Ralph Nader, the People’s Curator Ralph Nader, the People’s Curator
The consumer advocate’s new American Museum of Tort Law honors the legacy of the “weapon of the weak.”
Oct 6, 2015 / Mark Green
What Trump and Carson Get Wrong: Islam Is As American as Apple Pie What Trump and Carson Get Wrong: Islam Is As American as Apple Pie
Since the very beginning, Islam has always been part of the social fabric of this country.
Sep 25, 2015 / Joshua Holland
Pope Francis Elevates Dorothy Day’s Call For Economic Justice Pope Francis Elevates Dorothy Day’s Call For Economic Justice
The pope reminds Congress of an American moral tradition that believes “in an economy based on human needs rather than on the profit motive.”
Sep 24, 2015 / John Nichols
Bernie, Donald, and the Promise of Populism Bernie, Donald, and the Promise of Populism
Both candidates have been mislabeled as populists. The movement of that name was a genuine people’s rebellion that reinvigorated democracy. We can do it again.
Sep 21, 2015 / William Greider
In Cuba, Pope Francis and Fidel Castro Baptize a New Era In Cuba, Pope Francis and Fidel Castro Baptize a New Era
Pope Francis and Fidel Castro share a long, intertwined political history—one that also points forward to a global ideological realignment.
Sep 21, 2015 / Greg Grandin
Why Is the ‘Radical Pope’ About to Canonize a Priest Who Helped Enslave and Murder Native Americans? Why Is the ‘Radical Pope’ About to Canonize a Priest Who Helped Enslave and Murder Native Americans?
It's time to confront, not celebrate, the other American slavery.
Sep 18, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
The TPP Will Finish What Chile’s Dictatorship Started The TPP Will Finish What Chile’s Dictatorship Started
Salvador Allende warned against neoliberalism’s disastrous effects just before he was overthrown. He was right to be worried.
Sep 11, 2015 / Greg Grandin
A Retelling: The Clubwomen A Retelling: The Clubwomen
A writer reflects on her grandmothers’ struggles with progress and peril in a changing America.
Sep 2, 2015 / Margo Jefferson
Historians of Color Are Revolutionizing the Narrative of ‘American Exceptionalism’ Historians of Color Are Revolutionizing the Narrative of ‘American Exceptionalism’
For too long, we have looked in the wrong place and race for the genesis of our national story.
Sep 1, 2015 / David Levering Lewis
Feminism Does Not Depend on Whether You Take Your Husband’s Name Feminism Does Not Depend on Whether You Take Your Husband’s Name
Changing your name is not a feminist act. At the same time, you have not betrayed feminism if you change your name.
Aug 31, 2015 / Michelle Goldberg