No matter what the White House and the headlines say, U.S. taxpayers won’t stop subsidizing the killing in Afghanistan until there is an end to the bombing and “special operations” that remain shrouded in secrecy

Tributes — including from countless organizations calling themselves progressive — are routinely evasive about the anti-militarist ideals that King passionately expressed during the final year of his life

Last week’s outbreak of rhetorical hostilities between the White House and the Kremlin has heightened the urgent need for a summit between Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin

The saga of Emanuel’s three decades in politics is an epic tale of methodical contempt for progressive values

What’s imperative for progressives is not to “speak truth to power” but to speak truth about power

Tanden has a record as one of the most anti-progressive operators among Democratic Party movers and shakers

Progressive activism and shifts in public opinion have strengthened movements that are recruiting, supporting and sometimes electing candidates who offer far better alternatives

The presidential offenses that are routinely considered unimpeachable — and therefore ultimately acceptable — tell us a lot about Congress. And about U.S. mass media. And maybe about ourselves

To give high marks merely for excelling in comparison to right-wing Republicans is to cheer high jumps over very low standards

The best way to win economic and social justice is to keep organizing and keep pushing. What can happen during the Biden presidency is up for grabs.