Economic vs. Racial Justice Is a ‘False Choice,’ Says the New Working Families Party Director Economic vs. Racial Justice Is a ‘False Choice,’ Says the New Working Families Party Director
Maurice Mitchell wants the WFP to be a political home for working-class people of every race.
Apr 13, 2018 / Collier Meyerson
Why Democrats Should Fight for the Right to a Good Job Why Democrats Should Fight for the Right to a Good Job
With inequality reaching new heights, the idea of a government-guaranteed living wage is gaining steam among progressives.
Apr 10, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Cynthia Nixon Plan Miranda Hobbes Would Hate The Cynthia Nixon Plan Miranda Hobbes Would Hate
She is the celebrity, but Andrew Cuomo is Hollywood’s real friend.
Apr 9, 2018 / Pat Garofalo
The Missed Opportunity of the Kerner Report The Missed Opportunity of the Kerner Report
A new history recovers the forgotten legacy and radical implications of the Kerner Commission.
Apr 5, 2018 / Books & the Arts / William P. Jones
What Losing the Brooklyn Dodgers Taught Bernie Sanders What Losing the Brooklyn Dodgers Taught Bernie Sanders
A lesson about corporate greed and the power of ownership was instilled when the senator’s beloved team moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles.
Mar 12, 2018 / Dave Zirin
A Crop of Reform-Minded Mayors Is Trying to Fix Policing and Fight Mass Incarceration A Crop of Reform-Minded Mayors Is Trying to Fix Policing and Fight Mass Incarceration
In their choice of a police chief and through other local initiatives, mayors can make major strides in improving the way their constituents interact with police and the criminal j...
Mar 12, 2018 / Collier Meyerson
What Happens After the Progressive Revolution Comes to a City Like Durham? What Happens After the Progressive Revolution Comes to a City Like Durham?
On the challenges of governing a bright-blue city in the middle of a hot-red state.
Mar 12, 2018 / Barry Yeoman
Democratic Party Establishment, It’s Time to Respect Insurgent Progressives Democratic Party Establishment, It’s Time to Respect Insurgent Progressives
Democrats should not revive a doomed strategy of excessive caution and deference to the permanent consultant class.
Mar 6, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Progressive Change Is Rocking One of the Most Unlikely Places in Philadelphia—the DA’s Office Progressive Change Is Rocking One of the Most Unlikely Places in Philadelphia—the DA’s Office
Dispatches from the Urban Resistance, from Philly to Kansas City and beyond.
Feb 28, 2018 / Jimmy Tobias
Are Uber’s Anti-Regulatory Crusades Hurting Drivers and Their Cities? Are Uber’s Anti-Regulatory Crusades Hurting Drivers and Their Cities?
By pushing business-friendly legislation, the ridesharing industry could be starving cities of taxes that could otherwise be invested in public transportation.
Feb 26, 2018 / Michelle Chen