Poverty

Congressional Progessive Caucus

It’s Time for the Congressional Progressive Caucus to Raise Its Game It’s Time for the Congressional Progressive Caucus to Raise Its Game

The CPC must move from being the conscience of the Democratic caucus to being its captain, from defining the alternative to defining the agenda.

Feb 8, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Cardinal Arns

The Passing of Dom Paulo, Cardinal Arns, a Liberation Theology Titan The Passing of Dom Paulo, Cardinal Arns, a Liberation Theology Titan

He stood up courageously against Brazil’s dictatorship and supported the “preferential option for the poor.”

Feb 1, 2017 / Lawrence Weschler

Why Trump’s Con Can’t Last Forever

Why Trump’s Con Can’t Last Forever Why Trump’s Con Can’t Last Forever

Trump has shown himself a master at populist stunts, but it won’t be long before working people catch on to his game. 

Jan 24, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Seattle City Council‘s first hearing on fair

These Cities Are at the Forefront of the Next Big Labor Struggle: the Fight for a Fair Workweek These Cities Are at the Forefront of the Next Big Labor Struggle: the Fight for a Fair Workweek

Emeryville, California, is a tiny municipality surrounded by Oakland and San Francisco. Its population hovers under 12,000, yet the city has four shopping centers, making it, in es…

Jan 23, 2017 / P.E. Moskowitz

Demonstrations for the ACA in Newark

Trump’s Obamacare Repeal Could Lead to a Mental-Health Crisis Trump’s Obamacare Repeal Could Lead to a Mental-Health Crisis

The Affordable Care Act was instrumental in making insurance providers cover mental illness.

Jan 18, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Martin Luther King Jr.

Cities Have the Power to Finally Bridge MLK’s ‘Two Americas’ Cities Have the Power to Finally Bridge MLK’s ‘Two Americas’

The solutions to the enduring problem of economic inequality will have to come from the ground up in our cities, not from Washington, DC, down.

Jan 16, 2017 / Ras J. Baraka and Ryan P. Haygood

In Atlanta, January 24, 2014, an EMS worker wheels a patient through Grady Memorial Hospital’s emergency department.

Where’s the GOP’s Health-Care Plan? Where’s the GOP’s Health-Care Plan?

This isn’t simply about dollars and sense. This is about lives and health.

Jan 10, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Harvey Cox’s Radicalism

Harvey Cox’s Radicalism Harvey Cox’s Radicalism

How the theologian and social critic reminds us of the radical possibilities and egalitarian hopes of a Christian left.

Jan 5, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Elizabeth Bruenig

Students protest low wages.

3 Steps for Progressive Resistance and Rebuilding as the Trump Era Launches 3 Steps for Progressive Resistance and Rebuilding as the Trump Era Launches

Ultimately, the party’s fortunes will depend on recruiting a new generation of progressive leaders who can harness the power of social movements and drive it into electoral politic...

Jan 3, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Trump Supporter Flag

Inequality Is Only Getting Worse Inequality Is Only Getting Worse

The typical American family today has less wealth than the typical American family of the 1980s.

Dec 29, 2016 / Michelle Chen

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