Features
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Kamala Harris’ Disturbing Brand of Criminal Justice Reform
Her version of “progressive” law enforcement leaves mass incarceration intact. MORE
By Marie Gottschalk
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New York Isn’t the Only City Waging a Fight Against Amazon
The corporate giant is still milking Nashville and other runners-up for further subsidies MORE
By David Dayen
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Trump's Deranged Border Wall Plan, In 11 Statistics
As Congress debates Trump’s “national emergency” declaration, here’s what you need to know about the proposed border wall. MORE
By Conner Martinez
Act Locally
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Volunteers Convicted for Leaving Water Out for Migrants
“I didn’t understand that humanitarian aid was criminal,” said Zaachila Orozco. MORE
By Todd Miller
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What the Yellow Vests Have in Common with Occupy
Inside the mass protests that are rocking France. MORE
By Cole Stangler
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Indigenous Organizers Halted Plans for Oil Drilling in the Amazon
Sustained demonstrations in Ecuador got the government to back down—at least for now. MORE
By Kimberley Brown
Culture
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Good Riddance to Rahm Emanuel
An enemy of the people since 1998. MORE
By Miles Kampf-Lassin
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Street Art Used To Be the Voice of the People. Now It’s the Voice of Advertisers.
Corporations like Red Bull and Stella Artois are co-opting graffiti art. MORE
By Christine MacDonald
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Feminism in the Age of Precarity
An interview with historian Alice Kessler-Harris on how the past 30 years have changed women’s workplace demands. MORE
By Joanna Scutts
Columnists
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Lots of Presidential Candidates Talk a Good Talk. Look at Their Records Instead.
It’s the only way to tell who actually means what they say. MORE
By Nathan Robinson
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Why We Should Believe Campaign Promises
Candidates may not truly believe everything they say. But we can get them to follow through on it anyway. MORE
By Theo Anderson
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How Third Way Democrats Could Get Trump Re-elected
The New Democracy PAC and other centrist groups want you to learn all the wrong lessons from 2016. MORE
By Joel Bleifuss
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Not Here To Behave: What Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Shirley Chisholm Have in Common
Like Shirley Chisholm and Ella Baker, when candidates like Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib enter the halls of power, they bring their people with them. MORE
By Barbara Ransby
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It’s Not Enough To Elect Progressives—Movements Must Have a Role in Governing
Candidates must treat us not as voters to be won but as partners. MORE
By Lizeth Chacon