Can Obama Live Up to Carter’s Gold Standard as Ex-President? Can Obama Live Up to Carter’s Gold Standard as Ex-President?
So far, it doesn’t augur well, from a $65 million book deal to a foundation stocked with wealthy hedge funders and bankers.
Mar 17, 2017 / Bob Dreyfuss
Today and Tomorrow, Join a ‘Stakeout’ to Save Health Care Today and Tomorrow, Join a ‘Stakeout’ to Save Health Care
“Trumpcare” would be a disaster.
Mar 16, 2017 / NationAction
How Democrats Can Win Back the Working Class How Democrats Can Win Back the Working Class
Regaining the trust of working-class voters who supported Trump will take more than opposition—it will take a real commitment to addressing the challenges that working people face.
Mar 15, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Fear of Diversity Made People More Likely to Vote Trump Fear of Diversity Made People More Likely to Vote Trump
The 2016 election was really a battle about having an open society.
Mar 14, 2017 / Sean McElwee and Jason McDaniel
The GOP’s Health-Care Plan Could Strip Addiction and Mental-Health Coverage From 1.3 Million The GOP’s Health-Care Plan Could Strip Addiction and Mental-Health Coverage From 1.3 Million
Republicans aren’t just gunning for Obamacare—they’re trying to radically alter Medicaid.
Mar 10, 2017 / Zoë Carpenter
This Is What Feminism Really Looks Like This Is What Feminism Really Looks Like
Women of color, trans women, working women—the International Women’s Strike brought feminism of the 99 percent into the streets.
Mar 9, 2017 / Michelle Chen
What Happens if You’re Too Poor to Pay Bail? What Happens if You’re Too Poor to Pay Bail?
Money bail just does not work, and preys on society’s most vulnerable.
Mar 8, 2017 / Robert Greenwald
Teachers Will Be a Formidable Force Against Trump Teachers Will Be a Formidable Force Against Trump
Teachers are working to protect undocumented immigrant students, trans students, and any student whose chance at an equitable education is at risk.
Mar 8, 2017 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen
When Did Solidarity Among Working Women Become a ‘Privilege’? When Did Solidarity Among Working Women Become a ‘Privilege’?
Women who are concern trolling the strike seem most interested in persuading us to work with the Democratic Party.
Mar 7, 2017 / Tithi Bhattacharya and Cinzia Arruzza
Our Political Economy Is Designed to Create Poverty and Inequality Our Political Economy Is Designed to Create Poverty and Inequality
Poverty is not an abstraction. People wear it on their faces, carry it on their backs as a constant companion—and it is heavy.
Mar 6, 2017 / Dennis Kucinich