Do Voters Really Want More CIA Analysts in Congress? Do Voters Really Want More CIA Analysts in Congress?
Michigan Representative Elissa Slotkin is vying for a Senate seat in 2024, touting her national security experience. But, in spite of conventional wisdom, her background doesn't gu...
Feb 28, 2023 / Chris Lehmann
Sara Nelson Could Be the Greatest Labor Secretary Since the New Deal Sara Nelson Could Be the Greatest Labor Secretary Since the New Deal
The demand for a fearless labor secretary is as great now as it was in the 1930s, and Nelson is more than ready to meet the moment.
Feb 28, 2023 / John Nichols
Predatory Policing Has Become a National Crisis Predatory Policing Has Become a National Crisis
Welcome to America’s emerging predator state.
Feb 28, 2023 / Michael Gould-Wartofsky
Why More Alaskans Aren’t Fighting a Huge Potential Oil Project on the North Slope Why More Alaskans Aren’t Fighting a Huge Potential Oil Project on the North Slope
Alaska residents are living in an impossible situation: The state depends on oil to sustain itself—and that economy is simultaneously wreaking permanent damage on both the Arctic a...
Feb 28, 2023 / Madeline Ostrander
Why the Media Just Can’t Stop Whitewashing the Koch Family Why the Media Just Can’t Stop Whitewashing the Koch Family
The political uses of the “poor little rich girl” narrative.
Feb 27, 2023 / Jeet Heer
The Long History of Conservative Indoctrination in Florida Schools The Long History of Conservative Indoctrination in Florida Schools
The top educational priorities in the Sunshine State were apparently reading, writing, and anti-communism.
Feb 27, 2023 / Tera W. Hunter
Seattle’s Working People Won the Nation’s First Ban on Caste Discrimination Seattle’s Working People Won the Nation’s First Ban on Caste Discrimination
Many South Asians who have immigrated to the United States have been unable to leave caste-based discrimination behind. A new local law aims to change that reality.
Feb 27, 2023 / Kshama Sawant
“Argentina, 1985” Is a Political Tale for Our Time “Argentina, 1985” Is a Political Tale for Our Time
Argentina’s nominee for Best Foreign Film offers an urgent warning to democracies in Latin America and across the West.
Feb 27, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Jacob Sugarman
The Student Debt Cancellation Movement Is About to Face Its Toughest Fight Yet The Student Debt Cancellation Movement Is About to Face Its Toughest Fight Yet
On February 28, advocates for student debt relief will rally outside the Supreme Court as the oral arguments for Biden v. Nebraska and Department of Education. v. Brown begin.
Feb 27, 2023 / StudentNation / Natalia Abrams and Cody Hounanian