Why Slashing the NIH Budget Is Indefensible Why Slashing the NIH Budget Is Indefensible
We can’t afford to defund the vital efforts that could help solve some of our greatest challenges, from cancer to climate change.
Apr 18, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
What America’s 19th-Century Reformers and Radicals Missed What America’s 19th-Century Reformers and Radicals Missed
A new book on the antebellum period captures the dangers of confusing self-improvement with institutional change.
Apr 18, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Brenda Wineapple
The Democratic Party Must Finally Abandon Centrism The Democratic Party Must Finally Abandon Centrism
Bernie Sanders and Tom Perez are working together to build a party that puts economic populism at the top of the agenda.
Apr 17, 2017 / John Nichols
120,000 Americans Demanded Trump’s Taxes This Weekend, Organizers Say 120,000 Americans Demanded Trump’s Taxes This Weekend, Organizers Say
Trump’s refusal to release his tax returns was his biggest violation of norms of conduct for presidential candidates—and most Americans are still mad.
Apr 17, 2017 / Joshua Holland
The First Registered Woman to Run the Boston Marathon Is Running Again Today—50 Years Later The First Registered Woman to Run the Boston Marathon Is Running Again Today—50 Years Later
A true trailblazer is finally getting her due.
Apr 17, 2017 / Dave Zirin
It’s Time to Resurrect the Counterculture Movement It’s Time to Resurrect the Counterculture Movement
The largest progressive mobilization since the Vietnam era offers a unique opportunity.
Apr 17, 2017 / Ira Chernus
Tell the Department of Labor to Side with Retirees Over Wall Street Tell the Department of Labor to Side with Retirees Over Wall Street
The Trump administration is coming after an Obama-era regulation that requires financial advisers to act in their clients’ best interests.
Apr 14, 2017 / NationAction
Reclaiming Public Goods Under Trump Reclaiming Public Goods Under Trump
The Roosevelt Institute is launching the Re:Public Project to fight privatization.
Apr 14, 2017 / StudentNation / Joelle Gamble and Aman Banerji
How Students Made an Off-Campus Protest a Movement How Students Made an Off-Campus Protest a Movement
The Tampa LGBTQ Community’s Wall of Love went from a small group of protesters to a flood of hundreds drowning out hate—thanks in large part to students.
Apr 13, 2017 / StudentNation / Tyler Gillespie
In Paris, a School for Refugees Is Forming the Next Generation of French Citizens In Paris, a School for Refugees Is Forming the Next Generation of French Citizens
The Pierre Claver school asks what it takes for a refugee to become part of a nation—especially now, and especially if that nation is France.
Apr 13, 2017 / StudentNation / Daniel Judt