Democrats Unite on Voting Rights Democrats Unite on Voting Rights
The 2016 Democratic platform has the strongest language on voting rights in the party’s history.
Jul 11, 2016 / Ari Berman
WNBA Teams Show What Black Lives Matter Solidarity Looks Like WNBA Teams Show What Black Lives Matter Solidarity Looks Like
The white men in sports could learn something from these women.
Jul 11, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Pramila Jayapal for Congress Pramila Jayapal for Congress
A smart organizer and a bold champion of progressive values, Jayapal will help transform Congress.
Jul 11, 2016 / The Editors
The Deportation System’s ‘Lock-up Quota’ Is Just As Bad as It Sounds The Deportation System’s ‘Lock-up Quota’ Is Just As Bad as It Sounds
Lockup quotas are tearing apart immigrant communities and lining the pockets of private prison corporations.
Jul 11, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Florida Has Not Held an Employer Responsible for Violating the Minimum Wage Since 2011 Florida Has Not Held an Employer Responsible for Violating the Minimum Wage Since 2011
Blame Pam Bondi, the state’s Trump-loving attorney general.
Jul 11, 2016 / Spencer Woodman
Hillary Clinton’s Technology Agenda Isn’t Good Enough Hillary Clinton’s Technology Agenda Isn’t Good Enough
And Bernie Sanders deserves some of the blame, too.
Jul 11, 2016 / Micah L. Sifry
Democrats Toughen Trade Stance—but Reject Formal Opposition to the TPP Democrats Toughen Trade Stance—but Reject Formal Opposition to the TPP
By leaving the party’s position in doubt, Democrats have created an opening for Trump.
Jul 10, 2016 / John Nichols
What the Democratic Party Platform Tells Us About Where We Are on War What the Democratic Party Platform Tells Us About Where We Are on War
It shows the limits of party politics—and the necessity of social movements to challenge those limits.
Jul 8, 2016 / Phyllis Bennis
6 Times Athletes Spoke Out in Support of #BlackLivesMatter This Week 6 Times Athletes Spoke Out in Support of #BlackLivesMatter This Week
Their statements have the potential to reach an important audience.
Jul 8, 2016 / Dave Zirin
The Next Big Fight for the Pro-Choice Movement: Taxpayer-Funded Abortions The Next Big Fight for the Pro-Choice Movement: Taxpayer-Funded Abortions
Once a political “third rail,” the effort to repeal the Hyde Amendment has gone mainstream.
Jul 8, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter