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  1. This Wasn’t a Working-Class Revolt. It Was a White Revolt. A delegate holds signs at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images)
    11 Nov 2016 … Resentment won this election. It was a middle-finger, throw-caution-to-the-wind, damn-the-consequences vote — cast overwhelmingly by white people. Only white people had the luxury and the safety to ignore Trump’s promises to restore law and order, to deport millions of immigrants Continue reading
  2. Has the Left Surrendered? Protesters form a wall of signs at the Occupy Portland camp in downtown Portland, Ore. October 2011. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
    2 Feb 2014 … The Left needs to remove its self-imposed limitations and unleash its imagination and courage. Continue reading
  3. ‘Two American Families’
    7 Jul 2013 … Watch the latest update of Bill's 20-year chronicle of two Milwaukee families who epitomize the modern struggles of America's beleaguered middle class. Continue reading
  4. Decades of Inequality Shadow Voter Turnout in Rural Georgia
    12 Dec 2020 … This article was produced by Voting Booth, a project of the Independent Media Institute. Commerce Street, once the heart of downtown Hawkinsville, Georgia, is easily overlooked. A visitor following state highways through the Pulaski County seat would glance at a row of faded Continue reading
  5. Wasserman Schultz Has a Change of Heart, But Too Little, Too Late Democratic National Committee Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Shultz (D-FL) (center) joined fellow congressional Democrats to call on Republicans to postpone the Memorial Day holiday recess at the US Capitol May 26, 2016 in Washington, DC. Rumors are circulating about her being forced from her DNC role. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
    6 Jun 2016 … Return with us now to the saga of Debbie Wasserman Schultz and the soul of the Democratic Party. First, a quick recap: Rep. Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), chair of the Democratic National Committee, also has been an advocate for the payday Continue reading
  6. Capital in the Twenty-First Century: An Essential Inequality Reader
    12 Dec 2013 … Everyone seems to be talking about inequality. If you’ve got questions, we’ve (hopefully) got the answers. Continue reading
  7. ‘Calls From Home’: A Radio Show Bringing Hope to Inmates in Remote Rural Prisons The Red Onion Prison is shown Saturday, Feb. 24, 2001, in Pound Va. Out-of-state inmates take up space in Virginia's prisons like the Red Onion, but they also supply revenue to the state's general fund. Depending on the contract, the department charges inmates $60 a day or more. (AP Photo/Don Long)
    4 Apr 2015 … In a region dominated by coal companies and privatized prisons, activist Amelia Kirby charts a new path for her community. Continue reading
  8. Challenging Power, Changing Politics
    9 Sep 2012 … Bill discusses the power of independent thinking with Senator Bernie Sanders and Green Party candidates Jill Stein and Cheri Honkala. Continue reading
  9. Will Texas Get Away With Discriminating Against Voters? In this photo, voters stand in line to have an election official check their photo identification at an early voting polling site, in Austin, Texas, Feb. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
    9 Sep 2014 … The state with the most restricted voters law will now again face the federal court. Continue reading
  10. Will Disillusioned Millennials Bring an End to the Reagan-Clinton Era? Democratic mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio smiles during a rally in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
    9 Sep 2013 … New York mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio’s victory is an omen of what may become the defining story of America’s next political era: the challenge, to both parties, from the left. Continue reading