How a Guaranteed Income Could Relieve the ‘Pressure Cooker’ of Poverty How a Guaranteed Income Could Relieve the ‘Pressure Cooker’ of Poverty
In December, a group of low-income mothers in Mississippi will begin receiving $1,000 a month, no strings attached.
Oct 1, 2018 / Greg Kaufmann
Building Immigrant Communities in the Trump Era Building Immigrant Communities in the Trump Era
Immigrant networks ought to be supported and funded, not dismantled and driven into hiding.
Sep 28, 2018 / Kavitha Rajagopalan
Progressives Must Seize Their Momentum to Articulate a Saner Foreign Policy Progressives Must Seize Their Momentum to Articulate a Saner Foreign Policy
A clear message is needed: Enough with endless wars and the global oligarchy.
Sep 25, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
California Ended Cash Bail—but May Have Replaced It With Something Even Worse California Ended Cash Bail—but May Have Replaced It With Something Even Worse
Racist algorithms and unlimited judicial discretion threaten to increase pretrial incarceration in California.
Sep 24, 2018 / John Raphling
McDonald’s Workers Walk Out Over Sexual Harassment McDonald’s Workers Walk Out Over Sexual Harassment
“Hold the burgers, hold the fries, keep your hands off our thighs.”
Sep 18, 2018 / Rebecca Grant
Expanding the Pipeline for Progressive Talent Expanding the Pipeline for Progressive Talent
If Democrats win big in November, they will need an infusion of new policy staffers.
Sep 14, 2018 / James Carden
The Rise of the Inequality Industry The Rise of the Inequality Industry
Since 2008, wonks, politicians, poets, and bankers have all started talking about inequality. But are they interested in making us more equal?
Sep 13, 2018 / Feature / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
Forget the Trump Circus. Focus Instead on His Ruinous Policies. Forget the Trump Circus. Focus Instead on His Ruinous Policies.
Democrats would be wise to focus not just on Trump’s inanities but also on the real damage that he and his Republican allies are doing to our country.
Sep 11, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Andrew Gillum’s Rise Shows the Strength of the Progressive Pipeline Andrew Gillum’s Rise Shows the Strength of the Progressive Pipeline
His Florida primary win is a tribute to the infrastructure the movement has built.
Sep 4, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The 3 Worst Labor Stories of 2018 The 3 Worst Labor Stories of 2018
And three reasons to not give up hope.
Sep 3, 2018 / Arvind Dilawar