Oklahoma Teachers Strike for a 4th Day to Protest Rock-Bottom Education Funding Oklahoma Teachers Strike for a 4th Day to Protest Rock-Bottom Education Funding
The state legislature has approved an increase in teacher pay, but teachers still haven’t returned to their classrooms, demanding more funding for education in a state that has sla...
Apr 5, 2018 / Bryce Covert
Show Your Support for Teachers Striking in Oklahoma Show Your Support for Teachers Striking in Oklahoma
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Apr 4, 2018 / NationAction
No Wonder Teachers Are Saying Enough Is Enough No Wonder Teachers Are Saying Enough Is Enough
Public-school teachers around the country have been asked to do more with less.
Mar 29, 2018 / StudentNation / Bryce Covert
Chicago Says It Loud and Clear: Legalize It! Chicago Says It Loud and Clear: Legalize It!
Cook County voters overwhelmingly backed a marijuana referendum, and the new Democratic nominee for governor is all-in for reform.
Mar 21, 2018 / John Nichols
What Conor Lamb’s Win Does and Does Not Tell Us About Wave Elections What Conor Lamb’s Win Does and Does Not Tell Us About Wave Elections
The winning formula is still what it has always been—turn out the base.
Mar 15, 2018 / Steve Phillips
The West Virginia Teachers Strike Shows That Winning Big Requires Creating a Crisis The West Virginia Teachers Strike Shows That Winning Big Requires Creating a Crisis
The strikers won all five of their demands by shutting down every public school in the state.
Mar 12, 2018 / Jane McAlevey
Walter Jones Jr. Is a Voice of Dissent in the GOP Walter Jones Jr. Is a Voice of Dissent in the GOP
Haunted by his vote to authorize the Iraq War, the Republican congressman is standing up against US military actions.
Mar 9, 2018 / Feature / Barry Yeoman
Here’s How California Is Resisting Jeff Sessions on Immigration Policy Here’s How California Is Resisting Jeff Sessions on Immigration Policy
It’s fighting back with street protests—led by the state’s top politicians—and high-powered lawyers in the courts.
Mar 8, 2018 / Sasha Abramsky
West Virginia Teachers Are Resurrecting the State’s Rich History of Labor Activism West Virginia Teachers Are Resurrecting the State’s Rich History of Labor Activism
But with politicians skirting an overdue reckoning with the energy industry, more struggles are ahead.
Mar 6, 2018 / Elizabeth Catte
Democratic Party Establishment, It’s Time to Respect Insurgent Progressives Democratic Party Establishment, It’s Time to Respect Insurgent Progressives
Democrats should not revive a doomed strategy of excessive caution and deference to the permanent consultant class.
Mar 6, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel