispanic Voters Are Dissatisfied. What Will It Mean for the Midterms?
The question heading into the midterms is not whether Trump has lost support among Hispanic Americans—it is what dissatisfied Hispanic voters will do with that dissatisfaction.
Against Efficiency
Making numbers go up isn’t compatible with human freedom. It’s time to flip the tables in how we determine progress.
UFCW Members Protect Local Election After Sham Merger Attempt
Longtime incumbents in UFCW's Local 8-Golden State are being challenged by an insurgent slate in what may be the local’s first competitive election in decades.
With His Stunning Victory in Brazil, Lula Has Made History Again
Despite trailing far-right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro in the first round of voting, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defied the odds and secured a fourth presidential term, but the road ahead will not be an easy one.
A Politics of Denial
As France erupts with protests and the U.S. midterm elections near, a declining West is answering its crisis with denial, repression and war.
The Crest of a New Wave
The incoming class of left-wing insurgents can hold sway in the next Congress—if they work as a bloc.
The Urgency of Anti-Fascist Economics
In a new book, a dissident economist argues that to save democracy, we must democratize the economy.
It’s the Rent, Actually
How historic housing unaffordability—and resurgent tenant organizing—are reshaping the midterm elections.
What the End of Amazon’s MTurk Tells Us About Today’s AI Race
Human labor fueled the rise of AI. It can also be used to halt it.
From the Green Line to the Yellow Line: A Story of Colonization in Palestine
A ceasefire was supposed to bring calm to a Gaza devastated by genocide. Instead, Israel not only continues to violate it, but now a "yellow line" has split Gaza in half and enabled even more violence.
When Phone Calls Are Shut Off for Prisoners
In Baxter County, Ark., a sheriff cut off phone access at the jail. The Trump administration paid attention, and the decision could have nationwide implications.
“They’re Trying to Starve Us”: BP Opposes Unemployment Benefits for Locked-Out Workers
Six and a half months into a lockout, the oil giant is appealing workers’ unemployment, a move that could force union members to pay back the benefits they've received.
A Sweeping Reelection Victory for Shawn Fain and His Slate at UAW
Members of the United Auto Workers overwhelmingly backed another term for Shawn Fain and his United UAW slate of union candidates, showing support for his vision of a fighting labor movement.
Earth Is Getting Hotter, AI Agents Are Springing Free
A round-up of this month’s signs we are living in late stage capitalism.
Toledo Residents’ Lives Upended by Brent Industries Explosion
Host Maximillian Alvarez sits down with a panel of Toledo, Ohio residents to discuss the morning of the industrial disaster and life since.
Welcoming To Burning Ram
Will we one day look back at America's giant pickup trucks as a gauche fad that made our streets uglier, roads deadlier and our world worse?
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