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What if the Wind and Sunshine Really Belonged to All of Us?

What if the Wind and Sunshine Really Belonged to All of Us? What if the Wind and Sunshine Really Belonged to All of Us?

Only by taking a more radical approach to renewables—one inspired by American history—can we build the constituency needed to make climate justice a reality.

May 23, 2022 / Feature / David McDermott Hughes

Vivek Chibber

Vivek Chibber on the Future of Marxist Thought Vivek Chibber on the Future of Marxist Thought

His new book The Class Matrix: Social Theory After the Cultural Turn is an impassioned argument for centering class politics in both theory and praxis.

May 23, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

Insurrectionist Doug Mastriano Should Be Barred From the Pennsylvania Ballot

Insurrectionist Doug Mastriano Should Be Barred From the Pennsylvania Ballot Insurrectionist Doug Mastriano Should Be Barred From the Pennsylvania Ballot

Details of Mastriano’s involvement with the coup attempt are overwhelming—and disqualify him under the 14th Amendment, argue constitutional lawyers.

May 23, 2022 / John Nichols

America’s Largest, Most Neglected Machine Could Be the Key to Radical Climate Activism

America’s Largest, Most Neglected Machine Could Be the Key to Radical Climate Activism America’s Largest, Most Neglected Machine Could Be the Key to Radical Climate Activism

Most of us ignore the electrical grid, but it’s a crucial part of the transition to renewable energy capacity.

May 23, 2022 / Feature / Jessi Jezewska Stevens

Biden Is Finally Moving Toward Engagement With Cuba

Biden Is Finally Moving Toward Engagement With Cuba Biden Is Finally Moving Toward Engagement With Cuba

As the island struggles to emerge from a dire economic crisis, the White House is acknowledging that the policies it inherited could lead to disaster.

May 20, 2022 / Peter Kornbluh

Active Shooters Active Shooters

America gets the call.

May 20, 2022 / Steve Brodner

George W. Bush at a baseball game

George W. Bush Stumbles Into a Moment of Truth George W. Bush Stumbles Into a Moment of Truth

The former president’s gaffe reminds us that his launching of a criminal war still demands justice.

May 20, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Woman touches memorial for Buffalo shooting

“We Are Not Terrified. We Are Tenacious.” “We Are Not Terrified. We Are Tenacious.”

Life against death in Buffalo.

May 20, 2022 / JoAnn Wypijewski

AIPAC’s Dangerous New Antidemocratic Project

AIPAC’s Dangerous New Antidemocratic Project AIPAC’s Dangerous New Antidemocratic Project

In the name of supporting Israel, the lobbying group has created a new super PAC that is only too happy to boost candidates that threaten our democracy.

May 20, 2022 / Ezra Oliff-Lieberman

Gavin Newsom Budget Revision

The Biggest Blue State Is Ready to Invest in Its People The Biggest Blue State Is Ready to Invest in Its People

California is showing what a state with vast resources and progressive political leadership can do if it sets its mind to reform.

May 20, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky

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