The New Federal Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Would Remedy Decades of Injustice The New Federal Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Would Remedy Decades of Injustice
America’s 2 million domestic workers have minimal protections on the job. The bill announced today would fundamentally change their industry.
Nov 29, 2018 / Bryce Covert
DNA Tests Make Native Americans Strangers in Their Own Land DNA Tests Make Native Americans Strangers in Their Own Land
Reviving race science plays into centuries of oppression.
Nov 29, 2018 / Aviva Chomsky
Why Don’t We Treat Health Care as a Human Right? Why Don’t We Treat Health Care as a Human Right?
Isn’t it time we started providing quality care to all Americans?
Nov 27, 2018 / The Nation
Marijuana Comes to Coalinga Marijuana Comes to Coalinga
The weed business promised to save this struggling California town. So far, it’s been a bust.
Nov 21, 2018 / Feature / Rozina Ali
Switzerland’s Experiment With Addiction Treatment Switzerland’s Experiment With Addiction Treatment
Prescribed heroin cuts crime and saves lives.
Nov 9, 2018 / Cédric Gouverneur
Letters From the December 3-10, 2018, Issue Letters From the December 3-10, 2018, Issue
This is what heroism looks like… Lost in translation… Humph!…
Nov 8, 2018 / Our Readers
Bernie Sanders: ‘Trump Is Somebody Who Clearly Does Not Respect Democracy’ Bernie Sanders: ‘Trump Is Somebody Who Clearly Does Not Respect Democracy’
The senator explains why Democrats must challenge right-wing extremism.
Nov 2, 2018 / John Nichols
A New York Community Fights to Keep a Psychiatric Ward in Its Own Backyard A New York Community Fights to Keep a Psychiatric Ward in Its Own Backyard
The relative expense of mental-health care means inpatient services are disappearing from hospitals across the US, but what’s the cost to patients, their families, and their neighb...
Oct 31, 2018 / Elizabeth Whitman
Could Vermont Become the First State With Universal Broadband? Could Vermont Become the First State With Universal Broadband?
Gubernatorial candidate Christine Hallquist wants to bring utility populism to Vermont.
Oct 26, 2018 / Evan Malmgren
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Denis Mukwege Has Treated Congo’s Rape Victims for 2 Decades Nobel Peace Prize Winner Denis Mukwege Has Treated Congo’s Rape Victims for 2 Decades
The doctor faced an assassination attempt and government retribution after speaking out against violence and government abuses.
Oct 24, 2018 / Lauren Wolfe