Inequality

Supreme Court abortion ban

Florida’s Abortion Ban Will Obliterate Access in the South Florida’s Abortion Ban Will Obliterate Access in the South

The new ban will create the strictest abortion laws in the history of the state, which has long served as crucial access point for people seeking abortions in the region.

Mar 14, 2022 / Anna Eskamani

Price-Gouging Oil Companies Need to Pay a Windfall Tax

Price-Gouging Oil Companies Need to Pay a Windfall Tax Price-Gouging Oil Companies Need to Pay a Windfall Tax

Prices at the pump are shooting up as oil companies turn massive profits. A windfall-profits tax could go a long way toward providing relief for working families.

Mar 11, 2022 / John Nichols

Student Debt Crisis

The Voices Silenced by Student Debt The Voices Silenced by Student Debt

Payments are set to restart for millions of people who are still struggling to recover from the pandemic. This series brings their stories directly into the spotlight.

Mar 11, 2022 / StudentNation / Vivek Kakar and StudentNation

Greg Casar Texas

Are Latino Voters Actually Fleeing the Democratic Party? Are Latino Voters Actually Fleeing the Democratic Party?

In Texas, unapologetically progressive Latinx candidates saw victories across the state, contradicting the claims of an exodus from the Democratic Party.

Mar 9, 2022 / Steve Phillips

Sen. Joe Manchin

Is Manchin Duping Democrats Again? Is Manchin Duping Democrats Again?

The omnipotent senator is said to be floating a new inflation-busting package. But he insists there are “no formal talks.” How is that going to work?

Mar 8, 2022 / Joan Walsh

Minnesota teachers strike

Minneapolis Educators Strike for the Common Good Minneapolis Educators Strike for the Common Good

With public schools in limbo nationwide, the stakes couldn't be higher.

Mar 8, 2022 / Eric Blanc

Are Museums in Crisis?

Are Museums in Crisis? Are Museums in Crisis?

As institutions around the world deal with various challenges—politically and economically—it is worth asking if museums have lost their authority.

Mar 8, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

Volunteer Food Bank

The Price of Unpaid Activism The Price of Unpaid Activism

Have advocacy and organizing become careers for the well-educated?

Mar 4, 2022 / StudentNation / Esther Eriksson von allmen

Manchin-in-elevator

“Culture of Poverty” Is a Made-Up Concept “Culture of Poverty” Is a Made-Up Concept

And yet Joe Manchin is attempting to reanimate its long-discredited corpse.

Mar 2, 2022 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

Doctors hold

The Plan to Save Californians $117 Billion a Year by Switching to Single-Payer The Plan to Save Californians $117 Billion a Year by Switching to Single-Payer

Why is universal health care seen as prohibitively expensive when the status quo costs far more?

Feb 25, 2022 / Michael Lighty

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