Progressive Picks

While capitalism has brought unprecedented development, this same motor of development is now driving towards ecological collapse, threatening to doom us all.

Anne Elizabeth Moore and Delia Jean look at the history of one village in Austria that grew up around the textile industry.

“Tomas Young's War” chronicles a soldier's 10-year battle against the effects of a sniper's bullet and the US war in Iraq.

The tragedy of Tomas Young is the same drama now under way in thousands of homes in this country.

Promises that incremental changes would work to the benefit of most Americans have proven to be false.

The idea that capitalism is the problem is something neither Democrats nor Republicans allow into their debates.

The critical element in the success of the Fight for $15 has been workers stepping into the streets and the public limelight.

The following excerpt from “The Fight for $15” details the beginning of the successful $15 minimum wage movement in Seattle.

One of the most disturbing and dangerous developments is the growing insulation of the elite from any system of democratic accountability.

Demands for independence continue to burrow not far from the surface, ready to reappear when awakened by circumstances and militant activism.