What the Democrats Must Learn From Brexit About Free-Trade Deals What the Democrats Must Learn From Brexit About Free-Trade Deals
Sanders and Clinton are right to oppose the TPP, and the Democratic Party should do the same.
Jun 27, 2016 / John Nichols
Seeing Appalachia Through the Eyes of Appalachians Seeing Appalachia Through the Eyes of Appalachians
Several new media projects are re-envisioning a region long stereotyped as backward and ignorant.
Jun 25, 2016 / Photo Essay / Layne Amerikaner
Maine’s Governor Is Threatening to End Food Stamps Maine’s Governor Is Threatening to End Food Stamps
The move would kick 190,000 people out of the program, and it’s probably illegal.
Jun 24, 2016 / Alyssa Peterson and Jeremy Slevin
Inequality Is Even Seeping Into Preschool Classrooms Inequality Is Even Seeping Into Preschool Classrooms
Education disparities start early.
Jun 24, 2016 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen
Nick Kristof Is Still Wrong About Welfare Reform Nick Kristof Is Still Wrong About Welfare Reform
Raising kids is hard work, and as a country we should acknowledge that.
Jun 23, 2016 / Katha Pollitt
Elizabeth Warren’s Fight Against Payday Lenders Comes to the Post Office Elizabeth Warren’s Fight Against Payday Lenders Comes to the Post Office
We could save Americans millions with postal banking.
Jun 20, 2016 / Bryce Covert
The Right Wing Has a Solution for Poverty The Right Wing Has a Solution for Poverty
Pretend it doesn’t exist.
Jun 15, 2016 / Rebecca Vallas
Ever Heard of ‘Vulture Funds’? Well, They’re Destroying Puerto Rico Ever Heard of ‘Vulture Funds’? Well, They’re Destroying Puerto Rico
People are literally dying because of Wall Street greed.
Jun 10, 2016 / Brave New Films
What Paul Ryan’s Own Constituents Think of His Poverty Plan What Paul Ryan’s Own Constituents Think of His Poverty Plan
In Racine, Wisconsin, it is clear that a community was abandoned.
Jun 10, 2016 / Greg Kaufmann
Dry Taps and Lagoons of Sewage: What America’s Water Crisis Looks Like Dry Taps and Lagoons of Sewage: What America’s Water Crisis Looks Like
A new report finds that safe water and sanitation are increasingly unaffordable for millions of Americans.
Jun 8, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter