Poverty

Don’t Just Protect Affirmative Action From Trump—Demand More

Don’t Just Protect Affirmative Action From Trump—Demand More Don’t Just Protect Affirmative Action From Trump—Demand More

Racism’s economic effects are pernicious.​

Aug 25, 2017 / Bryce Covert

DeVos charters

The NAACP Has Called for a Moratorium on Expanding Charter Schools The NAACP Has Called for a Moratorium on Expanding Charter Schools

Charter schools have failed to live up to their hype, as school segregation continues to grow across America.

Aug 24, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Abbie Hoffman

When Abbie Hoffman Threw Money at the New York Stock Exchange When Abbie Hoffman Threw Money at the New York Stock Exchange

To denounce the Vietnam War and bring about the “death of money,” the protest took a playful turn.

Aug 24, 2017 / Jon Wiener

Basic income robot

Could a Universal Basic Income Work in the US? Could a Universal Basic Income Work in the US?

The idea is simple: The government gives out enough money for people to live on—and they give it to everyone.

Aug 15, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Demonstrators walk amid tear gas fired by Bolivarian National Guards on the outskirts of Caracas, Venezuela on July 20, 2017.

Venezuela May Be on the Brink of Civil War Venezuela May Be on the Brink of Civil War

The international left should do everything in its power to prevent it; we must support a negotiated solution.

Aug 9, 2017 / Gabriel Hetland

New York heatwave

Over 3,000 New Yorkers Could Die From Summer Heat Each Year by 2080 Over 3,000 New Yorkers Could Die From Summer Heat Each Year by 2080

Unless we act now, deaths from extreme heat will become much more common as the globe warms.

Aug 8, 2017 / Michelle Chen

This Small Regulation Shows Us How the Economy Could Work for Everybody

This Small Regulation Shows Us How the Economy Could Work for Everybody This Small Regulation Shows Us How the Economy Could Work for Everybody

We know how to control monopolies, and we’ve done it before.

Jul 27, 2017 / Mike Konczal

Cash Bail Robs Families and Destroys Lives

Cash Bail Robs Families and Destroys Lives Cash Bail Robs Families and Destroys Lives

This summer, join us in breaking down the barriers that are robbing people—particularly people of color—of both actual and economic freedom.

Jul 25, 2017 / Robert Greenwald

Ivanka Trump

Why Are Jared and Ivanka Partying in the Hamptons With Chuck Schumer? Why Are Jared and Ivanka Partying in the Hamptons With Chuck Schumer?

Amy Wilentz on the international jet-setting class that transcends partisan politics.

Jul 25, 2017 / Jon Wiener

Planned Parenthood Texas

Texas Made It More Difficult to Get an Abortion, and Teen Motherhood Increased Texas Made It More Difficult to Get an Abortion, and Teen Motherhood Increased

When reproductive-health services are cut, unintended pregnancies increase.

Jul 21, 2017 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen

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