Why Workers Everywhere Should Be Scared by Kentucky’s Assault on Unions Why Workers Everywhere Should Be Scared by Kentucky’s Assault on Unions
Workers should be preparing to push back as the Republicans who control the White House and the Congress bring their anti-union agenda to Washington.
Jan 5, 2017 / John Nichols
Harvey Cox’s Radicalism Harvey Cox’s Radicalism
How the theologian and social critic reminds us of the radical possibilities and egalitarian hopes of a Christian left.
Jan 5, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Elizabeth Bruenig
3 Steps for Progressive Resistance and Rebuilding as the Trump Era Launches 3 Steps for Progressive Resistance and Rebuilding as the Trump Era Launches
Ultimately, the party’s fortunes will depend on recruiting a new generation of progressive leaders who can harness the power of social movements and drive it into electoral politic...
Jan 3, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Inequality Is Only Getting Worse Inequality Is Only Getting Worse
The typical American family today has less wealth than the typical American family of the 1980s.
Dec 29, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Trump Is Capitalizing on the Anxiety Caused by the End of Steady Employment Trump Is Capitalizing on the Anxiety Caused by the End of Steady Employment
Liberals should speak to workers’ experience of precarity.
Dec 28, 2016 / Mike Konczal
Why Trump’s Hotels Will Doom Us All Why Trump’s Hotels Will Doom Us All
Who’d have thought it’d be a bad idea to elect a president with business interests pretty much everywhere in the world?
Dec 22, 2016 / Tom Engelhardt
Robert Reich: Why Republicans Are Wrong About Taxes Robert Reich: Why Republicans Are Wrong About Taxes
Plus: Martin Garbus on clemency for Leonard Peltier, and Amy Wilentz on the worst and best of 2016.
Dec 22, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Homeless in the Shadow of Santa Barbara’s Mansions Homeless in the Shadow of Santa Barbara’s Mansions
For hundreds of families, home is a car in a quiet parking lot.
Dec 20, 2016 / Jennifer Dworkin
Sham Populism, Shameless Plutocracy Sham Populism, Shameless Plutocracy
Almost every legitimate function of the federal government could be subverted by Trump’s wrecking crew.
Dec 20, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Want to Know How to Build a Progressive Movement Under Trump? Look to Standing Rock Want to Know How to Build a Progressive Movement Under Trump? Look to Standing Rock
Fighting against white supremacy and neoliberalism takes organizing—and lots of it.
Dec 20, 2016 / Audrea Lim