Social Justice

US Navy Pacific Ocean

Shrinking the Military-Industrial Complex by Putting It to Work at Home Shrinking the Military-Industrial Complex by Putting It to Work at Home

It’s not a pipe dream.

Feb 26, 2019 / Feature / Peter-Christian Aigner and Michael Brenes

‘We Need to Start Calling These Folks Out by Name’

‘We Need to Start Calling These Folks Out by Name’ ‘We Need to Start Calling These Folks Out by Name’

The Poor People’s Campaign is pushing DC officials to do more for economic justice in the nation’s capital.

Feb 25, 2019 / Greg Kaufmann

Amazon HQ2 Protest

The Amazon Deal Was Not Brought Down by a Handful of Politicians The Amazon Deal Was Not Brought Down by a Handful of Politicians

It was felled by a robust grassroots coalition.

Feb 25, 2019 / Jimmy Tobias

Is Trump Racist

Is Trump a Racist? Is Trump a Racist?

Yes, but that’s the wrong question.

Feb 20, 2019 / Steve Phillips

AOC Green New Deal

Bring On the Green New Deal Vote Bring On the Green New Deal Vote

The GND’s young organizers will help craft a message the 2020 Democratic candidate can get behind.

Feb 19, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Alabama Is Going to Execute Rocky Myers. He Might Be Innocent.

Alabama Is Going to Execute Rocky Myers. He Might Be Innocent. Alabama Is Going to Execute Rocky Myers. He Might Be Innocent.

The case of an intellectually disabled prisoner on death row is a window into the many flaws in the death penalty in America.

Feb 19, 2019 / Ashoka Mukpo

Little girl at child care rally CA

Childcare for All Belongs on the Progressive Agenda Childcare for All Belongs on the Progressive Agenda

Katha Pollitt on universal child care, plus David Klion on Bernie’s foreign policy adviser, and Antony Loewenstein on Afghanistan.

Feb 14, 2019 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Denver Teachers

Denver Students Take the Lead as Teachers Strike Denver Students Take the Lead as Teachers Strike

Working-class students of color are mobilizing to support their striking teachers and against privatizing district leaders.

Feb 12, 2019 / StudentNation / Eric Blanc

Metropolitan Detention Center

For Criminal Justice Reform, the First Step Act Is Just the Start For Criminal Justice Reform, the First Step Act Is Just the Start

Progressives should seize on the law’s momentum and help it grow.

Feb 12, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Freeland and Mogherini at the Women Foreign Ministers Meeting

Canada’s ‘Feminist’ Foreign Aid Is a Fraud Canada’s ‘Feminist’ Foreign Aid Is a Fraud

Women’s empowerment is never just an economic issue; it’s always a political issue, too.

Feb 11, 2019 / Rafia Zakaria

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