Where Did the South African Left Go Wrong? Where Did the South African Left Go Wrong?
The ANC has failed to tackle poverty and inequality—and will win the presidency anyway.
May 6, 2019 / Kenichi Serino
Letters From the May 13, 2019 Issue Letters From the May 13, 2019 Issue
Action plans for democracy… Spreading hope—and justice…
Apr 30, 2019 / Our Readers
Ralph Northam Says He’s Committed to Racial Equity. So Why is He Ignoring Union Hill? Ralph Northam Says He’s Committed to Racial Equity. So Why is He Ignoring Union Hill?
Residents of a historic African-American community in Virginia are asking the governor to keep a major natural-gas project out of their town.
Apr 25, 2019 / Jesse James DeConto
#BlockSidewalk’s War Against Google in Canada #BlockSidewalk’s War Against Google in Canada
The tech company wants to rebuild a Toronto neighborhood—but residents aren’t having it.
Apr 24, 2019 / Lara Zarum
What Would an Open-Borders World Actually Look Like? What Would an Open-Borders World Actually Look Like?
Borders have turned the American Southwest, the Mediterranean, and countless other areas of our world into unnecessary graveyards for migrants. It’s time for a new way.
Apr 24, 2019 / John Washington
The Palestine Marathon The Palestine Marathon
As a journalist runs through Palestine, she reflects on her own freedom of movement—a right denied to the very people who live there.
Apr 23, 2019 / Jen Marlowe
Activists Are Invoking Religious Freedom to Save Migrants’ Lives Activists Are Invoking Religious Freedom to Save Migrants’ Lives
In court, members of the progressive No More Deaths group are trying to reclaim a law that has become synonymous with a conservative Christian moral agenda.
Apr 15, 2019 / Stephanie Russell-Kraft
The Plan to Save Our Economy The Plan to Save Our Economy
By curbing corporate power and reinvigorating the public sector, we can create an economic and political system that works for everyone.
Apr 15, 2019 / Greg Kaufmann
Why Focusing All Our Energies on the Presidency Is a Big Mistake Why Focusing All Our Energies on the Presidency Is a Big Mistake
Expecting transformative change from the top is a recipe for disappointment. We should stop expecting saviors.
Apr 15, 2019 / Column / Laila Lalami
Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn Might Create a Revolution Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn Might Create a Revolution
Just as Reagan and Thatcher rose together, perhaps so too will Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn.
Apr 12, 2019 / Robert L. Borosage