Here’s the Progressive Biden Should Pick to Run America’s Consumer Watchdog Here’s the Progressive Biden Should Pick to Run America’s Consumer Watchdog
President-elect Joe Biden should start rebuilding the CFPB—and thereby gain a powerful weapon in the fight against this economic downturn.
Dec 22, 2020 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Family Separations Family Separations
The parents of over 600 children, separated at the border by the US government, have not been located.
Dec 21, 2020 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
Why CUNY Faculty and Staff May Go on Strike Why CUNY Faculty and Staff May Go on Strike
Breakneck speedups are forcing its workers to do more with less than ever before.
Dec 21, 2020 / R.H. Lossin
Trump’s Party Circus Trump’s Party Circus
The GOP undermines democracy.
Dec 19, 2020 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
Jesse Kreuzer Murals Jesse Kreuzer Murals
Power to the people, from the people.
Dec 17, 2020 / OppArt / Jesse Kreuzer
The Right Answer Is to Throw Money at the Problem The Right Answer Is to Throw Money at the Problem
Progressive are waging and winning the fight for direct payments because, in a pandemic moment, people need cash to survive.
Dec 17, 2020 / John Nichols
It’s Long Past Time to End Inequality It’s Long Past Time to End Inequality
Our government has dedicated significant resources to produce a Covid-19 vaccine in record time. The same could be done to combat poverty and inequality.
Dec 17, 2020 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
Women in Mexico Reckon With the High Cost of Migration Women in Mexico Reckon With the High Cost of Migration
With husbands dying—from Covid-19, dangerous jobs, and more—in the US, many Mexican women are wondering whether migration is worth it anymore.
Dec 17, 2020 / Photo Essay / Lorena Ríos
Dean Spade on the Promise of Mutual Aid Dean Spade on the Promise of Mutual Aid
The radical law professor explains how we can meet each other’s needs with dignity, care, and justice.
Dec 16, 2020 / Daniel Fernandez