After 25 Years of Losing to Wall Street, Left-Wing Democrats Are Winning After 25 Years of Losing to Wall Street, Left-Wing Democrats Are Winning
Obama's TPP defeat could be the start of a progressive revival in Congress.
Jun 15, 2015 / William Greider
June 15, 1904: The General Slocum, a Passenger Steamship, Sinks in the East River, Killing Over One Thousand June 15, 1904: The General Slocum, a Passenger Steamship, Sinks in the East River, Killing Over One Thousand
"The tragedy strain[s] the compassion of the mere reader to the point of numbness."
Jun 15, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
June 13, 1971: ‘The New York Times’ Publishes the Pentagon Papers June 13, 1971: ‘The New York Times’ Publishes the Pentagon Papers
The Nation, which had covered American involvement in Vietnam critically since the early 1950s, may have been a touch peeved at the credit The New York Times and The Washington Pos…
Jun 13, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
Hillary Clinton Lays Out Her Presidential Vision on Roosevelt Island—but She Still Needs Some FDR Fire Hillary Clinton Lays Out Her Presidential Vision on Roosevelt Island—but She Still Needs Some FDR Fire
The 2016 front-runner needs to get comfortable—and specific—about calling out today’s economic royalists.
Jun 13, 2015 / John Nichols
June 14, 1940: German Troops Occupy Paris June 14, 1940: German Troops Occupy Paris
The Nation had long urged American intervention in the European war against fascism and responded to the Nazi occupation of Paris with a call to arms: an editorial by editor and pu…
Jun 12, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
The TPP Fast-Track Vote Wasn’t About Obama, It Was About Failed Trade Policies The TPP Fast-Track Vote Wasn’t About Obama, It Was About Failed Trade Policies
Obama’s usual allies recognized that America needs fair trade, not free trade.
Jun 12, 2015 / John Nichols
Liberals Deal Obama a Stunning Blow on Trade—but One More Showdown Awaits Liberals Deal Obama a Stunning Blow on Trade—but One More Showdown Awaits
Nobody saw this vote coming—but progressive activism delivered a shocking result Friday in Congress.
Jun 12, 2015 / George Zornick
These Carwashers Were Being Paid as Little as $125 a Week These Carwashers Were Being Paid as Little as $125 a Week
How everyone benefits from the merger of worker protection and sustainability in one of the city’s least-regulated industries.
Jun 12, 2015 / Michelle Chen
We Regret to Inform You That in 4 Days You and Your Family Will Be Deported to Haiti We Regret to Inform You That in 4 Days You and Your Family Will Be Deported to Haiti
On June 17, hundreds of thousands of Dominicans of Haitian descent will be stateless.
Jun 12, 2015 / Greg Grandin
The Irresistible Realness of Dusty Rhodes The Irresistible Realness of Dusty Rhodes
Dusty Rhodes was a fake wrestler telling real truths in dark times.
Jun 12, 2015 / Dave Zirin