Political Ideologies

David Graeber and David Wengrow’s Anarchist History of Humanity

David Graeber and David Wengrow’s Anarchist History of Humanity David Graeber and David Wengrow’s Anarchist History of Humanity

In The Dawn of Everything, Graeber and Wengrow offer a sweeping and ambitious exploration of life without the state.

Sep 20, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Immerwahr

Kathleen Rice at Hearing

AOC Would Have Cast the Winning Vote for Drug Price Reform AOC Would Have Cast the Winning Vote for Drug Price Reform

But top Democrats blocked her in favor of centrist Kathleen Rice—who voted with Big Pharma instead.

Sep 17, 2021 / John Nichols

Did Occupy Wall Street Make a Difference?

Did Occupy Wall Street Make a Difference? Did Occupy Wall Street Make a Difference?

Flash in the pan or the prelude to political organizing as we know it today?

Sep 17, 2021 / Feature / Ruth Milkman, Stephanie Luce, and Penny Lewis

A mobile Covid test site in Times Square

Covid Is Here to Stay. This Is How We Should Respond. Covid Is Here to Stay. This Is How We Should Respond.

Learning to live with Covid-19 is not an individual state of mind.

Sep 17, 2021 / Column / Abdullah Shihipar

India Walton

The Resilience of India Walton The Resilience of India Walton

The union nurse from Buffalo is fighting to become the first socialist mayor of a major US city since 1960.

Sep 15, 2021 / Raina Lipsitz

Migrant Silhouettes

Germany’s Secret Success: Turning Immigration Into a Nonissue Germany’s Secret Success: Turning Immigration Into a Nonissue

Despite predictions of electoral disaster, Angela Merkel’s decision to admit 1.7 million asylum seekers has become politically popular.

Sep 14, 2021 / Linda Mannheim

George W. Bush

George W. Bush Still Owes the World an Apology George W. Bush Still Owes the World an Apology

In his speech marking the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Bush made no attempt at taking responsibility for the tragedies that followed that awful day.

Sep 13, 2021 / Joan Walsh

California Recall Gavin Newsom Kamala Harris

The California Recall Election Is Up for Grabs The California Recall Election Is Up for Grabs

The state of American democracy, from the division of power between parties to the integrity of elections, hangs in the balance.

Sep 10, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

Kathy Hochul’s Future Ambitions Create an Opening for the Left

Kathy Hochul’s Future Ambitions Create an Opening for the Left Kathy Hochul’s Future Ambitions Create an Opening for the Left

To win reelection, New York’s governor will need to reinvent herself as a progressive Democrat. The state’s housing activists can show her how.

Sep 9, 2021 / Ross Barkan

Greg Abbott and Donald Trump

Texas Is the New Republican Template Texas Is the New Republican Template

What’s happening there is about much more than the fight over reproductive rights. It’s about political control.

Sep 8, 2021 / John Nichols

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