Prospects for a republic beset with disunity 
A republic needs endless work/ Or insurgent forces go berserk.
John Lewis Stands Up for Human Dignity Once Again
A sit-in by the civil-rights icon on the floor of the House of Representatives is a powerful statement against gun violence.
As Republicans Defect, Will Clinton Be Tempted To Tack Right?
Hillary Clinton must not succumb to temptation. Voters have rejected the ideology of the elites for a reason: it has failed them.
Putting Their Bodies On The (Pipe)Line
From a small boat bobbing in the ocean to the growing resistance camps in North Dakota, the climate movement is on the rise.
Walling them out, or walling us in?
Shall we wall off Canada, too?
Finally, a chance to remake the Democratic Party
The Democratic Party needs to become a cause more people want to fight for. In the midst of defeat, it has that chance.
Why Trump won’t bring jobs
Every signal suggests that Trump will pursue the same plutocratic approach favored by all presidents of his party.
By hunting down the law-abiding undocumented, Trump harms us all
More of those arriving are from Central America rather than Mexico, and they fleeing dangerous situations in their home countries.
A Post-Paris “Clash of Civilizations”?
All of this is like manna from heaven for the Islamic State, the more “pitiless” the better. Their dream is to live in a black-and-white world of utter religious and political clarity (and calamity), while engaging in what American pundits like to term a “clash of civilizations.”
TPP Is Not a Trade Fight—It’s a Fight for Democracy
The more we know about the Trans-Pacific Partnership the more we see what a raw deal it is for your democratic rights. It's time for a comprehensive movement to restore a forward-looking people's politics.