Forget the Trump Circus. Focus Instead on His Ruinous Policies. Forget the Trump Circus. Focus Instead on His Ruinous Policies.
Democrats would be wise to focus not just on Trump’s inanities but also on the real damage that he and his Republican allies are doing to our country.
Sep 11, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Colin Kaepernick Will Not Be Silenced Colin Kaepernick Will Not Be Silenced
As Colin Kaepernick’s collusion case against the NFL moves forward, the league’s owners should be looking to settle. But they won’t… and maybe they can’t.
Sep 7, 2018 / Dave Zirin
We’re at a ‘Which Side Are You On?’ Moment We’re at a ‘Which Side Are You On?’ Moment
Randi Weingarten on unions and politics, Mark Hertsgaard on climate, and David Cole on Kavanaugh.
Sep 6, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Rahm Emanuel Will Be Remembered as Chicago’s ‘Murder Mayor’ Rahm Emanuel Will Be Remembered as Chicago’s ‘Murder Mayor’
The outgoing mayor's legacy will be defined by austerity, privatization, displacement, gun violence, and police brutality.
Sep 5, 2018 / Miles Kampf-Lassin
Andrew Gillum’s Rise Shows the Strength of the Progressive Pipeline Andrew Gillum’s Rise Shows the Strength of the Progressive Pipeline
His Florida primary win is a tribute to the infrastructure the movement has built.
Sep 4, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
China’s Workers Aren’t Fighting a Trade War—They’re Fighting a Labor War China’s Workers Aren’t Fighting a Trade War—They’re Fighting a Labor War
Bellicose pronouncements from Washington and crackdowns from Beijing aren’t stifling China’s labor movement.
Sep 4, 2018 / Michelle Chen
The 3 Worst Labor Stories of 2018 The 3 Worst Labor Stories of 2018
And three reasons to not give up hope.
Sep 3, 2018 / Arvind Dilawar
Donald Trump Has Betrayed American Workers—Again and Again and Again Donald Trump Has Betrayed American Workers—Again and Again and Again
Despite his campaign promises, Trump has consistently put corporations and the rich ahead of American workers.
Sep 2, 2018 / Robert L. Borosage
Democrats Need to Show a Whole Lot of Solidarity With Labor in 2018 Democrats Need to Show a Whole Lot of Solidarity With Labor in 2018
The surest way to achieve high wages in the face of global competition is to build and maintain strong unions.
Sep 2, 2018 / John Nichols
Melania Trump: Hero of the People? Melania Trump: Hero of the People?
Amy Wilentz on the first lady, plus Katha Pollitt on the politics of motherhood, and Lee Saunders on unions after Janus.
Aug 30, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener