The Fight for $15 Has Created a Road Map for Change The Fight for $15 Has Created a Road Map for Change
The Raise the Wage Act is a winning issue for progressive candidates.
Jul 23, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
State Treasurer Is the Most Exciting Political Office You Never Pay Attention To State Treasurer Is the Most Exciting Political Office You Never Pay Attention To
Sarah Godlewski is helping Wisconsinites prepare for climate change—and for retirement.
Jul 23, 2019 / Podcast / John Nichols
The 2020 Olympics Are Likely to Be a Disaster The 2020 Olympics Are Likely to Be a Disaster
After spending a day with Tokyo’s anti-Olympics organizers, it was clear why they are angry about the 2020 Olympics—and that they are ready to fight.
Jul 22, 2019 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
Why Half a Million Puerto Ricans Are Protesting in the Streets Why Half a Million Puerto Ricans Are Protesting in the Streets
Battered by scandal and exhausted by austerity, they seek to determine their own political future.
Jul 19, 2019 / Ed Morales
Is Spaceflight Colonialism? Is Spaceflight Colonialism?
Fifty years after Apollo 11, it’s time to revisit the laws of space.
Jul 19, 2019 / Haris Durrani
We Need a New Manhattan Project to Combat Climate Change We Need a New Manhattan Project to Combat Climate Change
A threat this expansive requires mobilization on a mass scale.
Jul 18, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt
Half a Century Before Colin Kaepernick, Jackie Robinson Said, ‘I Cannot Stand and Sing the Anthem.’ Half a Century Before Colin Kaepernick, Jackie Robinson Said, ‘I Cannot Stand and Sing the Anthem.’
A segregationist senator tried to use Robinson to destroy Paul Robeson. Instead, Robinson called out racism.
Jul 18, 2019 / Peter Dreier
Democracy Is Not Well Democracy Is Not Well
Astra Taylor on our politics, plus Katha Pollitt on travel to Mars.
Jul 18, 2019 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
The Street-by-Street Battle Against Climate Change The Street-by-Street Battle Against Climate Change
While the Trump administration rolls back environmental protections and flouts science, this neighborhood is actually preparing.
Jul 17, 2019 / Audrea Lim
Take Action Now: Stop ICE Raids Take Action Now: Stop ICE Raids
Help stop deportations in your community by calling representatives and joining the sanctuary movement.
Jul 16, 2019 / NationAction