Can Biden Bridge the Democratic Age Gap?
Young voters broke overwhelmingly for Bernie Sanders in the primary. Now Joe Biden has to earn their votes.
Democracy
It鈥檚 Not as Simple as Rebellion
The ability to hold paradoxes is one of the key demands for climate leadership.
Gun Sales Are Up Across Appalachia. Here鈥檚 Why
Historically we know current events tend to effect gun sales鈥攁nd this influx is coming from first-time firearm buyers.
Riding the Waves of Mutual Aid
Volunteer crisis responses are crucial in an emergency. But can they make lasting change?
A Chance to Cure America鈥檚 Preexisting Condition: Extreme Inequality
Our shared survival requires closing the gap forever, not just in an emergency moment.
How to Fund a Just Economic Recovery
The five principles of the "People's Bailout".
Where Heroic Resistance Looks Like Knitting and Baseball
A warning about Big Tech and undbridled captialism.
A Square Mile of 鈥淩eady for Anything鈥�
鈥淲hen you have humans and you have heart, you鈥檙e pretty much used to doing what you have to do to make things happen.鈥�
90% Don鈥檛 Want to Return to the Way We Were
What should happen in the aftermath of the coronavirus?
Naomi Klein: How to Beat Coronavirus Capitalism
鈥淚n times of crisis, seemingly impossible ideas suddenly become possible.鈥�
Voting During a Pandemic: Prioritize People Over Partisan Politics
By insisting that Wisconsin鈥檚 primary election proceed in-person, Republicans inadvertently showed why early voting and mail-in ballots should be a priority.
12 Ways Communities Are Taking Care of Each Other During the Pandemic
The efforts range from a Slack chat community connecting people around the world to suggestions about what to do with your stimulus check.
The Coronavirus Outbreak Has Shown That Capitalism Is Failing
Our social safety net and the government鈥檚 response so far have been woefully inadequate for addressing a national emergency.
How to Save Elections From a Pandemic
Utah has shown both how to get more people to vote and how to overcome the political resistance that electoral reforms inevitably run into.
Why Coronavirus Relief Needs to be Permanent
Sustainable examples of a new system are emerging.
Call for Submissions: Community Power in Times of Crisis
Send us your leads and pitches by April 3.
Predictions of Record Voting
Political interest is high鈥� from the number of small-donor contributions made to presidential candidates to cable news viewership鈥攕ignaling voter turnout may reach new heights in November.
Can Moderate Democrats Sign On to a Progressive President?
Bernie Sanders still has a lot of momentum, but many moderates are skeptical of
socialism. They don鈥檛 have to be.
We鈥檝e Got a Better World in Mind
How to get from here to there in the next 10 years.
Page That Counts
Number of weeks of federally mandated paid parental leave in U.S.: 0 1 Rank of the U.S. among 41 advanced countries surveyed in amount of paid parental leave: 41 Average
Making Small Towns and Rural Areas Part of the Solution
Progressive candidates can't write off rural communities if they want to advance their causes. In fact, many of their causes will resonate.
Could the U.S. Reinstate the Military Draft?
Fears of a new U.S. war in the Middle East surged at the beginning of the year, along with speculation that the government could reinstate the military draft. In this
How Advocates Are Fighting Voter Suppression
As the 2020 election season gets under way, activists are beginning to push back against voter disenfranchisement across the country.
Can We Rebuild the Country After Trump?
No system is perfect, but there are many others around the world that do better than ours. We should follow their examples.
10 Things You Should Know About Socialism
What do we mean when we talk about 鈥渟ocialism鈥�? Here are ten things about its theory, practice, and potential that you need to know.
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