Why British Conservatives Are Salivating Over the Oxfam Scandal Why British Conservatives Are Salivating Over the Oxfam Scandal
The Oxfam scandal is a moment of reckoning for the aid sector, but it also gives Tories a plum opportunity to undermine a critical voice.
Mar 23, 2018 / Helen C. Epstein
Is Net Neutrality the Sleeper Issue for Democrats in 2018? Is Net Neutrality the Sleeper Issue for Democrats in 2018?
Across the country, candidates are campaigning on restoring a free and open Internet.
Mar 23, 2018 / Feature / John Nichols
Legal-Aid Services Are Being Starved Legal-Aid Services Are Being Starved
Law schools are trying to address this chronic underfunding, but there needs to be a broader rallying cry.
Mar 22, 2018 / Douglas Grant
Congress Is About to Do a Big Favor for Private Equity Predators Congress Is About to Do a Big Favor for Private Equity Predators
We’re also seeing a central defense of the Bank Lobbyist Act being demolished in record time.
Mar 22, 2018 / David Dayen
6 Months After Maria, Puerto Ricans Face a New Threat—Education Reform 6 Months After Maria, Puerto Ricans Face a New Threat—Education Reform
Colonialism and disaster capitalism are dismantling Puerto Rico's public-school system.
Mar 21, 2018 / Yarimar Bonilla, Rima Brusi, and Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan
Letters From the April 16, 2018, Issue Letters From the April 16, 2018, Issue
Beyond #MeToo… A place to be… After Parkland… A scandal [web only]…
Mar 21, 2018 / Our Readers
‘The Social Ladder Is Broken’: Hope and Despair in the French Banlieues ‘The Social Ladder Is Broken’: Hope and Despair in the French Banlieues
Emmanuel Macron promised to reduce urban inequality, but his policies are out of touch with the impoverished reality on Paris’s periphery.
Mar 21, 2018 / Karina Piser
Get Ready to ‘March For Our Lives’ and Vote Out the Gun Lobby Get Ready to ‘March For Our Lives’ and Vote Out the Gun Lobby
You can also call out Democrats who’ve sided with the big banks over their constituents.
Mar 20, 2018 / NationAction
This Is the Most Dangerous Time in Decades to Be an American Living in Poverty This Is the Most Dangerous Time in Decades to Be an American Living in Poverty
Republicans have launched a “breathtaking” assault on a range of safety-net programs—from health care to housing to legal aid.
Mar 20, 2018 / Greg Kaufmann
Trump’s Trade Tariffs Aren’t About Helping Workers Trump’s Trade Tariffs Aren’t About Helping Workers
If the president were serious about creating good jobs for Americans, he’d care about the working conditions of Chinese workers too.
Mar 20, 2018 / Michelle Chen