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Analysis: Christopher Baum

What will stop their health care heist for good?

Trump and the Republicans suffered a setback when the Senate had to delay a vote on its health care bill--but this deadly threat is far from cured.
Comment: Mukund Rathi

Justice denied on Trump's Muslim ban

The Supreme Court's restoration of parts of Trump's Islamophobic travel ban is a travesty that must be contested in the streets.
Report

Why did the police attack at Columbus Pride?

Activists trying to protest police brutality and injustice at the Columbus Pride parade felt violence at the hands of cops themselves.
Report: Emily Richardson

Confronting Arpaio's hate in Massachusetts

Defenders of social justice refused to let the bigoted former Sheriff Joe Arpaio send his hateful message without opposition.
¿A quién apoyar en México?

En rumbo a los comicios, la izquierda mexicana enfrenta el reto de encontrar una candidatura que le ayude a construir poder popular desde abajo.

Interview: Anand Gopal and May Jeong

Afghanistan under the Trump regime

Two journalists talk about what's the same and what's different--but mostly the same--about the U.S. war in Afghanistan since Trump took office.
Review: Brian Jones

Saying yes to another world

Naomi Klein argues that we need to say "no" to scapegoating, privatization and war--but the left needs to discuss what it says "yes" to.
Comment: Tim Goulet

We are a sanctuary union

A member of Teamsters Local 810 in New York explains how they passed a resolution declaring their local a "sanctuary union."
Comment

Mexico's elections take shape

With President Enrique Peña Nieto of the PRI more unpopular than ever, the campaign for next year's vote is already underway.
Our answer to their violence

The recent atrocities committed at the hands of the far right and the state, sparked similar solidarity actions Greensboro and beyond.

Comment: Paul Le Blanc

Was George Washington a French agent?

A historian of the Russian Revolution looks at recently recycled allegations that Lenin was a German agent--and considers how the charge would fit in 1776.
Report: Richard Capron and Donnie D.

Resistance to the far right takes shape in D.C.

A town hall meeting and counterprotest of a far-right rally were among the actions that mobilized hundreds of D.C.-area activists.
Comment: Rachel Cohen

Who's on trial in the Cosby case?

What does the outcome of the trial of Bill Cosby say about how the court system treats survivors of sexual assault who seek justice?
Analysis: Lauren Bianchi

Trump's war on birth control

The Religious Right has a loyal friend in Donald Trump, whose administration is out to gut women's access to contraception.

Report

Will the racist killers in blue ever be convicted?

The acquittal of the Minnesota cop who killed an unarmed motorist as his girlfriend filmed the aftermath caused shock waves of sadness and anger.
Interview: Shaun Harkin

A socialist challenge in the North of Ireland

An Irish socialist talks about the lessons of the UK general election and the situation facing the radical left in the months to come.
Report: Eric Maroney

Smear campaign against a Trinity professor

The right's campaign against left-leaning academics took aim at a Connecticut professor who spoke out against racism.
Report: Rojas Oliva

What will it take to get Baystate to say "uncle"?

Nurses at Baystate Franklin Medical Center are tired of "working while exhausted," but the hospital is punishing them for striking.
Comment: Mark Steel

Why do these survivors need help anyway?

Tories have responded to Jeremy Corbyn's shocking proposal to house Grenfell Tower survivors in homes left empty by speculators.

Report

Immigration police grab two more activists

The federal government is continuing its war on immigrant workers fighting for their rights in Vermont with two more detentions.

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