Canada’s ‘Feminist’ Foreign Aid Is a Fraud

Women’s empowerment is never just an economic issue; it’s always a political issue, too.

Rafia Zakaria

John Dingell Kept the Faith, From the New Deal to ‘Medicare for All’

The veteran congressman, who has died at age 92, always understood that health care is a right.

John Nichols

Got Local News? Not if the Vultures at Alden Capital Grab Gannett

“Journalism will only die if we choose not to fight for it,” says Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Julie Reynolds

Climate Justice and Economic Justice Are Not in Conflict

Redistribution will have to be a big part of any program that effectively tackles the climate crisis.

Michelle Chen

Let’s Get Paid Family Leave Right

Even the paid-leave programs in the US that exist fall short of what’s needed.

Bryce Covert

Howard Schultz Tests His Centrist Messaging

Peter Kuper

What Rydell High School Can Teach Us about the LA Teachers Strike

As teachers in Denver and Oakland head toward their own strikes, it’s worth doubling down on the lessons from LA.

Sarah Jaffe

Pledge: Let’s Make February 16 National Stayaway Day

If the shutdown resumes, we urge federal workers to stay away from work and their allies to occupy airports on 2/16.

Sarita Gupta and Erica Smiley

How Corporate Monopolies Are Dragging Down Your Paycheck

If T-Mobile and Sprint merge, it could drive down wages for retail workers by thousands of dollars a year.

Michelle Chen

Trump’s Record-Breaking Shutdown Was Possible Only Because America Doesn’t Protect Working People

In other countries, locking out hundreds of thousands of public servants would lead to strikes. But not here.

Joshua Holland