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Anti-Brexit demonstrators

Brexit Is Deadlocked as the Countdown Continues Brexit Is Deadlocked as the Countdown Continues

The UK Parliament is at an impasse, and both main parties are at risk of fracturing.

Feb 14, 2019 / Paul Mason

Occupy Oakland

Economic Nationalism Is Suicide Economic Nationalism Is Suicide

Our inability to think globally pushes us further into a world of growing jingoism and martial confrontation.

Feb 5, 2019 / Jamie Merchant

Woman at lonely bus stop.

In an Unequal America, Getting to Work Can Be Hell In an Unequal America, Getting to Work Can Be Hell

Welcome to the world of transit deserts and extreme commutes, where your income can determine if and how you reach your job.

Jan 29, 2019 / Joseph P. Williams

Elizabeth Warren

Warren’s Push for a Wealth Tax Could Be a Game Changer Warren’s Push for a Wealth Tax Could Be a Game Changer

Americans are hungry for bold measures to tackle income inequality.

Jan 29, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Sociologist Erik Olin Wright

Erik Olin Wright Inspired the Left to Embrace Real Utopianism Erik Olin Wright Inspired the Left to Embrace Real Utopianism

The brilliant scholar taught radicals to think big about solutions—such as universal basic income.

Jan 24, 2019 / John Nichols

Poor People's march

What AOC Owes MLK What AOC Owes MLK

The civil-rights leader’s vision of an equitable economy lives on in Congress’s emerging left.

Jan 21, 2019 / Aaron Ross Coleman

Bangladesh garment workers protest

Stories the Fashion Media Won’t Tell Stories the Fashion Media Won’t Tell

Why are fashion outlets ignoring Bangladeshi garment-worker protests?

Jan 18, 2019 / Minh-Ha T. Pham

Prime Minister Theresa Ma

Why No Deal Is the Real Deal: Brexit and the Politics of the Interregnum Why No Deal Is the Real Deal: Brexit and the Politics of the Interregnum

Leaving the European Union is the necessary goal of the left in Britain.

Jan 17, 2019 / Maurice Glasman

Yellow Vest protesters

Forgotten France Rises Up Forgotten France Rises Up

France’s Yellow Vests took just one month to challenge policies on taxation, education, transport, and environment—and make the Macron government back down

Jan 15, 2019 / Serge Halimi

Sherrod Brown Re-election

Sherrod Brown Is the Real Deal—Could He Win It All in 2020? Sherrod Brown Is the Real Deal—Could He Win It All in 2020?

What’s the Ohio senator’s greatest appeal among grassroots Democrats? Authenticity, with a long track record of defending workers and fighting Wall Street and corporate power.

Jan 11, 2019 / William Greider

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