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Worried About Voter Turnout? Demand an Election Day Holiday

Worried About Voter Turnout? Demand an Election Day Holiday Worried About Voter Turnout? Demand an Election Day Holiday

Voters need time to vote.

Nov 9, 2015 / NationAction and Brave New Films

Childcare workers rally with Fight for 15 in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Childcare Workers Make 40% Less Than the Nationwide Median Wage Childcare Workers Make 40% Less Than the Nationwide Median Wage

Earning hourly wages of about $10.30, many childcare workers can't afford the service they provide—and now they're joining the movement for a living wage.

Nov 9, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Please, Democrats: Don’t Attack Bernie Sanders for Joining Your Party

Please, Democrats: Don’t Attack Bernie Sanders for Joining Your Party Please, Democrats: Don’t Attack Bernie Sanders for Joining Your Party

Martin O’Malley is trying to score points by attacking socialist Sanders for running as a Democrat. That will only hurt his party.

Nov 9, 2015 / Joan Walsh

The Strange, True Story of the Man Whose Maid Was Worth Millions

The Strange, True Story of the Man Whose Maid Was Worth Millions The Strange, True Story of the Man Whose Maid Was Worth Millions

Manju Das thought her future was secured when she went to work as the housekeeper for a wealthy corporate executive. Little did she realize how she was being used.

Nov 9, 2015 / Feature / Nilita Vachani

Berlin Wall

November 9, 1989: The Berlin Wall Falls November 9, 1989: The Berlin Wall Falls

“The ideological morticians are wrong in assuming that this death of an epoch heralds a capitalist eternity.”

Nov 9, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

Missouri Tigers

Black Mizzou Football Players Are Going on Strike Over Campus Racism Black Mizzou Football Players Are Going on Strike Over Campus Racism

In a game changer that could bring down a university president, the Missouri football players are showing just how powerful their labor is.

Nov 8, 2015 / Dave Zirin

November 8, 1923: Adolf Hitler Attempts a Coup in Germany—the ‘Beer Hall Putsch’

November 8, 1923: Adolf Hitler Attempts a Coup in Germany—the ‘Beer Hall Putsch’ November 8, 1923: Adolf Hitler Attempts a Coup in Germany—the ‘Beer Hall Putsch’

“Hitler, firing melodramatically into the air to force attention from a feverish crowd, has lost his glamor.”

Nov 8, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

November 7, 1929: The Museum of Modern Art Opens in New York City

November 7, 1929: The Museum of Modern Art Opens in New York City November 7, 1929: The Museum of Modern Art Opens in New York City

“If it really tries to show the best that is being done in the modern world irrespective of what happens to be in fashion, it has a chance to help create new standards.”

Nov 7, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

The Republican Debate Fiasco Is About to Get Dumb and Dumber

The Republican Debate Fiasco Is About to Get Dumb and Dumber The Republican Debate Fiasco Is About to Get Dumb and Dumber

Arbitrary decisions are sending candidates who actually have something to say to oblivion.

Nov 6, 2015 / John Nichols

Can Clinton Mend Fences With Netanyahu?

Can Clinton Mend Fences With Netanyahu? Can Clinton Mend Fences With Netanyahu?

The Democratic presidential hopeful says she can make it right with Israel’s conservative prime minister, but offers no specifics.

Nov 6, 2015 / Ali Gharib

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