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Ralph Nader in front of a Chevy Corvair at the American Museum of Tort Law in Winsted, Connecticut, September 2015.

How Ralph Nader Changed America How Ralph Nader Changed America

On the 50th anniversary of Unsafe at Any Speed, a look at how his work launched the consumer-rights, corporate-accountability, and other citizen movements.

Dec 1, 2015 / Feature / Mark Green

On 50th Anniversary of Ralph Nader’s ‘Unsafe at Any Speed,’ Safety Group Reports Auto Safety Regulation Has Saved 3.5 Million Lives On 50th Anniversary of Ralph Nader’s ‘Unsafe at Any Speed,’ Safety Group Reports Auto Safety Regulation Has Saved 3.5 Million Lives

The crusading consumer advocate’s work launched Congressional hearings and seminal safety protections.

Dec 1, 2015 / Press Room

Police lead suspected shooter Dylann Roof, 21, into the courthouse in Shelby, North Carolina, June 18, 2015. Roof, a 21-year-old with a criminal record, is accused of killing nine people at a Bible-study meeting in a historic African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina.

How to Understand White Male Terrorism How to Understand White Male Terrorism

We’ve been here before, and we know that violent backlash is at its fiercest when movements for racial and gender justice are winning.

Nov 30, 2015 / Max Berger

Coalition or Cold War with Russia?

Coalition or Cold War with Russia? Coalition or Cold War with Russia?

American policy-makers and presidential candidates must now make a fateful decision—join Moscow in an alliance against ISIS, or persist in treating the Kremlin as an enemy.

Nov 30, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen and Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Most Ambitious Emissions Pledges on the Table in Paris Would Still Result in Catastrophic Warming

The Most Ambitious Emissions Pledges on the Table in Paris Would Still Result in Catastrophic Warming The Most Ambitious Emissions Pledges on the Table in Paris Would Still Result in Catastrophic Warming

Global temperatures would still rise to 2.7 to 3.5 C above the pre-industrial level.

Nov 30, 2015 / Mark Hertsgaard

Katrina vandel Heuvel on CNN's Reliable Sources, November 29, 2015.

‘The Media Needs to Call a Lie a Lie’ ‘The Media Needs to Call a Lie a Lie’

On CNN’s Reliable Sources, Katrina vanden Heuvel holds the press accountable for letting Trump’s deceptions slide.

Nov 30, 2015 / Press Room and Katrina vanden Heuvel

A man carries a sack of oranges while walking past a mural depicting a fight between farmers and private landlords in Tegucigalpa, Honduras's capital.

More Than 30 Trade Unionists Have Been Killed in Honduras Since 2009 More Than 30 Trade Unionists Have Been Killed in Honduras Since 2009

Chiquita keeps bananas cheap—and union organizers scared for their lives.

Nov 30, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Planned Parenthood Colorado Springs

How the Phony Planned Parenthood Videos Degraded the Abortion Debate How the Phony Planned Parenthood Videos Degraded the Abortion Debate

Abortion foes know Americans want choice to stay legal, so they’ve shifted their strategy to reduce access and demonize providers.

Nov 30, 2015 / Joan Walsh

GOP Colorado debate

Let the GOP Hunger Games Begin Let the GOP Hunger Games Begin

The six top Republican candidates take economic policy into the wilderness.

Nov 30, 2015 / Nomi Prins

How ‘Creed’ Saves Rocky From Himself

How ‘Creed’ Saves Rocky From Himself How ‘Creed’ Saves Rocky From Himself

Ryan Coogler revives an otherwise moribund franchise by showing the importance of black voices behind and in front of the camera.

Nov 30, 2015 / Dave Zirin

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