The Financial Firm That Cornered the Market on Jails The Financial Firm That Cornered the Market on Jails
Thousands of arrestees a year are forced into get-out-of-jail-broke cards that are loaded up with deceptive fees.
Aug 1, 2016 / Arun Gupta
These Policies Could Move America Toward a Universal Basic Income These Policies Could Move America Toward a Universal Basic Income
Small steps, big benefits.
Aug 1, 2016 / Mike Konczal
Elizabeth Warren’s Urgent Plea at the DNC Elizabeth Warren’s Urgent Plea at the DNC
An interview with the Massachusetts senator in Philadelphia.
Jul 28, 2016 / Ari Rabin-Havt
Yes, Temps Can Unionize Too Yes, Temps Can Unionize Too
Temp employees often have a hard time figuring out who their real boss is. A new NLRB ruling takes the guesswork out of that conundrum.
Jul 27, 2016 / Michelle Chen
This Group of Politicians Just Put Forward a Platform Progressives Can Embrace This Group of Politicians Just Put Forward a Platform Progressives Can Embrace
At the DNC, Local Progress offers a vision of cities as the center of the fight against inequality.
Jul 26, 2016 / P.E. Moskowitz
Hillary Clinton Can Become the Real Candidate of Change Hillary Clinton Can Become the Real Candidate of Change
Clinton needs to go bold: using her experience and competence as the basis for laying out a big agenda for change that can help build enthusiasm and turnout.
Jul 26, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Nearly Half of All Women in Jail Are Disabled Nearly Half of All Women in Jail Are Disabled
The disproportionate impact of the criminal-justice system on Americans with disabilities.
Jul 19, 2016 / Rebecca Vallas
Young People on the Streets of Cleveland and Philadelphia Young People on the Streets of Cleveland and Philadelphia
For many young people who took their first step into activism this primary campaign, mobilizing in opposition to Trump at the RNC is both a moral obligation and a chance to test th...
Jul 18, 2016 / StudentNation / Tania Unzueta, BLM Philly, Rossmery Zayas, and Maximilian Cotterill
Cleveland Has Survived Deindustrialization and a Burning River. Can It Survive Donald Trump? Cleveland Has Survived Deindustrialization and a Burning River. Can It Survive Donald Trump?
As the Republican National Convention rolls into Cleveland, the author fears for his hometown.
Jul 18, 2016 / Dale Maharidge
Diapers, and Welfare Policy, Need Changing in Washington Diapers, and Welfare Policy, Need Changing in Washington
Helping low-income families address one of the messiest aspects of early childhood is Congress’s duty.
Jul 13, 2016 / Michelle Chen