White Anti-Racism Must Be Based in Solidarity, Not Altruism White Anti-Racism Must Be Based in Solidarity, Not Altruism
Altruism is too often carried along by the currents of racist capitalism.
Feb 5, 2018 / Jesse A. Myerson
Hot Protest in an Ice-Cold Super Bowl City Hot Protest in an Ice-Cold Super Bowl City
Local organizers are using old-fashioned solidarity to combat the corporate prom that is Super Bowl week in the Twin Cities.
Feb 1, 2018 / Dave Zirin
On Tuesday Night, Trump Will Double Down on His Broken Promises On Tuesday Night, Trump Will Double Down on His Broken Promises
Trump’s victories have not been victories for the American people he claimed to represent.
Jan 30, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Under Trump, Red States Are Slashing the Safety Net and Blue States Are Fighting Back Under Trump, Red States Are Slashing the Safety Net and Blue States Are Fighting Back
Is America turning into two different republics sharing one set of borders?
Jan 30, 2018 / Joshua Holland
How I Learned to Be Hungry How I Learned to Be Hungry
America’s nutrition conundrum can mean swinging between two extremes of bad eating.
Jan 30, 2018 / Donnell Alexander
The Trump Administration Just Gutted Payday-Lending Regulations The Trump Administration Just Gutted Payday-Lending Regulations
Under Trump appointee Mick Mulvaney, the CFPB is making it easier for predatory lenders to take advantage of the most vulnerable consumers.
Jan 24, 2018 / Michelle Chen
With a Shutdown Surrender, Democrats Left Millions of People Behind With a Shutdown Surrender, Democrats Left Millions of People Behind
Community health centers that serve millions are in serious danger.
Jan 23, 2018 / David Dayen
Why Democrats Need to Stand With Working Americans vs. Big Banks Why Democrats Need to Stand With Working Americans vs. Big Banks
Democrats should stop supporting a bill that would loosen the reins on Wall Street.
Jan 23, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Defending the Family: The Need for Legal Representation in Child-Welfare Proceedings Defending the Family: The Need for Legal Representation in Child-Welfare Proceedings
More than half of Mississippi parents who walk into family court don’t have a lawyer.
Jan 16, 2018 / Rachel Blustain
Without Haiti, the United States Would, in Fact, Be a Shithole Without Haiti, the United States Would, in Fact, Be a Shithole
And some other things about the country that Donald Trump doesn’t know and doesn’t care to know.
Jan 12, 2018 / Amy Wilentz