The history of strikes shows that, for lasting success, workers need to capture political power.

How liberals, over decades, worked to undermine a proposal that has long enjoyed public support

Irish Americans used to be progressive champions for the oppressed and the downtrodden. Now many of them are Trump voters.

For affirmative action to survive, we need to rethink what it is meant to do and who it is meant to serve.

Political scientists have argued that Trump represents the last gasp of a failing coalition. But we might be in a new political era altogether.

Why FDR’s massive reforms probably won’t be repeated.