Activism

How Pramila Jayapal’s Inside-Outside Strategy Is Changing the Future of Progressive Politics

How Pramila Jayapal’s Inside-Outside Strategy Is Changing the Future of Progressive Politics How Pramila Jayapal’s Inside-Outside Strategy Is Changing the Future of Progressive Politics

The congresswoman is a lifelong organizer—and now she’s one of the key players in Congress.

Jan 24, 2019 / Feature / Joan Walsh

Man Reads in DC Metro

Fiction Can Help Us Deal With Trump’s Chaos Fiction Can Help Us Deal With Trump’s Chaos

Making sense of the presidency, one novel at a time.

Jan 24, 2019 / Column / Laila Lalami

Donald Trump

2019 Will Be the Worst Year of Trump’s Life  2019 Will Be the Worst Year of Trump’s Life 

John Nichols on the White House, Sarah Jaffe on the LA teachers’ strike, and Sean Wilentz on slavery and the constitution.

Jan 24, 2019 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Marcher at the Women's March

A Tale of Two Marches A Tale of Two Marches

The streets of Washington were full of priests, pussy hats, and everything in between.

Jan 23, 2019 / Katha Pollitt

Neomi Rao

Take Action: Stop Kavanaugh’s Replacement Take Action: Stop Kavanaugh’s Replacement

Plus, help Native American communities and food-insecure families affected by the government shutdown.

Jan 23, 2019 / NationAction

‘This Is Much Bigger Than Us, Than Our Union, Even Than Our City’

‘This Is Much Bigger Than Us, Than Our Union, Even Than Our City’ ‘This Is Much Bigger Than Us, Than Our Union, Even Than Our City’

How LA’s teachers joined forces with the community and won a landmark labor contract.

Jan 23, 2019 / Sarah Jaffe

Unite Here Strike

Union Benefits Go Far Beyond the Workplace Union Benefits Go Far Beyond the Workplace

Unions also fortify the social safety net and aid communities on the path to self-sufficiency.

Jan 22, 2019 / Michelle Chen

Abortion Rights Activists

How to Protect Yourself When Abortion Is Illegal: A Q&A With Robin Marty How to Protect Yourself When Abortion Is Illegal: A Q&A With Robin Marty

In her new book Handbook for a Post-Roe America, Robin Marty provides a blueprint for accessing reproductive-health care and fighting for your rights in a country where abortion ha...

Jan 22, 2019 / Q&A / Glyn Peterson

Northwestern and Utah Football

Should NCAA Football Have a Union? Should NCAA Football Have a Union?

Former Northwestern QB Kain Colter stops by to talk organizing NCAA athletes.

Jan 22, 2019 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Trump at Hangar Rally

Needed: A Clear Foreign Policy of Progressive Realism Needed: A Clear Foreign Policy of Progressive Realism

Democrats have the opportunity to define this positive policy, not simply react to Trump’s provocations.

Jan 22, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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