Reviving the General Strike Reviving the General Strike
Organizers seeking to spark far-reaching work stoppages in the United States can invoke a powerful fact: It has happened before.
Sep 1, 2019 / Mark Engler
Ady Barkan Refuses to Stop Fighting for Health Care for All Ady Barkan Refuses to Stop Fighting for Health Care for All
The progressive activist, a leader in the movement to win Medicare for All, launches a new series of interviews on health care with presidential candidates.
Aug 30, 2019 / Winnie Wong
Brexit Gives Its Former Colonies a Whiff of Schadenfreude Brexit Gives Its Former Colonies a Whiff of Schadenfreude
Britain is learning what many of its former colonies already know: Democracy requires constant vigilance.
Aug 30, 2019 / Nanjala Nyabola
The Megyn Kelly Syndrome Strikes Bret Stephens The Megyn Kelly Syndrome Strikes Bret Stephens
The Times columnist is just the latest example of a right-winger who flounders outside his ideological bubble.
Aug 30, 2019 / Jeet Heer
Democrats Need Litmus Tests on Health Care Democrats Need Litmus Tests on Health Care
But that doesn’t necessarily mean Medicare for All.
Aug 30, 2019 / Joshua Holland
The EPA Relaxes Pollution Restrictions The EPA Relaxes Pollution Restrictions
We are also on the Endangered Species List.
Aug 30, 2019 / OppArt / Scott Laserow
The Pentagon’s New Missile Drive Is Bringing Armageddon Closer The Pentagon’s New Missile Drive Is Bringing Armageddon Closer
Washington is withdrawing from the INF treaty not because of Russian violations but because the Pentagon wants to deploy a dangerous new class of its own nukes.
Aug 30, 2019 / Michael T. Klare
Trump’s Support of Boris Johnson Should Remind Congress of the Necessity of Impeachment Trump’s Support of Boris Johnson Should Remind Congress of the Necessity of Impeachment
Be wary of a president who celebrates abuses of power abroad and who, at home, imagines that the Constitution “allows me to do whatever I want.”
Aug 30, 2019 / John Nichols
Boris Johnson Exposes the Big Lie of British Politics Boris Johnson Exposes the Big Lie of British Politics
Parliament has voted against every resolution to the Brexit saga, but Johnson has decided to forge ahead on his own.
Aug 29, 2019 / Stephen Bush
Kirsten Gillibrand Leaves the 2020 Race With No Apologies Kirsten Gillibrand Leaves the 2020 Race With No Apologies
The candidate who ran on being “brave” had the courage to see that she had no path to the nomination. Here’s hoping some of the men with similar poll numbers soon do the same.
Aug 29, 2019 / Joan Walsh