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Cancer Deaths Have Spiked During the Great Recession Cancer Deaths Have Spiked During the Great Recession

An analysis of disease trends in more than 70 nations shows that cancer mortality rose by more than 263,000 deaths

Jun 3, 2016 / Michelle Chen

A New Campaign to Hold Wall Street Accountable Emerges

A New Campaign to Hold Wall Street Accountable Emerges A New Campaign to Hold Wall Street Accountable Emerges

Take on Wall Street sets the stage for the next wave of financial reform.  

May 31, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Larry Fink

Upset About Excessive CEO Pay? So Are Some BlackRock Shareholders Upset About Excessive CEO Pay? So Are Some BlackRock Shareholders

A proposal to put more muscle into the firm’s approach to CEO pay failed, but some are declaring it a victory anyway.

May 25, 2016 / Sarah Anderson

Zephyr Teachout

Progressive Women Are Running for Office All Over the Country Progressive Women Are Running for Office All Over the Country

The anti-Trump candidacies of Teachout, Jayapal, and Flores should serve as a reminder that, as important as the presidency is, the White House is not the only thing at stake in 20...

May 24, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Paul Ryan Speaks About Puerto Rico

No, Paul Ryan, Austerity Will Not Fix the Starving Puerto Rican Economy No, Paul Ryan, Austerity Will Not Fix the Starving Puerto Rican Economy

House Republicans want to let an unelected “control board” impose brutal cuts on people who have already suffered enough.

May 23, 2016 / John Nichols

Democracy Spring 2016

Winning Progressive Change Is Easier Than We Think Winning Progressive Change Is Easier Than We Think

Four days of events this month will help us turn civic energy into real, transformative action.

May 18, 2016 / Ralph Nader

Against Trump, Clinton Should Resist the Temptation of Triangulation

Against Trump, Clinton Should Resist the Temptation of Triangulation Against Trump, Clinton Should Resist the Temptation of Triangulation

By running a progressive campaign and winning, Clinton can do something lasting and important. She can move the center to the left.

May 10, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Before ‘Unity,’ Sanders Must Stay in the Fight

Before ‘Unity,’ Sanders Must Stay in the Fight Before ‘Unity,’ Sanders Must Stay in the Fight

History will not judge the Sanders campaign by the number of votes he won but by how it has shaped this remarkable moment and continues to shape future debates.

Apr 26, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Art Matters, Even When You’re Poor

Art Matters, Even When You’re Poor Art Matters, Even When You’re Poor

I can’t often afford new toys for my son, but I can give him the gift of creativity.

Apr 19, 2016 / Alison Stine

Bernie Sanders leaves the Vatican

Why Sanders Skipped Clooney and Visited the Vatican Why Sanders Skipped Clooney and Visited the Vatican

Sanders’s hope for a moral economy is amplified at the Vatican.

Apr 19, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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