Michael Moore’s New Film Playfully Skewers US Exceptionalism Michael Moore’s New Film Playfully Skewers US Exceptionalism
A powerful, optimistic, and radical demonstration of what can be achieved by thinking outside the box—or, in this case, our borders.
Feb 16, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Concrete Plan to Make Black Lives Matter A Concrete Plan to Make Black Lives Matter
This is a plan for pressuring whoever is in office, whether they are sympathetic to the causes of racial and economic justice or not.
Feb 13, 2016 / Mychal Denzel Smith
How Many Flints Are There? How Many Flints Are There?
In a country where 500,000 children have substantial amounts of lead in their bodies, Flint is no anomaly.
Feb 9, 2016 / David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz
You Can Thank Undocumented Immigrant Workers for Keeping You Informed Every Day You Can Thank Undocumented Immigrant Workers for Keeping You Informed Every Day
One newspaper’s crisis reveals print media’s dependence on undocumented immigrants.
Feb 4, 2016 / Aviva Chomsky
To Fix the Racial Wealth Gap, We Need Solutions That Sound Radical To Fix the Racial Wealth Gap, We Need Solutions That Sound Radical
If progressives want to improve the conditions in underserved and underdeveloped communities, then bigger and bolder policy solutions are required.
Feb 3, 2016 / Steve Phillips
After I Lived in Norway, America Felt Backward. Here’s Why. After I Lived in Norway, America Felt Backward. Here’s Why.
A crash course in social democracy.
Why Is Florida’s Congressional Delegation Defending Predatory Lenders? Why Is Florida’s Congressional Delegation Defending Predatory Lenders?
It’s hard to rein in the payday lending industry when lawmakers keep protecting it.
Jan 26, 2016 / Joe Valenti and Alice Vickers
Bernie Sanders Is the Realist We Should Elect Bernie Sanders Is the Realist We Should Elect
Sanders’s message is clear: Trust yourself. Come together, take back the country and make this nation better.
Jan 26, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Paul Ryan Just Accidentally Made a Great Case for Raising the Minimum Wage Paul Ryan Just Accidentally Made a Great Case for Raising the Minimum Wage
In his first major speech as speaker of the House, Ryan inadvertently made one of the strongest arguments for lifting the wage floor.
Dec 4, 2015 / Rebecca Vallas and Melissa Boteach
Naomi Klein: Breaking the Back of Our Carbon Economy Naomi Klein: Breaking the Back of Our Carbon Economy
What should an economy that doesn’t rely on fossil fuels actually look like?
Dec 3, 2015 / Naomi Klein