Washington Trained Guatemala’s Mass Murderers—and the Border Patrol Played a Role Washington Trained Guatemala’s Mass Murderers—and the Border Patrol Played a Role
Now two Guatemalan children have died under Border Patrol custody. But the agency’s role in Latin American oppression has a long history.
Jan 3, 2019 / Feature / Greg Grandin and Elizabeth Oglesby
The Battle Over NAFTA 2.0 Has Just Begun The Battle Over NAFTA 2.0 Has Just Begun
Progressives must fight strategically to improve it—if they don’t, the consequences could be devastating.
Dec 21, 2018 / Feature / Lori Wallach
Why ‘Overmatch’ Is Overkill Why ‘Overmatch’ Is Overkill
The Pentagon’s strategy for global supremacy could bankrupt the country and spark a world war.
Dec 20, 2018 / Feature / Michael T. Klare
The 2018 Progressive Honor Roll The 2018 Progressive Honor Roll
Progressives were on the move this year, and they weren’t just resisting Trump—they were outlining the alternative to Trumpism.
Dec 20, 2018 / Feature / John Nichols
Yanis Varoufakis’s Internationalist Odyssey Yanis Varoufakis’s Internationalist Odyssey
The former Greek finance minister is on a quest to unite the global left.
Dec 13, 2018 / Feature / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
Who’s Afraid of a Sex Workers’ Union? Who’s Afraid of a Sex Workers’ Union?
A movement for sex workers’ rights is gaining momentum in Spain—but it’s facing opposition from the national government and some feminists.
Dec 13, 2018 / Feature / Meaghan Beatley
The Ideas Primary The Ideas Primary
US presidential contests may seem never-ending, but if the debate is about policy—instead of personality—is that such a bad thing?
Dec 10, 2018 / Feature / Robert L. Borosage
Marc Lamont Hill Was Arguing for the Rights of Humans, Not of States Marc Lamont Hill Was Arguing for the Rights of Humans, Not of States
The important demand that CNN rehire Hill has obscured much of the actual content of his speech.
Dec 9, 2018 / Feature / Phyllis Bennis and Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
The Best Strategy for the House Dems? Fight for Major Reforms. The Best Strategy for the House Dems? Fight for Major Reforms.
Sure, the Senate will block them. But pushing things like a Green New Deal and Medicare for All will energize grassroots activists and supercharge the coming presidential primary.
Dec 6, 2018 / Feature / Robert L. Borosage
The White House Has Hosted a Predators’ Ball of Corruption The White House Has Hosted a Predators’ Ball of Corruption
Here’s how the incoming Democratic Congress can expose it and make the case for bold reform.
Dec 6, 2018 / Feature / Katrina vanden Heuvel