Along the Roads That Built Modern Brazil Along the Roads That Built Modern Brazil
José Henrique Bortoluci's What Is Mine tells the story of his country’s laborers, like his father, who built its infrastructure, and in turn its fractious politics.
Dec 4, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Jimin Kang
In the US, Tenants Are Usually on Their Own. Can a New National Tenant Union Change That? In the US, Tenants Are Usually on Their Own. Can a New National Tenant Union Change That?
The Tenant Union Federation is fostering a wave of tenant leaders who have been pushed to the margins—many of them elderly, disabled, low-income—as they aim to transform renters i...
Dec 4, 2024 / Thomas Birmingham
A Wisconsin Judge Just Ripped Up Scott Walker’s Anti-Union Law A Wisconsin Judge Just Ripped Up Scott Walker’s Anti-Union Law
In a major win for labor, the judge determined that Walker’s assault on worker rights was wildly unconstitutional.
Dec 4, 2024 / John Nichols
Global Burning Global Burning
The oil industry denies climate change, opposes regulations, and significantly contributes to the environmental crisis.
Dec 3, 2024 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo
The UN Has Generations of Palestinian Blood on Its Hands The UN Has Generations of Palestinian Blood on Its Hands
Though it is often seen as a target of Israeli aggression, the UN has always played a crucial role in the oppression of Palestinians.
Dec 3, 2024 / Zena Tahhan
Kash Patel Is Trump’s Scariest Cabinet Appointment Yet Kash Patel Is Trump’s Scariest Cabinet Appointment Yet
The president-elect wants to put a “deep state” conspiracy theorist in charge of the actual deep state.
Dec 3, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
The Senate Must Reject Scandal-Plagued Pete Hegseth The Senate Must Reject Scandal-Plagued Pete Hegseth
And then it must keep rejecting Trump’s cabinet picks.
Dec 3, 2024 / Joan Walsh
Stopping Trump From Using the LA Olympics to Burnish His Strongman Image Stopping Trump From Using the LA Olympics to Burnish His Strongman Image
Activists, community leaders, and organizers are already teaming up to prevent LA28 from becoming an echo of the 1936 Nazi Olympics.
Dec 3, 2024 / Jules Boykoff and Dave Zirin
The GOP Push to Deregulate Childcare, One State at a Time The GOP Push to Deregulate Childcare, One State at a Time
From Kansas to South Carolina, Republican have come up with a terrifying solution to the childcare crisis: remove some of the basic guardrails ensuring safe, quality care for youn...
Dec 3, 2024 / Feature / Jackie Mader