Corporate Donors Guided Kamala Harris to Defeat

Rich donors like Mark Cuban boasted about their success in shaping Kamala Harris’s campaign and inducing her to ditch progressive economic policies. We shouldn’t let them shrug off responsibility for a disastrous defeat.

Staring Into the Trumpian Abyss

We are about to be in for a long period of suffering in American and global politics at the hands of a deranged reactionary president who will be up against little in the way of an opposition party.

What Can We Expect From a Second Trump Presidency?

From unleashing more dark money in politics to expanding fossil-fuel production and assaulting reproductive rights, here’s some of what we can expect from a second Donald Trump administration.

Requiem for the Obama Coalition

The data is clear: the Democratic Party’s alienation from the working class extends across racial lines.

Kamala Harris and Democratic Party Elites Are to Blame

The story that is about to be pushed hard is that Kamala Harris lost because she was too far left. It will be pushed because this is the Democratic establishment’s go-to explanation for all its failures.

The Uber Rival Putting a New Spin on Anti-Labor “Disruption”

In Washington, DC, rideshare service Empower is arguing that it shouldn’t be subject to the same labor and safety regulations as competitors like Uber. In doing so, it’s updating the antidemocratic “disruption” strategy that Uber pioneered.

The Problem With AI Is About Power, Not Technology

Artificial intelligence has the potential to seriously harm workers — not because of something inherent to the technology, but because bosses are in control of it.

Die Linke Can’t Just Rely on Middle-Class Progressives

A new study explains an uncomfortable truth for Germany’s Die Linke: the left-wing party’s base is today highly educated and middle-income. While the party’s new leadership promises to rebuild working-class roots, it won’t be easy.

Leonard Leo’s Dark Money Web Is Sowing Election Day Chaos

Right-wing activist groups with ties to conservative Supreme Court mastermind Leonard Leo have been on a voter-suppression blitz ahead of Election Day, pushing unfounded claims of noncitizens voting and filing lawsuits that have restricted voting rights.

Before World War II, Zionism Was a Fringe Ideology

Prior to Israel’s founding, the majority of European Jews rejected the idea of an ethnically Jewish nation. Instead they fought antisemitism by building solidarity.

If Harris Loses Today, This Is Why

To win working-class voters — and today's election — Democrats need to go after economic elites. But the Kamala Harris campaign hasn’t consistently offered an anti-elite counter to Donald Trump’s reactionary populism.

American Workers Are Riding the Income Roller Coaster

Uneven and unpredictable paychecks are on the rise for American workers. Income volatility doesn’t just make it harder to plan; it makes every unexpected expense a potential crisis.

‘Tis the Season to Organize Amazon

During peak season, when Amazon’s holiday rush hits maximum velocity, the company’s finely tuned machine becomes surprisingly fragile. For workers seeking to organize, the high-stakes holiday months may be their strongest opportunity to exert leverage.

Why Is Health Care Reform Absent This Election?

Despite polling consistently showing that voters are deeply concerned about medical care and its costs, neither Donald Trump nor Kamala Harris is offering a sweeping vision of health care reform.

Corporate Donors Guided Kamala Harris to Defeat

Rich donors like Mark Cuban boasted about their success in shaping Kamala Harris’s campaign and inducing her to ditch progressive economic policies. We shouldn’t let them shrug off responsibility for a disastrous defeat.

Staring Into the Trumpian Abyss

We are about to be in for a long period of suffering in American and global politics at the hands of a deranged reactionary president who will be up against little in the way of an opposition party.

What Can We Expect From a Second Trump Presidency?

From unleashing more dark money in politics to expanding fossil-fuel production and assaulting reproductive rights, here’s some of what we can expect from a second Donald Trump administration.

Requiem for the Obama Coalition

The data is clear: the Democratic Party’s alienation from the working class extends across racial lines.

Kamala Harris and Democratic Party Elites Are to Blame

The story that is about to be pushed hard is that Kamala Harris lost because she was too far left. It will be pushed because this is the Democratic establishment’s go-to explanation for all its failures.

The Uber Rival Putting a New Spin on Anti-Labor “Disruption”

In Washington, DC, rideshare service Empower is arguing that it shouldn’t be subject to the same labor and safety regulations as competitors like Uber. In doing so, it’s updating the antidemocratic “disruption” strategy that Uber pioneered.

The Problem With AI Is About Power, Not Technology

Artificial intelligence has the potential to seriously harm workers — not because of something inherent to the technology, but because bosses are in control of it.

Die Linke Can’t Just Rely on Middle-Class Progressives

A new study explains an uncomfortable truth for Germany’s Die Linke: the left-wing party’s base is today highly educated and middle-income. While the party’s new leadership promises to rebuild working-class roots, it won’t be easy.

Leonard Leo’s Dark Money Web Is Sowing Election Day Chaos

Right-wing activist groups with ties to conservative Supreme Court mastermind Leonard Leo have been on a voter-suppression blitz ahead of Election Day, pushing unfounded claims of noncitizens voting and filing lawsuits that have restricted voting rights.

Before World War II, Zionism Was a Fringe Ideology

Prior to Israel’s founding, the majority of European Jews rejected the idea of an ethnically Jewish nation. Instead they fought antisemitism by building solidarity.

If Harris Loses Today, This Is Why

To win working-class voters — and today's election — Democrats need to go after economic elites. But the Kamala Harris campaign hasn’t consistently offered an anti-elite counter to Donald Trump’s reactionary populism.

American Workers Are Riding the Income Roller Coaster

Uneven and unpredictable paychecks are on the rise for American workers. Income volatility doesn’t just make it harder to plan; it makes every unexpected expense a potential crisis.

‘Tis the Season to Organize Amazon

During peak season, when Amazon’s holiday rush hits maximum velocity, the company’s finely tuned machine becomes surprisingly fragile. For workers seeking to organize, the high-stakes holiday months may be their strongest opportunity to exert leverage.

Why Is Health Care Reform Absent This Election?

Despite polling consistently showing that voters are deeply concerned about medical care and its costs, neither Donald Trump nor Kamala Harris is offering a sweeping vision of health care reform.