What Was the Real Midterm Victory? What Was the Real Midterm Victory?
The Democratic Party is used to writing off much of the electorate. It can’t get away with that anymore.
Nov 21, 2018 / Column / Kai Wright
Marijuana Comes to Coalinga Marijuana Comes to Coalinga
The weed business promised to save this struggling California town. So far, it’s been a bust.
Nov 21, 2018 / Feature / Rozina Ali
Calgary Olympic Bid Goes Down in Flames Calgary Olympic Bid Goes Down in Flames
The host city for the famed 1988 Winter Games decided overwhelmingly that it did not want a second bite at the poisoned Olympic apple.
Nov 20, 2018 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
Antitrust For The Many, Not The Few Antitrust For The Many, Not The Few
Somebody needs to challenge Facebook's outsized power over the media. It should be a cooperative association, not another unaccountable behemoth.
Nov 20, 2018 / Nathan Schneider
‘Lean In’ Has Been Discredited For Good ‘Lean In’ Has Been Discredited For Good
To defend Facebook, Sheryl Sandberg put capitalism before feminism—and democracy.
Nov 20, 2018 / Mari Uyehara
All of a Sudden, Politicians Are Ready to Tackle America’s Housing Crisis All of a Sudden, Politicians Are Ready to Tackle America’s Housing Crisis
Upstart candidates and 2020 presidential hopefuls alike are putting the perennially ignored issue at the top of the agenda.
Nov 20, 2018 / Bryce Covert
Can the Blue Wave Deliver a Green New Deal? Can the Blue Wave Deliver a Green New Deal?
The base is demanding a bold plan from the newly empowered Democrats—and the planet is crying out for it.
Nov 20, 2018 / Christopher D. Cook
A Leftist Foreign Policy Should Reject Economic Sanctions A Leftist Foreign Policy Should Reject Economic Sanctions
The United States should use its financial powers to bust oligarchs, end tax evasion, and create a fairer world economy.
Nov 20, 2018 / Nicholas Mulder
The Scam at the Heart of New York’s Amazon Deal The Scam at the Heart of New York’s Amazon Deal
New York is struggling with competing housing, education, and transit crises. So why is it giving billions to a voracious mega-monopoly?
Nov 19, 2018 / Jarrett Murphy
As Toxic Smoke Blankets California, Who Has the Ability to Escape? As Toxic Smoke Blankets California, Who Has the Ability to Escape?
While the wealthy can flee toward cleaner air, the poorest have no choice but to stay put.
Nov 17, 2018 / Gabriel Thompson