Will This New Book Change the National Debate on Poverty? Will This New Book Change the National Debate on Poverty?
Matthew Desmond’s Evicted, now a national bestseller, has exposed the calamitous effects of mass displacement caused by the lack of affordable housing.
Mar 29, 2016 / Feature / Eyal Press
The US Wants to Deport This Palestinian—but First It’d Have to Recognize Palestine The US Wants to Deport This Palestinian—but First It’d Have to Recognize Palestine
Officially “stateless” in the eyes of the US government, Hisham Shaban Ghalia has ground the mechanisms of deportation to a halt.
Mar 28, 2016 / John Washington
Worker Cooperatives Are More Productive Than Normal Companies Worker Cooperatives Are More Productive Than Normal Companies
When maximizing profits isn’t the only goal, companies can actually work better.
Mar 28, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Don’t Blame It All on Donald Trump Don’t Blame It All on Donald Trump
To treat Trump’s candidacy as an anomaly is to overlook the system that gave birth to it.
Mar 28, 2016 / Tom Engelhardt
52 Women Are Shot to Death by Their Husbands and Boyfriends Every Month in the US 52 Women Are Shot to Death by Their Husbands and Boyfriends Every Month in the US
That is unacceptable.
Mar 28, 2016 / Brave New Films
Kevin Turner Dies From ALS, the NFL Does Not Give a Damn Kevin Turner Dies From ALS, the NFL Does Not Give a Damn
Kevin Turner played in the National Football League for eight years. When he died, the NFL said nothing. They could have started by asking for forgiveness.
Mar 28, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Documents Show Just How Suckered Students of the Trump Institute Felt Documents Show Just How Suckered Students of the Trump Institute Felt
Former students of Trump schools vent their rage and disbelief in newly revealed letters of complaint compiled by the Texas attorney general.
Mar 28, 2016 / Spencer Woodman
With 3 Wins, Bernie Sanders Claims the Momentum Is On His Side With 3 Wins, Bernie Sanders Claims the Momentum Is On His Side
Caucus victories in Alaska, Hawaii, and Washington cap a week where the senator won six of seven contests.
Mar 27, 2016 / John Nichols
There Is No Truly Anti-Racist Presidential Candidate There Is No Truly Anti-Racist Presidential Candidate
But once there are real consequences for not having an anti-racist platform, things will be different.
Mar 25, 2016 / Mychal Denzel Smith
The Ugly Fantasy at the Heart of Anti–Trans Bathroom Bills The Ugly Fantasy at the Heart of Anti–Trans Bathroom Bills
Do supporters of so-called “bathroom bills” want trans people to cease to exist altogether?
Mar 25, 2016 / Tobias Barrington Wolff