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
This Mother Has Breast Cancer and Knows She Needs Treatment. Why Can’t She Get It? This Mother Has Breast Cancer and Knows She Needs Treatment. Why Can’t She Get It?
Actress America Ferrara speaks with an undocumented immigrant who is trapped without health care in Texas.
Oct 14, 2016 / The Nation
Donald Trump’s ‘Great Respect for Women’ Donald Trump’s ‘Great Respect for Women’
Katha Pollitt on Trump, D.D. Guttenplan on the campaigns in Ohio, and Gary Younge on children killed by guns.
Oct 13, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Why It Took Republican Leaders 16 Months to Denounce Trump Why It Took Republican Leaders 16 Months to Denounce Trump
When it comes to minorities, immigrants, and women—the party still has a major empathy gap.
Oct 12, 2016 / Column / Laila Lalami
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Could Not Be More Wrong About Colin Kaepernick Ruth Bader Ginsburg Could Not Be More Wrong About Colin Kaepernick
To call Colin Kaepernick “arrogant” sounds much too close to “uppity” for comfort.
Oct 12, 2016 / Dave Zirin
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
Why Hillary Clinton Is the Right Choice for Progressives Why Hillary Clinton Is the Right Choice for Progressives
Clinton offers progressives the best chance to advance our issues and vision for the country—but only if we keep applying pressure and holding her accountable.
Oct 11, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Ava DuVernay Reminds Us: The Past Must Be Present in Criminal-Justice Reform Ava DuVernay Reminds Us: The Past Must Be Present in Criminal-Justice Reform
Her new documentary explains how the “slavery loophole” perpetuates racial disparities in mass incarceration.
Oct 11, 2016 / Khalil Gibran Muhammad
The Latest Anti-Abortion Trend? Mandatory Funerals for Fetuses The Latest Anti-Abortion Trend? Mandatory Funerals for Fetuses
Now that the Supreme Court has thrown out TRAP laws, opponents have a new tactic.
Oct 11, 2016 / Rebecca Grant
Dying of Thirst in America Dying of Thirst in America
Milwaukee County let Terrill Thomas die of dehydration in its jail. His horrific death is a disturbing reminder that too many of us still don’t have access to drinking water.
Oct 6, 2016 / George McGraw