Society

Trump and Ruzder

Sham Populism, Shameless Plutocracy Sham Populism, Shameless Plutocracy

Almost every legitimate function of the federal government could be subverted by Trump’s wrecking crew.

Dec 20, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Winter at Standing Rock

Want to Know How to Build a Progressive Movement Under Trump? Look to Standing Rock Want to Know How to Build a Progressive Movement Under Trump? Look to Standing Rock

Fighting against white supremacy and neoliberalism takes organizing—and lots of it.

Dec 20, 2016 / Audrea Lim

Ellen Cantor’s Perpetual Revisions

Ellen Cantor’s Perpetual Revisions Ellen Cantor’s Perpetual Revisions

The artist’s final film tested her belief that love could be stronger than the will to power.

Dec 20, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

Minnesota Football Boycott

The ‘Brutal Solidarity’ of the Minnesota Gophers The ‘Brutal Solidarity’ of the Minnesota Gophers

The team called off its Holiday Bowl boycott, but the rally to defend 10 teammates accused of sexual assault has left a stench on campus and beyond.

Dec 19, 2016 / Dave Zirin

NC special session

North Carolina’s Legislative Coup Shows What Voter Suppression Will Look Like Under Trump North Carolina’s Legislative Coup Shows What Voter Suppression Will Look Like Under Trump

Republicans have turned North Carolina into a laboratory for subverting democracy.

Dec 19, 2016 / Ari Berman

Emmett Till

Why Are We Still Reliving the Nightmarish Death of Emmett Till? Why Are We Still Reliving the Nightmarish Death of Emmett Till?

When I went to Mississippi to cover the trial, I had no idea that the story would become so relevant again more than 60 years later.

Dec 19, 2016 / Dan Wakefield

Emmett Till Trial

Land of the Free? This Firsthand Report From the Emmett Till Murder Trial Is Chilling to Read Today Land of the Free? This Firsthand Report From the Emmett Till Murder Trial Is Chilling to Read Today

“The crowds are gone and this Delta town is back to its silent, solid life that is based on cotton and the proposition that a whole race of men was created to pick it.”

Dec 19, 2016 / Dan Wakefield

CNBC Contributor Larry Kudlow

Larry Kudlow Isn’t an Economist, but He Plays One on TV Larry Kudlow Isn’t an Economist, but He Plays One on TV

And that’s what makes him a perfect fit in the Trump administration.

Dec 16, 2016 / David Dayen

UPenn Trump Protesters

In the Wake of Trump, a Black-Student Groundswell In the Wake of Trump, a Black-Student Groundswell

We know, from our history and social-studies and literature classes, the value of peaceful protest and civil disobedience.

Dec 16, 2016 / StudentNation / Students Organizing for Unity and Liberation, Grace Dolan-Sandrino, and Zahri Jackson

Bernie BlackLivesMatter

What Is the Left Without Identity Politics? What Is the Left Without Identity Politics?

Four writers consider the question dividing the Democratic Party.

Dec 16, 2016 / Walter Benn Michaels, Charles W. Mills, Linda Hirshman, and Carla Murphy

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