Hundreds of U.S. Mayors Endorse Switch to 100% Renewable Energy By 2035

Leaders from more than 250 cities unanimously backed a resolution to reach the clean energy goal at the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Miami Beach on Monday.

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Why Are So Many Young Voters Falling for Old Socialists?

Politicians like Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn have carried the left-wing torch in a sort of long-distance relay, skipping generations of centrists like Bill Clinton and Tony Blair, to hand it to today’s under-35s.

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Handel Defeats Ossoff to Win Georgia 6th District

The Republican bested the Democrat in a special election that was seen as a referendum on Trump.

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Greed Caused London’s Worst Fire Since WWII

The cause of the fire that engulfed Grenfell Tower on Wednesday morning remains unknown, but greed and neoliberalism explain its devastation. These deaths could have been avoided if life had been put above profit.

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"Dead Woman Walking": How Jeremy Corbyn Buried Theresa May and Reshaped British Politics

Rather than being humiliated in the ballot box, which many party members and Corbyn allies feared, the insurgent campaign coupled with popular manifesto policies designed to “work for the many, not just the few,” paid off.

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Brits Go to the Polls with Devolution, Inclusive Growth – and Terror – On the Mind

Many hope today's election will signal a progressive push toward a fairer British society – away from old Tory policies that benefitted the rich at the expense of the poor, and toward devolution from London with greater inclusive growth.

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Offering "Moral Model" for Nation, California's Medicare-for-All Plan Clears State Senate

A bill to create the first state-level single-payer health care system in the U.S. passed the California Senate on Thursday, generating applause as a major step forward in creating a necessary proving ground for a national ‘Medicare for All’ program.

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From Necessity Comes Hope: How Athenians Have Begun Solving Greece's Refugee Housing Crisis

Collectivist undertakings like the Elpída Home Project – which has welcomed in hundreds of refugees in Thessaloniki – repurposed an abandoned space by equipping the common areas with electricity, running water, plumbing and kitchens.

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The Life-or-Death Battle of Britain’s 2017 Election

The Conservative Party is tearing Britain apart – its imposition of Brexit and other English-centric policies for the richest have galvanized Scottish independence and Irish reunification as ever more attractive escape routes.

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The Folk Singer vs. the Millionaire: A Berniecrat Aims for Montana’s House Seat

Running as a populist Democrat, Rob Quist has a simple campaign message: “You shouldn’t have to be a millionaire to hunt, fish and hike in our great outdoors, get a good education or be able to support your family.”

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