It’s Time for the Left to Claim a Few Victories It’s Time for the Left to Claim a Few Victories
The country is shunning Trump, Hillary Clinton said “systemic racism,” and the Paris climate agreement goes into effect in three weeks.
Oct 17, 2016 / Rebecca Gordon
At Least 24,000 Inmates Have Staged Coordinated Protests in the Past Month. Why Have You Not Heard of Their Actions? At Least 24,000 Inmates Have Staged Coordinated Protests in the Past Month. Why Have You Not Heard of Their Actions?
Hunger strikes, labor strikes, and other actions have hit at least 29 prisons in at least 12 states.
Oct 14, 2016 / John Washington
Clinton’s New Anti-Poverty Proposal Is Great, but There’s a Catch Clinton’s New Anti-Poverty Proposal Is Great, but There’s a Catch
Poor families stand to gain a lot—if they earn formal wages.
Oct 14, 2016 / Monica Potts
Michelle Obama Just Delivered the Most Powerful Speech of the 2016 Campaign Michelle Obama Just Delivered the Most Powerful Speech of the 2016 Campaign
Speaking of how she has been “shaken…to my core” by Trump’s predatory language, the first lady declares: “This is intolerable.”
Oct 13, 2016 / John Nichols
3 Ways Hillary Clinton Can Inspire Americans Without a College Degree 3 Ways Hillary Clinton Can Inspire Americans Without a College Degree
Does she really believe we’re “stronger together”? Here’s how she can prove it.
Oct 13, 2016 / Thomas Geoghegan
How the Clinton Camp Brushed Off Bill de Blasio and His Progressive Advocacy How the Clinton Camp Brushed Off Bill de Blasio and His Progressive Advocacy
E-mails reveal the response to the mayor’s prodding to focus on inequality and economic fairness was a dismissive: “Should we care about this?”
Oct 13, 2016 / John Nichols
Inequality Is Still the Defining Issue of Our Time Inequality Is Still the Defining Issue of Our Time
Fierce battles over trade, labor rights, and executive compensation will determine whether we can really narrow the gap.
Oct 12, 2016 / Robert L. Borosage
Trump’s Economic Advisory Team Includes Just 1 Economics Professor Trump’s Economic Advisory Team Includes Just 1 Economics Professor
Who is Peter Navarro, and why don’t more academics support Trump?
Oct 11, 2016 / Jon Wiener
The First Campus Strike in Over 30 Years Is Happening at Harvard The First Campus Strike in Over 30 Years Is Happening at Harvard
The university’s dining staff is demanding a living wage—and students and campus staff are on their side.
Oct 11, 2016 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen
Ken Thompson Proved That Prosecutors Can Be Criminal-Justice Reformers Ken Thompson Proved That Prosecutors Can Be Criminal-Justice Reformers
Brooklyn’s district attorney refused to “shrug my shoulders in the face of injustice.”
Oct 11, 2016 / John Nichols