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Immigration rights demonstrators rally in downtown Los Angeles, Monday, April 10, 2006.

How to Join the ‘Day Without Immigrants’ on May Day How to Join the ‘Day Without Immigrants’ on May Day

A coalition led by immigrants and workers is aiming to mark this year’s May Day with the biggest workers strike and mobilization in over a decade.

Apr 28, 2017 / no-paywall / Ariana Rosas Cárdenas

US Capitol

It’s Not a Government Shutdown. It’s a Right-Wing Coup. It’s Not a Government Shutdown. It’s a Right-Wing Coup.

Programs designed to help the vulnerable are gutted, while institutions designed to serve the rich and powerful remain unscathed.

Apr 28, 2017 / Adam Johnson

Donald Trump and Bill O'Reilly

From Fox News to ‘Breitbart’: Liars, Harassers, and Far-Right Bottom-Feeders From Fox News to ‘Breitbart’: Liars, Harassers, and Far-Right Bottom-Feeders

I’ve argued for years that treating Fox as legitimate was a terrible mistake. The rise of Breitbart shows I should have been even more cynical.

Apr 28, 2017 / Column / Eric Alterman

Protestors at the capitol building in Puerto Rico

Students Are Now Leading the Resistance to Austerity in Puerto Rico Students Are Now Leading the Resistance to Austerity in Puerto Rico

Some $40 billion of the island’s debt could be illegal—so why is the government shutting down the audit commission?

Apr 27, 2017 / StudentNation / Ed Morales

Rutgers University protest

Professors and University Staff Call For Campuses to Shut Down on May Day Professors and University Staff Call For Campuses to Shut Down on May Day

Students, staff, faculty, and administrators are asking the university community to take action in solidarity with A Day Without Immigrants. 

Apr 27, 2017 / no-paywall / NationAction

Black Butte Coal Mine

Saving Coal Country by Ending Coal’s Empire Saving Coal Country by Ending Coal’s Empire

A Kentucky coalition has plans to make Appalachia’s transition from fossil fuels a boon for local empowerment.

Apr 27, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Donald Trump Thumbs

Relax, Donald: After 100 Days, You’ve Already Done So Much Relax, Donald: After 100 Days, You’ve Already Done So Much

President Trump shouldn’t be so defensive about Saturday’s milestone. The list of his accomplishments is long.

Apr 27, 2017 / Peter Dreier

The Corporatization of the Web Has Thinned Out Our Culture and Undermined American Democracy

The Corporatization of the Web Has Thinned Out Our Culture and Undermined American Democracy The Corporatization of the Web Has Thinned Out Our Culture and Undermined American Democracy

In his new book Move Fast and Break Things, Jonathan Taplin argues that, among its many downsides, the digital revolution has diminished our very humanity.

Apr 27, 2017 / David Dayen

Marxism With Soul

Marxism With Soul Marxism With Soul

Marshall Berman was committed not only to the radical promise of socialism and modernism, but to those masterpieces and revolutions that seemed to erupt out of our everyday lives.

Apr 26, 2017 / David Marcus

Bill Cassidy

The People Have Spoken: They Want More Government The People Have Spoken: They Want More Government

So let’s give it to them, by building a high-wage economy that protects workers, not banks and corporations.

Apr 26, 2017 / Jeff Madrick

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