
Take Action Now: Help Pass Crucial Voting Rights Reforms Take Action Now: Help Pass Crucial Voting Rights Reforms
Plus, build support for the Green New Deal and register new voters in 2020 swing states.
Feb 12, 2019 / NationAction

The World’s Most Dangerous Nuclear Weapon Just Rolled Off the Assembly Line The World’s Most Dangerous Nuclear Weapon Just Rolled Off the Assembly Line
With the creation of a new “mini-nuke” warhead, the US is making nuclear war all the more probable.
Feb 12, 2019 / James Carroll

Virginia’s Top Male Democrats Made a Mess, and Virginia’s Women Are Cleaning It Up Virginia’s Top Male Democrats Made a Mess, and Virginia’s Women Are Cleaning It Up
The progressive women who surged to victory in November 2017 are now stuck dealing with the fallout from blackface revelations and sexual-assault charges—instead of passing legisla...
Feb 12, 2019 / Joan Walsh

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

Why Does the Democratic Party Refuse to Address Poverty? Why Does the Democratic Party Refuse to Address Poverty?
A DNC Poverty Council was formed by a new progressive member, but the staff has blocked it from functioning.
Feb 12, 2019 / Alan Minsky

What a Midwestern Presidential Candidate Learned From Marxist Intellectuals What a Midwestern Presidential Candidate Learned From Marxist Intellectuals
Pete Buttigieg’s father was a Gramsci scholar—but he taught his son more about ethics than revolution.
Feb 12, 2019 / Sara Marcus

Andrea Stewart-Cousins Is Albany’s Best Hope Andrea Stewart-Cousins Is Albany’s Best Hope
The New York State Senate’s new majority leader is championing women’s rights—and giving Governor Andrew Cuomo a piece of her mind.
Feb 12, 2019 / Raina Lipsitz

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

How to Be Critical of the Things You Love How to Be Critical of the Things You Love
Poet and critic Hanif Abdurraqib’s new book on A Tribe Called Quest is also a consideration of what it means to be a music fan in 2019.
Feb 12, 2019 / Nawal Arjini

Howard Schultz Has Nothing to Say Howard Schultz Has Nothing to Say
He has no ideas to confront the real problems facing America, just a lot of dollars and a big ego.
Feb 12, 2019 / Robert L. Borosage