Social Justice

Just Write Families Checks

Just Write Families Checks Just Write Families Checks

Senators Kamala Harris and Cory Booker have bold new plans to fight poverty, but they miss out on simpler strategy: a child allowance.

Nov 23, 2018 / Bryce Covert

Black rural vote

What Was the Real Midterm Victory? What Was the Real Midterm Victory?

The Democratic Party is used to writing off much of the electorate. It can’t get away with that anymore.

Nov 21, 2018 / Column / Kai Wright

How Democrats Won in the White-Hot Heart of the Republican Right

How Democrats Won in the White-Hot Heart of the Republican Right How Democrats Won in the White-Hot Heart of the Republican Right

Gustavo Arellano on Orange County, L.A. Kauffman on protest, and Andrew Delbanco on the history of fugitive slaves.

Nov 21, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Sheryl Sandberg

‘Lean In’ Has Been Discredited For Good ‘Lean In’ Has Been Discredited For Good

To defend Facebook, Sheryl Sandberg put capitalism before feminism—and democracy.

Nov 20, 2018 / Mari Uyehara

Central California farm

Progressives Point the Way to Recapturing the Rural Vote Progressives Point the Way to Recapturing the Rural Vote

Democrats would do well to remember a fundamental truth that this year’s elections only amplified: Real power is built from the bottom up.

Nov 13, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Thank You for Creating a Beast

Thank You for Creating a Beast Thank You for Creating a Beast

By Billie Gomez.

Nov 12, 2018 / The Nation

Polling Station Sign

Across the Country, Limited-English-Proficiency Voters Faced Obstacles Across the Country, Limited-English-Proficiency Voters Faced Obstacles

But in southern Brooklyn, they showed they can still swing an election.

Nov 12, 2018 / Richard Salame

Student voters

What 17 Student Voters Think About Tuesday’s Election What 17 Student Voters Think About Tuesday’s Election

One of the most powerful voting blocs in the country, young voters on Tuesday made their influence crystal clear.

Nov 9, 2018 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Protest

The Blue Wave Is Just Getting Started The Blue Wave Is Just Getting Started

Real talk: We can’t undo decades of Republican maneuvering in just 18 months. It will take years of hard work, day in and day out.

Nov 8, 2018 / Amanda Litman

tony-evers-mandela-barnes-wisconsin

Working People Won the Midwest for the Democrats Working People Won the Midwest for the Democrats

Now it’s up to the newly elected governors to fight for the overworked and underpaid constituents who voted them into office.

Nov 8, 2018 / Mary Kay Henry

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