How an Artist Collective in Chicago Is Changing the Story on Criminal Justice Reform
An interview with Ruby Pinto about a series of new exhibitions across Chicago that make a powerful case for police abolition.
Inside the Fight to End Cash Bail
Advocates in Chicago, New York, and beyond are fighting GOP moneymen, and major insurance companies, to end the predatory practice.
The Chronic Capitalism of Christmas Movies
The way Christmas movies tell it, the generosity of individual tycoons is sufficient to mitigate the harms of class inequality.
Inside the J20 Prosecution: How the Feds Are Criminalizing Dissent
In its case against inauguration protesters, the government is aligning itself with far-right propagandists and fringe vigilantes.
How Leftist Activists Can Avoid Burnout Under Trump
A new book offers an alternative to the kinds of "rigid radicalism" that tend to wear you out.
The Far Right Has Plans to Recruit Your Campus
And, in too many cases, administrators are helping them.
How Millennials Became Convenient Scapegoats for a Changing Society
Malcolm Harris' new book argues that grim realities are behind the hand-wringing press about Gen Y.
Why a History of the Police’s Relationship to the Working Class Is Being Re-Released Now
1983's Policing a Class Society argued that the police has always protected the interests of the upper classes.
The Group Bringing LED Light to Activism
The Overpass Light Brigade first made social justice messages go viral in 2011—today, it continues to help activists realize their collective power.
Inside Chicago’s Activist Efforts to Secure Rent Control
Local organizers are pushing hard to get rent control on a spring referendum—but can their efforts succeed?