Marx’s Revenge Marx’s Revenge
He may have lived a 19th-century life, but his ideas keep coming back with a vengeance.
Feb 8, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Benjamin Kunkel
What Might Mario Savio Have Said About the Milo Protest at Berkeley? What Might Mario Savio Have Said About the Milo Protest at Berkeley?
The 1960s Berkeley Free Speech Movement leader warned that freedom exercised irresponsibly or freedom repressed could “bring disgrace upon our university.”
Feb 7, 2017 / Robert Cohen
The Labor Movement Must Learn These Lessons From the Election The Labor Movement Must Learn These Lessons From the Election
An interview with Jane McAlevey.
Feb 7, 2017 / Feature / D.D. Guttenplan
Your Guide to the Sprawling New Anti-Trump Resistance Movement Your Guide to the Sprawling New Anti-Trump Resistance Movement
An explosion of new activism offers a ray of hope in these dark political times.
Feb 6, 2017 / Feature / Joshua Holland
Barack Obama Radically Expanded Our Appreciation of African-American History Barack Obama Radically Expanded Our Appreciation of African-American History
By preserving sites that have been central to the black experience, Obama helped revitalize our civic religion.
Feb 2, 2017 / Robert Greene II
Why We Support Keith Ellison for DNC Chair Why We Support Keith Ellison for DNC Chair
He will address the party’s—and the nation’s—crisis by aligning Democrats more closely with movements for social and economic justice.
Feb 2, 2017 / The Nation
The People Are Leading the Politicians in the Fight Against Trump The People Are Leading the Politicians in the Fight Against Trump
Massive anti-Trump protests are helping Democrats find their spine.
Jan 31, 2017 / Joan Walsh
The Resistance to Trump Is Big, Diverse, and Ferocious The Resistance to Trump Is Big, Diverse, and Ferocious
It will take sustained and strategic action on many fronts to defend our democracy while building a bigger, stronger progressive movement.
Jan 31, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Incessant Kremlin-Baiting of President Trump Is a Threat to US National Security Incessant Kremlin-Baiting of President Trump Is a Threat to US National Security
Allegations that the president is a “puppet of Putin” could prevent him from making decisions in America’s best interests.
Jan 25, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
Why It’s Not OK to Punch a Neo-Nazi in the Face Why It’s Not OK to Punch a Neo-Nazi in the Face
A reply to Natasha Lennard: White-supremacist Richard Spencer is odious, but bashing him in the head is not the solution.
Jan 24, 2017 / Peter Van Buren