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Tenant Unions for the Future

Hannah Black ▪ August 13, 2020

Calls to rent strike have yet to cohere into a national political movement. But as the economic crisis deepens, tenants’ fates will ultimately be decided by their level of collective organization.

Climate Apartheid Is the Coming Police Violence Crisis

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò ▪ August 12, 2020

Unless we win serious changes now, the worst is yet to come.

Monetary Myth-Busting: An Interview With Stephanie Kelton

Mark Levinson ▪ August 11, 2020

The author of The Deficit Myth on why national debt is not an obstacle to progress—and why the government can afford to fund its priorities.

Will the Teachers Take Control?

Joseph A. McCartin ▪ August 3, 2020

No group is better positioned than organized teachers to force Washington to develop a national plan to deal with the pandemic.

Dismantle Racial Capitalism

K. Sabeel Rahman ▪ When the Government Stops Counting

The COVID crisis has cast into stark relief what has always been true: the wealth and prosperity of the U.S. economy rests on the labor, and the lives, of black and brown people.

The Pre-emption Racket

Colin Gordon ▪ July 28, 2020

Conservative state governments are rolling back local public health initiatives, intentionally putting their citizens in harm’s way.

Conservative Incoherence

Sam Adler-Bell ▪ When the Government Stops Counting

The conservative response to COVID-19 has been defined by its heterogeneity: a blur of contradictory recriminations, confirmation biases, and conspiracy peddling.

The Death of Hannah Fizer

Adam Rothman and Barbara J. Fields ▪ July 24, 2020

Black people suffer disproportionately from police violence. But white skin does not provide immunity.

The occupation sought to challenge the priorities of a city government that would choose to cut funding for guidance counselors, park workers, teachers, and other social services while continuing to spend billions on cops.

Remembering John Lewis

Nicolaus Mills ▪ July 20, 2020

In a moment when Black Lives Matter has succeeded in bringing longstanding police abuses to public attention, Lewis’s legacy has never been more visible.

The Return of the Labor Question

Harold Meyerson ▪ When the Government Stops Counting

Absent a sufficient level of density to carry the swing states, unions are seeking to turn out not just their own members but sympathetic communities as well.