Sasha Abramsky | The Nation

Montana's superintendent of public instruction, a groundbreaking Native American leader, is a strong believer in the power of public education to combat poverty.

The insurance program is facing its toughest challenges just as the health reform law is poised to expand eligibility for millions of Americans.

When Martha Sanchez became a community organizer, the paint-cleaning company that was polluting her neighborhood and sickening local children met its match.

At the Project New West Summit, Democrats and progressive leaders debated electoral strategies for the pivotal Western region.

The longtime criminal justice reformer believes the city can improve public safety through smarter spending on social services.

A conversation with some of the top figures in American philanthropy reveals a shared belief in the power of institutional giving to benefit the most vulnerable among us.

The fight to counter LePage’s extremism is gaining support not only among progressives in the state but within the Republican Party too.

An unlikely grassroots coalition is keeping residents in their homes, one property at a time.

How much taxpayer money could government agencies save if they cracked down on scams like healthcare fraud? The answer, suggests a Harvard professor: hundreds of billions of dollars every year.

Like her brother, President Obama, Soetoro-Ng wants to revamp school systems and broaden test-focused curriculums.