The Film ‘No Más Bebés’ Gives Reproductive-Justice Advocates Fuel for Today’s Fights The Film ‘No Más Bebés’ Gives Reproductive-Justice Advocates Fuel for Today’s Fights
The forced sterilizations depicted in the movie are anything but ancient history.
Feb 5, 2016 / Dani McClain
When the Biggest Employer in Town Isn’t Employing the Town When the Biggest Employer in Town Isn’t Employing the Town
Can activists force New Haven institutions to see job creation as a civic duty, not just a byproduct of financial investment?
Feb 5, 2016 / Michelle Chen
The Democratic Debate Was a Case of ‘It’s Just Not Achievable’ Versus the ‘Political Revolution’ The Democratic Debate Was a Case of ‘It’s Just Not Achievable’ Versus the ‘Political Revolution’
Clinton says “the numbers just don’t add up.” Sanders says America needs a new calculus.
Feb 5, 2016 / John Nichols
Does Labor Deserve Its Own Downfall? Does Labor Deserve Its Own Downfall?
The Supreme Court’s Friedrichs case could be disastrous for unions—how did we get here and what can labor do to regain its former clout?
Feb 4, 2016 / Peter Schrag, David Rolf, Jane McAlevey, and Michelle Chen
You Can Thank Undocumented Immigrant Workers for Keeping You Informed Every Day You Can Thank Undocumented Immigrant Workers for Keeping You Informed Every Day
One newspaper’s crisis reveals print media’s dependence on undocumented immigrants.
Feb 4, 2016 / Aviva Chomsky
The Streets of San Francisco: ‘Super Bowl City’ Meets Tent City The Streets of San Francisco: ‘Super Bowl City’ Meets Tent City
A city in the grip of a housing crisis just spent $5 million on the Super Bowl. Yes, people are angry.
Feb 4, 2016 / Dave Zirin
President Obama: Islamophobia Is Not American President Obama: Islamophobia Is Not American
In the president’s first visit to a US mosque, he condemned the anti-Muslim rhetoric sweeping the Republican presidential campaign.
Feb 4, 2016 / John Nichols
Elizabeth Warren Blasts a Republican Plan to Protect White-Collar Criminals Elizabeth Warren Blasts a Republican Plan to Protect White-Collar Criminals
“It’s like you can’t make this stuff up, right? The idea that the Republicans are trying to gut one of the main laws to prevent bank fraud—that’s their response to the 2008 financi...
Feb 4, 2016 / George Zornick
Finally, Obama Visits an American Mosque Finally, Obama Visits an American Mosque
“You fit in here,” the president told American Muslims in a rebuke to growing anti-Muslim bigotry.
Feb 4, 2016 / Ali Gharib
Start Making Sense: How Bernie Went From Trailing by Double Digits to Tying in Iowa Start Making Sense: How Bernie Went From Trailing by Double Digits to Tying in Iowa
Plus our Super Bowl concussion preview with David Zirin.
Feb 4, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener