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In New York, the Fight to End Gun Violence is Student-Led In New York, the Fight to End Gun Violence is Student-Led

High-school students across the city help train their peers to lead the charge in ending gun violence.

Jul 9, 2018 / StudentNation / Mary Akdemir

Can a New Kind of Payday Lender Help the Poor?

Can a New Kind of Payday Lender Help the Poor? Can a New Kind of Payday Lender Help the Poor?

Oakland’s Community Check Cashing offers an unusual alternative for the underbanked.

Jul 9, 2018 / Susie Cagle

Real Border Security Comes From a Moral Foreign Policy

Real Border Security Comes From a Moral Foreign Policy Real Border Security Comes From a Moral Foreign Policy

Rather than build internment camps, the US should build equitable relationships with Latin America and the Caribbean.

Jul 6, 2018 / Danny Glover and Rep. Ro Khanna

How Tipping Shortchanges Workers

How Tipping Shortchanges Workers How Tipping Shortchanges Workers

In most US states, tipped employees are guaranteed only a small fraction of the federal minimum wage.

Jul 6, 2018 / Bryce Covert

Ed Schultz at a Bernie Sanders event

Ed Schultz Respected the Wisdom of Working-Class People Ed Schultz Respected the Wisdom of Working-Class People

The veteran broadcaster, who has died at age 64, gave the microphone to Americans who are rarely asked their opinions.

Jul 5, 2018 / John Nichols

Skid Row, Los Angeles

Criminalizing Homelessness Violates Basic Human Rights Criminalizing Homelessness Violates Basic Human Rights

Despite a UN report on poverty in the US, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti doubles down on cruel, anti-poor laws.

Jul 5, 2018 / John Raphling

Wall Street sign

How a Public Bank Could Help You How a Public Bank Could Help You

A campaign is underway in New York to take money out of Wall Street and put it into the hands of the city.

Jul 5, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Janus Rauner

For 60 Years, This Powerful Conservative Group Has Worked to Crush Labor For 60 Years, This Powerful Conservative Group Has Worked to Crush Labor

Now the Janus decision has helped push the National Right to Work Committee and its sister organizations closer to that goal.

Jul 5, 2018 / Investigation / Moshe Z. Marvit

People wait outside the Supreme Court

How We Can Block Trump’s Supreme Court Pick How We Can Block Trump’s Supreme Court Pick

John Nichols on political strategy, plus Thomas Frank on Trump’s supporters, and David Graeber on Bullshit Jobs.

Jul 5, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Will Red-State Protests Spark Electoral Change?

Will Red-State Protests Spark Electoral Change? Will Red-State Protests Spark Electoral Change?

After nearly a decade of Republican anti-tax “experiments,” voters appear fed up with being the guinea pigs.

Jul 5, 2018 / Feature / Bryce Covert

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