North Dakota Wants to Arrest Democracy Now!’s Amy Goodman for Engaging in Journalism North Dakota Wants to Arrest Democracy Now!’s Amy Goodman for Engaging in Journalism
The independent journalist was documenting private security personnel using dogs to attack Native Americans activists.
Sep 11, 2016 / John Nichols
There Is an Arrest Warrant Out for Jill Stein There Is an Arrest Warrant Out for Jill Stein
Why? Because she protested with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
Sep 9, 2016 / John Nichols
Maine’s Governor Puts His State on Fracking’s Front Lines Maine’s Governor Puts His State on Fracking’s Front Lines
The gap between climate justice and climate policy is now so profound that it jeopardizes Americans’ rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Sep 6, 2016 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin
The Terrible Mini-Trump of Minnesota—and the Progressive Who’s Running Against Him The Terrible Mini-Trump of Minnesota—and the Progressive Who’s Running Against Him
He says the government shouldn’t regulate pollution, shouldn’t meddle in healthcare, and shouldn’t tell people they can’t own slaves. Lovely.
Sep 2, 2016 / Jon Wiener
The Green Party’s Jill Stein Wants a Green New Deal The Green Party’s Jill Stein Wants a Green New Deal
Plus Katha Pollitt on burkinis, and Harold Meyerson on labor victories for Labor Day.
Sep 1, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
How a Nun, a Vet, and a Housepainter Stood Up to the Threat of Nuclear Weapons How a Nun, a Vet, and a Housepainter Stood Up to the Threat of Nuclear Weapons
Dan Zak’s Almighty reminds readers that the United States’ poisonous and very expensive history of nuclear-weapons production is far from over.
Aug 31, 2016 / Frida Berrigan
Are You a Millennial? Congratulations! Climate Change Will Cost Your Generation $8.8 Trillion Are You a Millennial? Congratulations! Climate Change Will Cost Your Generation $8.8 Trillion
That is, unless real change comes to the economy, and fast.
Aug 31, 2016 / Michelle Chen
White New Orleans Has Recovered from Hurricane Katrina. Black New Orleans Has Not. White New Orleans Has Recovered from Hurricane Katrina. Black New Orleans Has Not.
Taking stock 11 years after the storm.
Aug 29, 2016 / Gary Rivlin
My Drowning City Is a Harbinger of Climate Slums to Come My Drowning City Is a Harbinger of Climate Slums to Come
Federal legislation is hastening the collapse of working class neighborhoods near water.
Aug 29, 2016 / Feature / Virginia Eubanks
Inside the Head of a Trump Supporter Inside the Head of a Trump Supporter
Mike Schaff’s community was destroyed by the failures of a private company, but he’s voting for America’s most notorious businessman. Why?
Aug 29, 2016 / Arlie Hochschild