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Trump touches copy of spending bill

Trump’s Budget Is a Bitter Betrayal Trump’s Budget Is a Bitter Betrayal

The only question is how long the president can get away with this con.

Mar 19, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Oakland Teachers’ Strike Revealed California’s Education Crisis

The Oakland Teachers’ Strike Revealed California’s Education Crisis The Oakland Teachers’ Strike Revealed California’s Education Crisis

The struggle for fair funding goes way beyond the district. So now the teachers are taking their fight to Sacramento.

Mar 18, 2019 / Bryce Covert

Democrats Must Expose Trump’s Betrayal of Working People

Democrats Must Expose Trump’s Betrayal of Working People Democrats Must Expose Trump’s Betrayal of Working People

Forget the scandals and the tweets. What really matters is the looting.

Mar 15, 2019 / Robert L. Borosage

Stacey Abrams Georgia governor's race

Why Progressive Insurgents Aren’t Waiting for Permission to Run for Office Why Progressive Insurgents Aren’t Waiting for Permission to Run for Office

For too long, the homogeneity of our candidates has suppressed important voices.

Mar 12, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Glut cooperative in Maryland

What if Workers Owned Their Workplaces? What if Workers Owned Their Workplaces?

The cooperative movement is showing that worker-owned businesses can not only survive, but thrive.

Mar 8, 2019 / Michelle Chen

Adam Silver

Does the NBA Have a Mental-Health Crisis on Its Hands? Does the NBA Have a Mental-Health Crisis on Its Hands?

Depression and anxiety among players is not something to scoff at or shame. It’s an objective fact, and a real product of their jobs.

Mar 7, 2019 / Dave Zirin

How Does Losing Medicaid Help You Get a Job?

How Does Losing Medicaid Help You Get a Job? How Does Losing Medicaid Help You Get a Job?

Arkansas is the first state in the nation to impose a work requirement on people receiving Medicaid. The results have been disastrous.

Mar 7, 2019 / Feature / Bryce Covert

The Unmaking of American Work

The Unmaking of American Work The Unmaking of American Work

More than any technology, what the gig-economy companies share is the strategy of shifting costs to workers.

Mar 7, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Malcolm Harris

Solar Panels

Bill McKibben: From Coal and Gas to Wind and Sun Bill McKibben: From Coal and Gas to Wind and Sun

Plus Maia Szalavitz on the opioid epidemic and Sean Wilentz on impeachment.

Mar 7, 2019 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Move Fast and Build Solidarity

Move Fast and Build Solidarity Move Fast and Build Solidarity

Activism at Google and Amazon paid off. But can the emerging “tech left” forge long-term alliances between janitors, drivers, and engineers?

Mar 6, 2019 / Feature / Avi Asher-Schapiro

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