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Indigenous Blockades Don’t Just Decry Destruction — They Affirm Life
The world should be standing behind the Wet’suwet’en and their vision for a different future.
Top DNC Committee Is Packed With Fossil Fuel and Bank Lobbyists
Members include lobbyists for companies that oppose progressive policies like Medicare for All and a Green New Deal.
Trump’s Expansion of the Muslim Ban May Be Enabling Rohingyan Genocide
Trump’s ban blocks one of the last pathways to a life of dignity and freedom from violence for the Rohingya.
Black America May Decide the Fate of the Democratic Party
Centrist Democrats can’t take Black voters for granted anymore. Their paternalistic pandering was apparent last night.
Sanders Gains Support in South Carolina as Steyer Siphons Votes From Biden
A new poll shows Sen. Bernie Sanders has overtaken former Vice President Joe Biden in support among African Americans.
The 2020 Election Is a Referendum on Wealth Inequality
Two Democratic candidates are billionaires, but a growing number of people are rising up against plutocracy.
Bloomberg Campaign Deletes Tweets of Fake Quotes of Sanders Praising Despots
His campaign compared Sanders's remarks to made-up statements about Josef Stalin, Kim Jong Un and other dictators.
GOP Senators Slam Trump Administration Over Coronavirus
Republican senators confront Trump administration officials as the stock market drops 1,900 points in two days.
Sanders Is Not Another McGovern. I Know – I Worked on McGovern’s Campaign.
McGovern’s progressivism was not primarily responsible for his defeat.
Bloomberg’s Public Education Legacy Is a Case Study in Disastrous Privatization
Bloomberg’s education record is far from progressive.