Can Community Land Trusts Solve Baltimore’s Homelessness Problem? Can Community Land Trusts Solve Baltimore’s Homelessness Problem?
Vast numbers of Baltimore’s buildings are uninhabited. Could a new model of ownership put them in the hands of communities?
Oct 2, 2015 / Michelle Chen
October 2, 2002: Sniper Attacks Begin Around the Washington, DC, Area October 2, 2002: Sniper Attacks Begin Around the Washington, DC, Area
“As we ride out the heightened troubles of these times, as our domestic fears become conflated with international terror, let us work hard not to fall back on the models that have ...
Oct 2, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
The Right Is Alienating a Huge and Amazingly Diverse Immigrant Population The Right Is Alienating a Huge and Amazingly Diverse Immigrant Population
Our relentless focus on the Latino vote obscures all the other people GOP nativists are pissing off.
Oct 1, 2015 / Joshua Holland
Alabama, Birthplace of the Voting Rights Act, Is Once Again Gutting Voting Rights Alabama, Birthplace of the Voting Rights Act, Is Once Again Gutting Voting Rights
Alabama passed a strict voter-ID law and then closed 31 DMV offices in the state.
Oct 1, 2015 / Ari Berman
Donald Trump Is a True Candidate of the .00001 Percent Donald Trump Is a True Candidate of the .00001 Percent
The real question is: How has The Donald made it this far in the race?
Oct 1, 2015 / Nomi Prins
It’s Time to Lock In the Wins of the Climate Movement It’s Time to Lock In the Wins of the Climate Movement
This is a new generation’s moment in history.
Oct 1, 2015 / Tom Hayden
The Political Power of Takin’ it to the States The Political Power of Takin’ it to the States
After one government shutdown and a rally cry from the GOP for another, this progressive think tank is bringing progressive policy changes back to the state level.
Oct 1, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Sanders Is Crowdfunding a Campaign, but That Doesn’t Diminish the Need for Campaign Reform Sanders Is Crowdfunding a Campaign, but That Doesn’t Diminish the Need for Campaign Reform
An insurgent almost matches a front-runner in fundraising, but still calls for an amendment to get big money out of politics.
Oct 1, 2015 / John Nichols
Not the Smart One: On Jeb’s Garbled Support for the Washington Football Team’s Brand Not the Smart One: On Jeb’s Garbled Support for the Washington Football Team’s Brand
Jeb Bush has unsurprisingly decided to side with bigotry in the case of Washington’s football team’s name. His incoherent reasoning should ring alarm bells for supporters and detra...
Oct 1, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Philanthrocapitalism: A Self-Love Story Philanthrocapitalism: A Self-Love Story
Why do super-rich activists mock their critics instead of listening to them?
Oct 1, 2015 / Feature / David Rieff