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Chile protests

Why Raising the Subway Fare Sparked Chile’s Biggest Crisis in Decades Why Raising the Subway Fare Sparked Chile’s Biggest Crisis in Decades

Across the country, Chileans are rising up against inequality.

Oct 25, 2019 / Francisca Skoknic

Elijah Cummings Took On the Powerful

Elijah Cummings Took On the Powerful Elijah Cummings Took On the Powerful

The civil rights movement veteran, who was a stalwart champion of unions, challenged abusive presidents, and called out Scott Walker for lying to Congress, died Thursday at 68.

Oct 17, 2019 / John Nichols

Sanders and Warren Are Widening the Democratic Party’s Left Lane

Sanders and Warren Are Widening the Democratic Party’s Left Lane Sanders and Warren Are Widening the Democratic Party’s Left Lane

They’ve dominated the discourse and upended our traditional politics.

Oct 15, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

How to Be a Radical Mayor

How to Be a Radical Mayor How to Be a Radical Mayor

Chokwe Antar Lumumba, the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, explains why the presidency is like the plantation.

Oct 7, 2019 / Q&A / John Nichols

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor Says There Is No Housing Crisis: ‘It’s Just Housing Under Capitalism’ Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor Says There Is No Housing Crisis: ‘It’s Just Housing Under Capitalism’

The author and academic tells The Nation, “We don’t have to live like this.”

Sep 24, 2019 / Q&A / Nawal Arjini

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Letters From the October 7, 2019, Issue Letters From the October 7, 2019, Issue

Sold out, again… Blame the media?…

Sep 24, 2019 / Our Readers

2020’s Most In-Depth, People-Powered Forum Just Happened in Iowa

2020’s Most In-Depth, People-Powered Forum Just Happened in Iowa 2020’s Most In-Depth, People-Powered Forum Just Happened in Iowa

Here's how Sanders, Warren, Buttigieg, and Castro did when they were challenged to answer tough questions about Medicare for All, racial profiling, and housing justice.

Sep 23, 2019 / John Nichols

The Student Debt Problem Is a Family Crisis

The Student Debt Problem Is a Family Crisis The Student Debt Problem Is a Family Crisis

More and more parents are ending up trapped between what they feel is a moral obligation toward higher education and their financial reality.

Sep 20, 2019 / Mike Konczal

Fighting Poverty

Ending Poverty Will Require a Movement Led by Poor People Ending Poverty Will Require a Movement Led by Poor People

No new census data, policy paper, or talking point will do it. That’s why the Poor People’s Campaign is building “a movement that votes.”

Sep 11, 2019 / Greg Kaufmann

Sanders

Democracy Dies From Bad Fact-Checking Democracy Dies From Bad Fact-Checking

The Washington Post is feeding into Trump’s agenda by turning fact-checking into an ideological weapon.

Sep 3, 2019 / Jeet Heer

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