How We Ended Cash Bail in Illinois How We Ended Cash Bail in Illinois
Lessons from a successful struggle.
Nov 15, 2023 / Will Tanzman
The UAW’s “Stand Up Strike” Strategy Led to a Huge Win—and Not Just for Autoworkers The UAW’s “Stand Up Strike” Strategy Led to a Huge Win—and Not Just for Autoworkers
The question now is whether that victory provides a launchpad for rebuilding worker power in the auto industry and beyond. Or is just a blip in labor’s steady generational decline...
Nov 3, 2023 / Jonathan Rosenblum
What’s Powering the Healthcare Worker Strike Wave? What’s Powering the Healthcare Worker Strike Wave?
Nurses and others have won victories on the picket line they couldn’t achieve at the ballot box.
Nov 1, 2023 / Jonathan Rosenblum
The Origins of Race Reductionism The Origins of Race Reductionism
Today’s conversation around inequality traces back to the compromises made in the late civil rights movement.
Oct 31, 2023 / Column / Adolph Reed Jr.
Jonathan Lethem Returns to the Scene of the Crime Jonathan Lethem Returns to the Scene of the Crime
In his new novel, the bard of Boerum Hill interrogates the brutal truths of gentrification.
Oct 27, 2023 / Ross Barkan
In Defense of Homeownership In Defense of Homeownership
It’s been blamed for everything from NIMBYism to urban sprawl. So why do I still want in?
Oct 18, 2023 / Column / Kate Wagner
The Latin School Teacher Who Made Classics Popular The Latin School Teacher Who Made Classics Popular
A new biography of Edith Hamilton tells the story of how and why ancient literature became widely read in the United States.
Oct 17, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Emily Wilson
In West Virginia, Can the Left Win Back “Trump Country”? In West Virginia, Can the Left Win Back “Trump Country”?
Not until coastal journalists stop viewing rural people as an exotic species.
Oct 16, 2023 / Richard Eskow
Texas Republicans Want to Ban the State From Taxing the Rich Texas Republicans Want to Ban the State From Taxing the Rich
Proposition 3 would prohibit the creation of a “wealth tax” in the Lone Star State, putting businesses and billionaires over the average citizen.
Oct 16, 2023 / StudentNation / Aina Marzia
The British Labour Party, Sponsored by Amazon and Deliveroo The British Labour Party, Sponsored by Amazon and Deliveroo
On the conference stage where, four years ago, delegates waved Palestinian flags, Keir Starmer defended Israel's right to retaliate in Gaza.
Oct 13, 2023 / Marcus Barnett