Letters From the February 11-18, 2019, Issue Letters From the February 11-18, 2019, Issue
Military-industrial complexity… Worth 1,000 words… Parsing the new NAFTA… Greenspan’s historical amnesia…
Jan 24, 2019 / Our Readers
How Pramila Jayapal’s Inside-Outside Strategy Is Changing the Future of Progressive Politics How Pramila Jayapal’s Inside-Outside Strategy Is Changing the Future of Progressive Politics
The congresswoman is a lifelong organizer—and now she’s one of the key players in Congress.
Jan 24, 2019 / Feature / Joan Walsh
2019 Will Be the Worst Year of Trump’s Life 2019 Will Be the Worst Year of Trump’s Life
John Nichols on the White House, Sarah Jaffe on the LA teachers’ strike, and Sean Wilentz on slavery and the constitution.
Jan 24, 2019 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
‘This Is Much Bigger Than Us, Than Our Union, Even Than Our City’ ‘This Is Much Bigger Than Us, Than Our Union, Even Than Our City’
How LA’s teachers joined forces with the community and won a landmark labor contract.
Jan 23, 2019 / Sarah Jaffe
Discipline and Punish: The Birth of China’s Social-Credit System Discipline and Punish: The Birth of China’s Social-Credit System
In Hangzhou and throughout Shandong province, gold stars and black marks have begun to shape public and private behavior.
Jan 23, 2019 / René Raphael and Ling Xi
Union Benefits Go Far Beyond the Workplace Union Benefits Go Far Beyond the Workplace
Unions also fortify the social safety net and aid communities on the path to self-sufficiency.
Jan 22, 2019 / Michelle Chen
The Green New Deal Is Our Best Hope for Saving the Planet—and Ending Poverty The Green New Deal Is Our Best Hope for Saving the Planet—and Ending Poverty
It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to end poverty and remake our economy so that it works for everyone.
Jan 22, 2019 / Joe Sanberg
How the Poor People’s Campaign Is Building a ‘New Electorate’ How the Poor People’s Campaign Is Building a ‘New Electorate’
A conversation with Reverend Liz Theoharis on the campaign’s broad agenda for 2019.
Jan 21, 2019 / Greg Kaufmann
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
The Radical Organizing That Paved the Way for LA’s Teachers’ Strike The Radical Organizing That Paved the Way for LA’s Teachers’ Strike
In 2014, a progressive Union Power caucus took over UTLA—and that has made all the difference.
Jan 19, 2019 / Sarah Jaffe