Inequality

A young man holds up a sign at a recent rally against the repeal of the ACA

Your Members of Congress Are Going Home. Greet Them by Demanding Health Care for All Your Members of Congress Are Going Home. Greet Them by Demanding Health Care for All

It’s the perfect time to pay them a visit. 

Feb 17, 2017 / NationAction

Free Press activists rally for net neutrality.

Net Neutrality Is in Danger. Tell the FCC Why We Need It Net Neutrality Is in Danger. Tell the FCC Why We Need It

Our new FCC chairman has said that net neutrality’s “days are numbered.”

Feb 16, 2017 / NationAction

Immigrant New York sign at JFK

New York Courts Are Failing Non-English Speakers New York Courts Are Failing Non-English Speakers

Nearly three-fourths of surveyed legal-aid attorneys reported some of their cases had been adjourned due to lack of language services.

Feb 16, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Donald Trump

Populists in Place Populists in Place

He promised the forgotten working folks
 He’d get elites from Wall Street off their backs. His team is here. It’s mostly billionaires And guys who used to work at Goldman Sachs.

Feb 16, 2017 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Mayor De Blasio at the Apollo

Can a Push for ‘Good Jobs’ Solve New York City’s Affordability Crisis? Can a Push for ‘Good Jobs’ Solve New York City’s Affordability Crisis?

To fight inequality, New York City’s mayor vows to create 100,000 jobs paying more than $50,000 a year.

Feb 14, 2017 / Jarrett Murphy

Journalists watch GOP debate

The Trump Administration’s Other War on the Media The Trump Administration’s Other War on the Media

Trump wants to give his corporate allies full control of our media ecosystem. A people-powered movement demanding an open and free Internet is what it will take to stop him.

Feb 14, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

“Historic Thousands on Jones Street

Over 80,000 People Joined the Biggest-Ever Moral March in North Carolina Over 80,000 People Joined the Biggest-Ever Moral March in North Carolina

Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II compares the rising tide of protest to what Dr. King called a “marvelous new militancy” in the 1960s.

Feb 13, 2017 / Paul Blest

Fight for 15 Rally

Fast-Food Workers Are Protesting Trump’s Labor Secretary Nominee Today Fast-Food Workers Are Protesting Trump’s Labor Secretary Nominee Today

Labor agitation is going be a key front in the fight against Trump.

Feb 13, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Republicans laugh

This Is How the Republican Party Plans to Destroy the Federal Government This Is How the Republican Party Plans to Destroy the Federal Government

The Overthrow Project existed before Trump, but it may not survive his presidency.

Feb 13, 2017 / Herbert J. Gans

Trump and Ruzder

Call and Demand That Your Senators Reject Andy Puzder, the ‘Anti-Labor Secretary’ Call and Demand That Your Senators Reject Andy Puzder, the ‘Anti-Labor Secretary’

The fast-food CEO is uniquely unqualified to head the Department of Labor. 

Feb 10, 2017 / NationAction

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