Working class

Work Strong Austin

Austin Just Brought Paid Sick Leave to the South Austin Just Brought Paid Sick Leave to the South

Thanks to a savvy, progressive coalition, Austinites will no longer have to work through heart attacks, flus, and stomach bugs.

Feb 16, 2018 / Jimmy Tobias

Little girl at child care rally CA

The Family Medical Leave Act Is a Quarter-Century Old This Year—and in Desperate Need of an Update The Family Medical Leave Act Is a Quarter-Century Old This Year—and in Desperate Need of an Update

A national paid-leave program could bring immeasurable benefits to working parents.

Feb 15, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Trump speech

On Tuesday Night, Trump Will Double Down on His Broken Promises On Tuesday Night, Trump Will Double Down on His Broken Promises

Trump’s victories have not been victories for the American people he claimed to represent.

Jan 30, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Protest outside Chase

Why Democrats Need to Stand With Working Americans vs. Big Banks Why Democrats Need to Stand With Working Americans vs. Big Banks

Democrats should stop supporting a bill that would loosen the reins on Wall Street.

Jan 23, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Trump White House USA Hat

Trump’s Policies Offer Plutocracy on Steroids, Not Economic Populism Trump’s Policies Offer Plutocracy on Steroids, Not Economic Populism

Democrats must expose the president’s broken promise to working people.

Jan 9, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Tangier Island, Virginia

The Whiteness of Trump’s Working-Class Supporters: Gary Younge The Whiteness of Trump’s Working-Class Supporters: Gary Younge

A black man travels through White America.

Dec 22, 2017 / Jon Wiener

Rev. William Barber Moral Mondays

A New Poor People’s Campaign Wants to Change How Society Defines Morality A New Poor People’s Campaign Wants to Change How Society Defines Morality

In the wealthiest country in the world, poverty is still taking a devastating toll on millions of people of all races.

Dec 5, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Panama Papers Protest

Republican Tax Bills Would Be Paradise for Plutocrats Republican Tax Bills Would Be Paradise for Plutocrats

Americans may have voted to “drain the swamp” in 2016, but neither the Trump administration nor the Republican-led Congress got the message.

Nov 14, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Charles Schumer

Have Democrats Learned Their Lesson? There’s Reason for Hope. Have Democrats Learned Their Lesson? There’s Reason for Hope.

Democrats will have to work harder to establish a clear, compelling vision of what they are for beyond opposition to Trump.

Nov 7, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Poultry farm

A Chicken-Nugget Theory of Capitalism A Chicken-Nugget Theory of Capitalism

One breaded snack can tell us so much.

Nov 7, 2017 / Raj Patel

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