Inequality

Black Lives Matter, Standing Rock

True Climate Justice Puts Communities of Color First True Climate Justice Puts Communities of Color First

Black and brown communities have long borne the brunt of our addiction to fossil fuels—and now they are leading the fight for a post-carbon economy.

May 22, 2017 / StudentNation / Audrea Lim

Flint Water Pipeline

It’s Time for the Government to Give Everyone a Job It’s Time for the Government to Give Everyone a Job

A new plan from CAP is a promising first step. 

May 19, 2017 / David Dayen

FDA regulations

Why Are Canada’s Prescription Drugs So Much Cheaper Than Ours? Why Are Canada’s Prescription Drugs So Much Cheaper Than Ours?

US drug prices are out of control—Bernie Sanders wants to change that.

May 18, 2017 / Michelle Chen

How the ‘Populist’ President is Creating an Aristocracy

How the ‘Populist’ President is Creating an Aristocracy How the ‘Populist’ President is Creating an Aristocracy

Not quite what voters expected.

May 18, 2017 / Mike Konczal

Rikers closing in NYC

How Closing a Jail Could Make New York City Stronger How Closing a Jail Could Make New York City Stronger

The plans for shuttering the infamous Rikers Island complex could be a boon for communities across the city.

May 17, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Call center workers

The Workers Who Answer Your Customer-Service Calls The Workers Who Answer Your Customer-Service Calls

The worsening conditions at offshore call centers has become a central part of AT&T workers’ fight for workplace justice.

May 16, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Journalists Protest in Veracruz

Mexico’s ‘Drug War’ Is Really a War Against Journalists—Waged by the Government Mexico’s ‘Drug War’ Is Really a War Against Journalists—Waged by the Government

Washington-backed military and economic initiatives have fueled a perfect machine of perpetual war.

May 10, 2017 / Greg Grandin

Activists stage

Join a Die-In to Protest Trumpcare Join a Die-In to Protest Trumpcare

Many of the constituents whose lives were just sacrificed for a tax cut are ready to greet their representatives.

May 9, 2017 / NationAction

Keith Ellison

Trump’s Budget Betrays His Supporters. Here’s One That Doesn’t. Trump’s Budget Betrays His Supporters. Here’s One That Doesn’t.

The People’s Budget would strengthen the middle class and promote economic security for all.

May 9, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

De Blasio Homelessness NYC

New York’s Mayor Vowed to Help the Homeless. Why Is the Crisis Growing? New York’s Mayor Vowed to Help the Homeless. Why Is the Crisis Growing?

Bill de Blasio understands homelessness better than the mayors before him, but that hasn’t been enough to stem the crisis.

May 9, 2017 / Jarrett Murphy

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