Inequality

Stop TPP signs

Why Is Washington Still Pushing the Trans-Pacific Partnership? Why Is Washington Still Pushing the Trans-Pacific Partnership?

Nothing exemplifies the disconnect between the establishment and ordinary Americans more than the plan to cram the TPP through the lame-duck Congress.

Nov 3, 2016 / Robert L. Borosage

10 of the World’s Poorest Countries Host Half the Global Refugee Population

10 of the World’s Poorest Countries Host Half the Global Refugee Population 10 of the World’s Poorest Countries Host Half the Global Refugee Population

Why aren’t wealthy countries, including Europe’s most powerful economies, doing more to help asylum seekers?

Nov 1, 2016 / Michelle Chen

What If Presidential Candidates Thanked Their Childcare Workers in Their Victory Speeches?

What If Presidential Candidates Thanked Their Childcare Workers in Their Victory Speeches? What If Presidential Candidates Thanked Their Childcare Workers in Their Victory Speeches?

Amy Poehler sits down with Ai-jen Poo of the National Domestic Workers Alliance.

Oct 28, 2016 / The Nation

Harvard Dining Workers protest

Harvard Workers Went On Strike and Won—Here’s How They Did It, and How Students Helped Harvard Workers Went On Strike and Won—Here’s How They Did It, and How Students Helped

Solidarity statements and op-eds are important, but direct actions are essential.

Oct 27, 2016 / Collin P. Poirot

Russ Feingold Wisconsin

The Billionaire Class Is Terrified That Russ Feingold Will Return to the Senate The Billionaire Class Is Terrified That Russ Feingold Will Return to the Senate

The very rich are spending very heavily to prevent the return of a very serious reformer to the Senate.

Oct 27, 2016 / John Nichols

Tom Hayden UMichigan

Tom Hayden Remembered Tom Hayden Remembered

Personal recollections from Mike Davis, Dick Flacks, Phyllis Bennis, Mark Rudd, Victor Navasky, and many others.

Oct 26, 2016 / Various Contributors

AT&T’s Plan to Control Media Won’t Let Freedom Ring

AT&T’s Plan to Control Media Won’t Let Freedom Ring AT&T’s Plan to Control Media Won’t Let Freedom Ring

The company’s mega-merger with Time Warner would erode equity in media. Don’t let its fake interest in racial justice make you think differently.

Oct 26, 2016 / Malkia Devich-Cyril

Trump supporters

A Progressive’s Answer to Trumpism A Progressive’s Answer to Trumpism

It will be a political and moral imperative for Democrats to start paying attention to many of Trump’s supporters and working to advance an inclusive populism that gives them ...

Oct 25, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Gun Violence – Philadelphia

America’s Refusal to Control Firearms Is Killing Teens at an Absurd Rate America’s Refusal to Control Firearms Is Killing Teens at an Absurd Rate

And no, most gun deaths aren’t “gang related.”

Oct 24, 2016 / Gary Younge

What Happens When You Witness Sexual Harassment at Your Doctor’s Office

What Happens When You Witness Sexual Harassment at Your Doctor’s Office What Happens When You Witness Sexual Harassment at Your Doctor’s Office

I sigh my surrender so the staff can fight again another day in their workplace.

Oct 24, 2016 / Debra Dickerson

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