Inequality

Honduran Refugees in Guatemala

If Trump Wants to Curb Migration, He Shouldn’t Cut Foreign Aid If Trump Wants to Curb Migration, He Shouldn’t Cut Foreign Aid

Dita has been deported three times back to El Salvador. Now a USAID-funded organization gives her hope that she can thrive in her own country.

Dec 12, 2018 / Eileen Grench

Student debt protest

Who Is Most Affected By Student Debt? Women. Who Is Most Affected By Student Debt? Women.

A new report shows that student debt doesn’t just recreate class divides—it reflects the country’s gender gap.

Dec 11, 2018 / StudentNation / Sabrina Cereceres

Sanders Institute Gathering

The Ideas Primary The Ideas Primary

US presidential contests may seem never-ending, but if the debate is about policy—instead of personality—is that such a bad thing?

Dec 10, 2018 / Feature / Robert L. Borosage

College Rally Against Campus Rape

Don’t Defend Title IX. Replace It. Don’t Defend Title IX. Replace It.

Anti-discrimination and affirmative-action rules don’t help the Americans who need them the most. 

Dec 10, 2018 / StudentNation / Nawal Arjini

People's Vote Sadiq Khan

Britain May Be Headed for a Constitutional Crisis Over Brexit Britain May Be Headed for a Constitutional Crisis Over Brexit

The issue has jammed up the nation’s politics, consumed it—and broken it. Does Labour have a solution?

Dec 6, 2018 / Rachel Shabi

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Sunrise Movement

The Best Strategy for the House Dems? Fight for Major Reforms. The Best Strategy for the House Dems? Fight for Major Reforms.

Sure, the Senate will block them. But pushing things like a Green New Deal and Medicare for All will energize grassroots activists and supercharge the coming presidential primary.

Dec 6, 2018 / Feature / Robert L. Borosage

Betsy DeVos Hearing

The White House Has Hosted a Predators’ Ball of Corruption The White House Has Hosted a Predators’ Ball of Corruption

Here’s how the incoming Democratic Congress can expose it and make the case for bold reform.

Dec 6, 2018 / Feature / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Kenya Mobile Cash Industry

Kenya’s Growth Doesn’t Help All Kenyans Kenya’s Growth Doesn’t Help All Kenyans

Despite government aims to make the country Africa’s “digital hub,” the economy remains unequal and unproductive.

Dec 4, 2018 / Sabine Cessou

LIVE: Solving Our Climate Crisis, a National Town Hall

LIVE: Solving Our Climate Crisis, a National Town Hall LIVE: Solving Our Climate Crisis, a National Town Hall

Tune in at 7 pm today for a town-hall event featuring Bernie Sanders, Bill McKibben, Shailene Woodley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and more!

Dec 3, 2018 / The Nation

The Gender Wage Gap Is Worse Than We Thought

The Gender Wage Gap Is Worse Than We Thought The Gender Wage Gap Is Worse Than We Thought

When you track men and women across their careers, the difference in pay can be as much as 50 percent.

Nov 28, 2018 / Michelle Chen

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