We Need More Independent, Working-Class Political Candidates
Bernie Sanders says more pro-worker candidates should run for office as independents rather than as Democrats. He’s right.
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The School Privatization Movement Is Broadly Unpopular
For years, the loudest opposition to school privatization has come from public-school advocates and teachers’ unions, who argue that vouchers steal tax dollars from local public schools. They are now increasingly being joined by critics on the Right.
Elon Musk Is Hijacking Rural America’s Internet
Rural Americans need good internet and good jobs. And they were poised to get them — until Elon Musk saw an opening to grow his fortune with a plan that will provide worse internet and fewer jobs.
Our Spring Issue, “Progress,” Is Here
“Progress is not automatic, linear, and irreversible; it is something that has to be fought for.”
The Monkey as Sleeper Horror Hit
It’s been a rough year for movies so far — which makes the new horror hit The Monkey an enjoyable surprise.
The European Union Is Damaged by Its Loudest Supporters
Recent pro-European demonstrations in Italy saw top liberals call for the EU to rearm. For some, it’s a passionate rallying cry — but the diversion of more funds to the military is weakening any prospect of serious European social policy.
Issue 57: Dossier
You could get invited to an eighteenth-century salon at any time. Be prepared.
Waves of the Future
For the electrosensitive community in Green Bank, West Virginia, the perils of progress haunt our present.
Issue 57: Letters + The Internet Speaks
Email was invented for this very purpose —[email protected].
Stopping Donald Trump’s Anti-Union Offensive
Labor will only survive the Trumpification of America through confrontation.
Hope Springs Eternal
When and where organized labor’s been on the move.
Protocols for a Better Magazine
We binged every episode of Huberman Lab. Things are getting weird.