Jeb Bush on Climate Change: A Long History of Consistent Inconsistency Jeb Bush on Climate Change: A Long History of Consistent Inconsistency

As governor of Florida, Bush said publicly that climate change was not a “top priority.” He also quietly ordered a review of policy options for responding to it.

Jun 18, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter

The Charleston Massacre and the Cunning of White Supremacy The Charleston Massacre and the Cunning of White Supremacy

He didn’t just target Denmark Vesey’s church—it was the anniversary of Vesey’s suppressed uprising.

Jun 18, 2015 / Greg Grandin

A Civil-Rights Champion Was Lost in the Attack on Charleston’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church A Civil-Rights Champion Was Lost in the Attack on Charleston’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church

The church has been linked for centuries to struggles against slavery and segregation and for economic and social justice.

Jun 18, 2015 / John Nichols

What Fast-Food Workers Are Fighting For What Fast-Food Workers Are Fighting For

The New York State Labor Department’s fast food Wage Board this week showed why a pay raise can’t come soon enough for fast food workers.

Jun 17, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Climate Change Is a Crisis We Can Only Solve Together Climate Change Is a Crisis We Can Only Solve Together

The very idea that we—as atomized individuals—could play a significant part in stabilizing the planet’s climate is objectively nuts.

Jun 17, 2015 / Feature / Naomi Klein

Can Kshama Sawant Build an Actual Socialist City in America? Can Kshama Sawant Build an Actual Socialist City in America?

First, she'll have to win rent control.

Jun 17, 2015 / Feature / Sarah Jaffe

Climate Deniers Are Quickly Bringing About Their Own Worst Nightmare Climate Deniers Are Quickly Bringing About Their Own Worst Nightmare

Jun 17, 2015 / Naomi Oreskes

Is Gawker’s Unionization a Sign That Creative Workers Are Finally Realizing Their Worth? Is Gawker’s Unionization a Sign That Creative Workers Are Finally Realizing Their Worth?

Can web publishing’s freewheeling structure shake up received wisdom about wielding collective labor power?

Jun 16, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Thousands of Voters Are Disenfranchised by North Carolina’s Voting Restrictions Thousands of Voters Are Disenfranchised by North Carolina’s Voting Restrictions

North Carolina’s new voting restrictions are preventing African-Americans and Democrats from voting.

Jun 16, 2015 / Ari Berman

25 Years Later: Lessons From the Organizers of Justice for Janitors 25 Years Later: Lessons From the Organizers of Justice for Janitors

The campaign succeeded because it went after the people who truly had power over the workers’ livelihood—not the powerless subcontractors.

Jun 16, 2015 / Stephen Lerner and Jono Shaffer