Is the USDA the Latest Site of Corporate Takeover in the Trump Administration? Is the USDA the Latest Site of Corporate Takeover in the Trump Administration?
Big Ag’s increasing influence has some farmers wondering whether it’s time to abandon the organic label altogether.
Mar 13, 2018 / Jasper Craven
Donald Trump’s Favorite Drug Trafficker and Other Unsung Scandals of the Presidency From Hell Donald Trump’s Favorite Drug Trafficker and Other Unsung Scandals of the Presidency From Hell
A conversation with David Cay Johnston, who has investigated Trump’s shady dealings for decades.
Mar 13, 2018 / Mark Hertsgaard
What Losing the Brooklyn Dodgers Taught Bernie Sanders What Losing the Brooklyn Dodgers Taught Bernie Sanders
A lesson about corporate greed and the power of ownership was instilled when the senator’s beloved team moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles.
Mar 12, 2018 / Dave Zirin
For Women’s History Month, Here Are 6 Women to Remember For Women’s History Month, Here Are 6 Women to Remember
These women fought, often in obscurity, for justice and equality.
Mar 12, 2018 / StudentNation / Gabriela Thorne
A Crop of Reform-Minded Mayors Is Trying to Fix Policing and Fight Mass Incarceration A Crop of Reform-Minded Mayors Is Trying to Fix Policing and Fight Mass Incarceration
In their choice of a police chief and through other local initiatives, mayors can make major strides in improving the way their constituents interact with police and the criminal j...
Mar 12, 2018 / Collier Meyerson
The West Virginia Teachers Strike Shows That Winning Big Requires Creating a Crisis The West Virginia Teachers Strike Shows That Winning Big Requires Creating a Crisis
The strikers won all five of their demands by shutting down every public school in the state.
Mar 12, 2018 / Jane McAlevey
What Happens After the Progressive Revolution Comes to a City Like Durham? What Happens After the Progressive Revolution Comes to a City Like Durham?
On the challenges of governing a bright-blue city in the middle of a hot-red state.
Mar 12, 2018 / Barry Yeoman
If Trump Had Final Cut of Oscar Nominees If Trump Had Final Cut of Oscar Nominees
Cartoonist Steve Brodner reveals the president’s tremendous alternative endings for five Best Picture contenders to make the (sad!) Oscars great again.
Mar 12, 2018 / OppArt / Steve Brodner
The New York Times’ ‘Edit’ Draws 20,000 Applicants The New York Times’ ‘Edit’ Draws 20,000 Applicants
The Edit is a cost-effective way to bring a subscriber-boosting perspective to the paper, but what about the young journalists whose work it uses?
Mar 12, 2018 / William Anderson
Where Are the Syrians Kidnapped by ISIS? Where Are the Syrians Kidnapped by ISIS?
The extremist group detained more than 7,000. Now, after the liberation of Raqqa, family members are searching for their loved ones.
Mar 9, 2018 / Loubna Mrie