In Ithaca, Climate Change Is Making Gentrification Worse In Ithaca, Climate Change Is Making Gentrification Worse
Revised FEMA flood maps significantly broadened risk zones enveloping the Southside neighborhood, which has provided Black residents with a sense of community for more than 150 ye...
Jan 24, 2024 / StudentNation / Meher Bhatia
We’ve Got to Tax the Rich We’ve Got to Tax the Rich
Of all the ills afflicting our democracy, the failure to rein in the power of money remains the most egregious.
Jan 23, 2024 / D.D. Guttenplan
How Students in Seattle Got More School Counselors—Paid for by the City’s Wealthiest Corporations How Students in Seattle Got More School Counselors—Paid for by the City’s Wealthiest Corporations
Local politicians said it couldn't be done. The Seattle Times said it shouldn't be done. The students stuck to their demands and proved them wrong.
Jan 19, 2024 / Natalya McConnell
The Case for Capping Wealth at $10 Million The Case for Capping Wealth at $10 Million
The superrich at Davos do not deserve their hoards, and the rest of the world desperately needs those resources.
Jan 17, 2024 / Ingrid Robeyns
Even Without a Contest at the Top of the Ticket, Voting in the Democratic Primary Still Matters Even Without a Contest at the Top of the Ticket, Voting in the Democratic Primary Still Matters
Joe Biden and the DNC have arranged a coronation, but what they don’t want you to know is that changing the rules is at least as important as choosing our rulers.
Jan 16, 2024 / Larry Cohen
Why I’m Running for Commissioner of Agriculture in North Carolina Why I’m Running for Commissioner of Agriculture in North Carolina
The health of our state’s democracy depends so much on its agriculture and rural economics.
Jan 12, 2024 / Sarah Taber
This Journalist Is Uncovering the Dirty Side of Fast Fashion This Journalist Is Uncovering the Dirty Side of Fast Fashion
Alden Wicker, author of To Dye For, wants our clothes to stop poisoning us.
Jan 10, 2024 / Danielle Renwick
Meet Ralph Nader’s Rebellious CEOs Meet Ralph Nader’s Rebellious CEOs
Can business legitimately earn its social license in a time of crisis?
Jan 9, 2024 / Vincent Stanley
Democrats and the Left: A Mutual Dependency Democrats and the Left: A Mutual Dependency
Mass movements stoke the fires of popular discontent, but only the state can pass laws and overhaul key institutions.
Jan 9, 2024 / Michael Kazin