$15! A Great Big Wage Hike in Seattle, a Great Big Movement Nationally $15! A Great Big Wage Hike in Seattle, a Great Big Movement Nationally
As a major city opts for a minimum wage that’s double the federal rate, what seemed an improbable goal gets very real.
Jun 2, 2014 / John Nichols
‘And Still We Rise’: Palestinian Soccer Stands Tall ‘And Still We Rise’: Palestinian Soccer Stands Tall
For the first time in its eighty-six-year existence, the Palestinian national team has qualified for a major international tournament.
Jun 2, 2014 / Dave Zirin
The Real Benghazi Scandal The Real Benghazi Scandal
It’s time to start asking why, more than a decade after 9/11, we put ourselves in a position to fail in the first place.
Jun 2, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Working Families Party Gives Cuomo Its Ballot Line Working Families Party Gives Cuomo Its Ballot Line
A floor fight at the party’s convention ended in the governor’s favor.
May 31, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy
How Local Governments Are Using Their Purchasing Power to End Sweatshop Labor How Local Governments Are Using Their Purchasing Power to End Sweatshop Labor
With the government's leverage as both a consumer and a steward of the public trust, the public sector can hold the line against the fashion industry’s race to the bottom
May 30, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Shinseki’s Resignation Doesn’t Change the VA’s Daunting Problems Shinseki’s Resignation Doesn’t Change the VA’s Daunting Problems
Politicians and the media must focus on the bigger picture: the crisis facing returning veterans and the current inability of the federal government to help them.
May 30, 2014 / George Zornick
Ukraine’s Far Right Loses Big, but Europe’s Russian-Backed Fascists Make Major Gains Ukraine’s Far Right Loses Big, but Europe’s Russian-Backed Fascists Make Major Gains
The crisis in Ukraine winds down in the wake of Poroshenko’s chocolate-covered win.
May 30, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
Lance Stephenson’s Daring, Careless Whispers Lance Stephenson’s Daring, Careless Whispers
In an era of carbon copies, I’m beyond grateful that Lance Stephenson can still exist and remind us of what once was.
May 30, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Activist, Academic, Candidate: Zephyr Teachout Bids for Governor of New York Activist, Academic, Candidate: Zephyr Teachout Bids for Governor of New York
She makes moves to challenge Andrew Cuomo from the left as Working Families Party candidate.
May 30, 2014 / John Nichols
Renewable Energy Foes Poised to Return Ohio to ‘the Dark Ages’ Renewable Energy Foes Poised to Return Ohio to ‘the Dark Ages’
A bill to block renewable energy standards is the product of an aggressive campaign by conservative groups to undermine laws that encourage the development of clean energy.
May 29, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter