Podemos’s Prospects Podemos’s Prospects

Spain’s newest left party is building on local victories.

Jun 2, 2015 / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín

Why Science Fiction Is a Fabulous Tool in the Fight for Social Justice Why Science Fiction Is a Fabulous Tool in the Fight for Social Justice

With their anthology Octavia’s Brood, Adrienne Brown and Walidah Imarisha evoke a world of radical possibility.

Jun 2, 2015 / Laura Flanders

Comix Nation Comix Nation

Jun 2, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow

Snapshot: Fifa’s Self-Chopping Head Snapshot: Fifa’s Self-Chopping Head

A protester outside the 65th FIFA congress in Zurich wears a mask in the likeness of FIFA president Sepp Blatter, who was reelected to a fifth term despite a wide-ranging corruption scandal. Five days later, Blatter abruptly announced that he would be stepping down due to his “deep care for FIFA and its interests.”

Jun 2, 2015 / Michael Probst

‘Tech’ Is Political—How We Respond to It Needs to Be Just as Political ‘Tech’ Is Political—How We Respond to It Needs to Be Just as Political

New technologies will not solve our problems: People acting collectively will.

May 27, 2015 / Leah Hunt-Hendrix and Astra Taylor

Why a Democratic Insurgency Is ‘Whupping’ Obama on Trade Why a Democratic Insurgency Is ‘Whupping’ Obama on Trade

His progressive critics have been studying trade deals for two decades—and they know what they’re talking about.

May 27, 2015 / John Nichols

How the Irish Became the World’s Leading Gay Activists How the Irish Became the World’s Leading Gay Activists

Defying conventional wisdom, the huge win by the Yes Equality campaign involved young and old, rural and urban, Catholic and non-Catholic voters.

May 27, 2015 / Margaret Spillane

Comix Nation Comix Nation

May 27, 2015 / Jen Sorensen

Snapshot: At Your Service Snapshot: At Your Service

Two robots, known as Xiaolan and Xiaotao, deliver food at a new restaurant in Jinhua, China. Over the past several years, a number of eateries have opened across China that feature robots working not only as waiters, but also as chefs, hosts, and bartenders.

May 26, 2015

How Defunding Derails Our Infrastructure How Defunding Derails Our Infrastructure

John Boehner claims public financing had nothing to do with the Amtrak disaster, but like so many others, it can be directly traced to funding shortfalls.

May 20, 2015 / John Nichols