How Silicon Valley Millionaires Stole Progressivism How Silicon Valley Millionaires Stole Progressivism
In the battle against displacement in San Francisco, defenders of democracy are denounced as reactionaries, while agents of capital are lauded as revolutionaries.
Jul 15, 2014 / Feature / Zelda Bronstein
No Water For Motown: Why Detroit Is Denying Its Citizens This Basic Human Right No Water For Motown: Why Detroit Is Denying Its Citizens This Basic Human Right
The Detroit Water and Sewage Department plans to shut off water for delinquent customers at a rate of 1,500 to 3,000 this summer.
Jul 11, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Against Austerity in Detroit: ‘Water Is a Human Right’ Against Austerity in Detroit: ‘Water Is a Human Right’
Citizens organize to block water shutoffs as the UN Special Rapporteur says ”when there is genuine inability to pay, human rights simply forbids disconnections.”
Jul 11, 2014 / John Nichols
Yes, Arresting Subway Dancers Is Still a Way of Criminalizing Black Youth Yes, Arresting Subway Dancers Is Still a Way of Criminalizing Black Youth
However one feels about subway dancers’ high flying antics, we should be able to agree they shouldn’t be arrested.
Jul 8, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith
How New York Real Estate Became a Dumping Ground for the World’s Dirty Money How New York Real Estate Became a Dumping Ground for the World’s Dirty Money
Shady magnates and corrupt politicians from all over the globe are stashing their ill-gotten wealth in luxurious Manhattan apartments.
Jul 3, 2014 / Michael Hudson, Ionuț Stănescu, and Sam Adler-Bell
After Cory Booker Departs, a Radical Poet’s Son Rises as Mayor of Newark After Cory Booker Departs, a Radical Poet’s Son Rises as Mayor of Newark
Ras Baraka wants to reclaim New Jersey’s largest city from charter schools and Wall Street.
Jul 1, 2014 / Siddhartha Mitter
RI Workers Won’t Back Down on Living Wage, Despite Democrats’ Betrayal RI Workers Won’t Back Down on Living Wage, Despite Democrats’ Betrayal
A minimum-wage pre-emption measure, backed by the hotel industry and signed by Governor Chafee, has been met with hunger strikes, electoral challenges and protests.
Jun 27, 2014 / Sam Adler-Bell
The Deadly Cost of Wall Street Greed The Deadly Cost of Wall Street Greed
Private equity firms are laying the foundation for the next financial crash in the rubble of the last one—and it’s already cost one child her life.
Jun 23, 2014 / Laura Gottesdiener
Organizing Where We Have the Most Leverage: in the Cities Organizing Where We Have the Most Leverage: in the Cities
We can do it by calling for reforms that shift control of the economy away from corporate giants.
Jun 18, 2014 / Feature / George Goehl
Can a Liberal Mayor Be Financially Responsible? Can a Liberal Mayor Be Financially Responsible?
According to the right-wing media’s script, of course not.
Jun 18, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman