Political Ideologies

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Amazon Workers Score a Decisive Win in Staten Island! Amazon Workers Score a Decisive Win in Staten Island!

Today’s vote marks an important victory over corporate power and arrogance—and a crucial step in the fight to unionize the company.

Apr 1, 2022 / Jane McAlevey

Senator Ted Cruz holds a book on Critical Race Theory to display to Congress.

Across the Country, Faculty Fight to Defend Academic Freedom Across the Country, Faculty Fight to Defend Academic Freedom

Displaying an unprecedented solidarity, the academic community is mobilizing to confront an existential assault on its professional work and values.

Mar 30, 2022 / Ellen Schrecker

Clarence Thomas and his wife look into the distance

Interracial Marriage Under Attack: Thinking the Unthinkable Interracial Marriage Under Attack: Thinking the Unthinkable

As the conservative legal movement grows more emboldened, are there any protections that will remain unquestioned?

Mar 28, 2022 / Jane Dailey

Tucker Carlson’s Flip-Flops on Russia Mask a Deep Militarism

Tucker Carlson’s Flip-Flops on Russia Mask a Deep Militarism Tucker Carlson’s Flip-Flops on Russia Mask a Deep Militarism

Rather than seek allies among the far right, progressives need to advance our own vision of an inclusive common good against militarism and white nationalism.

Mar 28, 2022 / Tobita Chow and Ben Lorber

Ginni and Clarence Thomas

The Corruption of Clarence and Ginni Thomas The Corruption of Clarence and Ginni Thomas

Texts between the justice’s wife and the Trump White House reveal the extent of her involvement in trying to subvert the election of Joe Biden.

Mar 25, 2022 / Joan Walsh

New York City Bail Bonds

Abolish the Debt Sentence Abolish the Debt Sentence

Court fees, fines, and cash bail contribute to a cycle of debt and incarceration under the guise of justice.

Mar 22, 2022 / StudentNation / Ruqaiyah Zarook

The Loathsome Hypocrisy of Republicans Who Now Applaud Volodymyr Zelensky

The Loathsome Hypocrisy of Republicans Who Now Applaud Volodymyr Zelensky The Loathsome Hypocrisy of Republicans Who Now Applaud Volodymyr Zelensky

When congressional Republicans had a chance to impeach and convict Trump for blackmailing Zelensky, 247 of them refused.

Mar 18, 2022 / John Nichols

Ana María Archila poses for a photograph.

New York’s Lieutenant Governor’s Race Has a New Addition: Competition New York’s Lieutenant Governor’s Race Has a New Addition: Competition

Though the role has little power, in recent years the state’s governors-in-waiting have often moved up. Can Ana María Archila make the road from activist to statewide office?

Mar 15, 2022 / Ross Barkan

Are We Still Fighting the Battles of the New Left?

Are We Still Fighting the Battles of the New Left? Are We Still Fighting the Battles of the New Left?

Terence Renaud’s new book compels us to revisit post-war activist movements around the world to understand generational conflicts in the left.

Mar 15, 2022 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

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And the Winner of a Safe Seat in Congress Is… Elise Stefanik! And the Winner of a Safe Seat in Congress Is… Elise Stefanik!

Donald Trump’s upstate cheerleader turns out to be one of the chief beneficiaries of New York State’s congressional redistricting.

Mar 14, 2022 / Tom Gogola

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