Politics

Gustavo Petro Colombian presidential candidate

Colombia’s Presidential Hopeful Gustavo Petro Wants a New Left for Latin America Colombia’s Presidential Hopeful Gustavo Petro Wants a New Left for Latin America

In an interview with The Nation, the former mayor of Bogotá discusses what his election would mean for Colombia and the region.

Apr 18, 2018 / Q&A / Miguel Salazar

How Progressives Can Engage Russia

How Progressives Can Engage Russia How Progressives Can Engage Russia

America’s security depends on defeating oligarchy abroad and at home.

Apr 18, 2018 / Feature / David Klion

Speaker Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan’s Cruel Vision—and the Red-State Rebellion Against It Paul Ryan’s Cruel Vision—and the Red-State Rebellion Against It

His plutocratic policies have provoked a growing backlash, in the form of teacher strikes and demonstrations from West Virginia and Kentucky to Oklahoma and Arizona.

Apr 18, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

A Win and a Loss in Dreamers’ Fight for In-State Tuition

A Win and a Loss in Dreamers’ Fight for In-State Tuition A Win and a Loss in Dreamers’ Fight for In-State Tuition

Two opposing decisions in Arizona and New Jersey make clear the importance of local politics for Dreamers.

Apr 18, 2018 / Julianne Hing

One Giant Leap Backward for America

One Giant Leap Backward for America One Giant Leap Backward for America

It seems that we are now a country with no forward, only back.

Apr 18, 2018 / OppArt / Dee Hood

Election 2018 Is Off to the Racists

Election 2018 Is Off to the Racists Election 2018 Is Off to the Racists

Across the US, white nationalists and their sympathizers are running for office—and they don’t need to win to be dangerous.

Apr 18, 2018 / Feature / Donna Minkowitz

Teachers Are Leading the Working-Class Insurgency

Teachers Are Leading the Working-Class Insurgency Teachers Are Leading the Working-Class Insurgency

And it’s not the first time.

Apr 17, 2018 / Steve Fraser

A protester with a bullhorn at a protest in Albany

For Tax Day, Fight to Repeal Trump’s Giveaway to the Wealthy For Tax Day, Fight to Repeal Trump’s Giveaway to the Wealthy

You can also demand Congress vote on Trump’s illegal air strikes on Syria and find out how to support undocumented students.

Apr 17, 2018 / NationAction

McConnell Republican Tax Plan

The GOP Tax Cuts Are Such a Blatant Scam That They Might Change the Whole Conversation The GOP Tax Cuts Are Such a Blatant Scam That They Might Change the Whole Conversation

Are Democrats finally learning to refuse to play the “pay-for” game?

Apr 17, 2018 / Joshua Holland

DeVos Off the Wall

DeVos Off the Wall DeVos Off the Wall

Projected by activists on California Hall, Berkeley.

Apr 17, 2018 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

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