The Left

Now Is the Time to Restore the Power of Labor

Now Is the Time to Restore the Power of Labor Now Is the Time to Restore the Power of Labor

Strengthening unions would play a critical part in tackling our country’s staggering inequality.

Mar 9, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Democrats Refusing to Fight for $15 Are the Best Allies Republicans Have

Democrats Refusing to Fight for $15 Are the Best Allies Republicans Have Democrats Refusing to Fight for $15 Are the Best Allies Republicans Have

When eight members of the Senate Democratic Caucus blocked a wage hike, they endangered Democratic prospects in 2022.

Mar 9, 2021 / John Nichols

Chesa Boudin as baby with his parents

Across Prison Walls, I Felt My Parents’ Love Across Prison Walls, I Felt My Parents’ Love

For Chesa Boudin, his mother and father were radical not for their politics but for the extraordinary lengths they took to parent him while incarcerated.

Mar 8, 2021 / Feature / Chesa Boudin

Oakland

Trump Made His ‘American Carnage’ Fever Dream True Trump Made His ‘American Carnage’ Fever Dream True

In the US, 500,000 people are dead, but the toll is higher and Covid is but one measure of public health.

Mar 3, 2021 / Matt Nelson

Steve Cobble

Steve Cobble Was an Architect of Hope Steve Cobble Was an Architect of Hope

The Democratic strategist and self-described long-haired antiwar hippy helped draft Bernie Sanders into presidential politics.

Mar 3, 2021 / Rev. Jesse L. Jackson

Biden Ran on Ending Forever Wars. He’s Already Undermining That Promise.

Biden Ran on Ending Forever Wars. He’s Already Undermining That Promise. Biden Ran on Ending Forever Wars. He’s Already Undermining That Promise.

The argument that the strikes in Syria are a “defensive” measure mocks the reality of our presence there.

Mar 2, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Steve Cobble Waged a 50-Year Campaign for Justice and for Peace

Steve Cobble Waged a 50-Year Campaign for Justice and for Peace Steve Cobble Waged a 50-Year Campaign for Justice and for Peace

The strategist who started with George McGovern, stood at Jesse Jackson’s side, and drafted Bernie Sanders into presidential politics has died.

Mar 1, 2021 / John Nichols

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed

‘Opponents of Medicare for All Are Deathly Afraid’ ‘Opponents of Medicare for All Are Deathly Afraid’

We talked to Dr. Abdul El-Sayed about M4A and building a movement in the wake of Biden’s victory.

Mar 1, 2021 / Q&A / Natalie Shure

Black Lives Matter Protest

Reckoning With a Year of Shared Isolation, Pandemic, and Protest Reckoning With a Year of Shared Isolation, Pandemic, and Protest

The pandemic has energized collective action on both the left and right.

Feb 26, 2021 / Jeet Heer

The Resplendent Radicalism of Lawrence Ferlinghetti

The Resplendent Radicalism of Lawrence Ferlinghetti The Resplendent Radicalism of Lawrence Ferlinghetti

What made Ferlinghetti so refreshing was his delight with each new generation’s readiness to challenge the status quo it had been handed.

Feb 25, 2021 / John Nichols

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