The Emerging Populist Agenda The Emerging Populist Agenda
The clear presence of a populist reform agenda might be the biggest surprise of the 2016 election season thus far.
May 12, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
It’s a Conspiracy! How to Discredit Seymour Hersh It’s a Conspiracy! How to Discredit Seymour Hersh
The veteran investigative journalist debunked the official version of the bin Laden killing—now there's a rush to smear him.
May 12, 2015 / Greg Grandin
May 12, 1820: Florence Nightingale, Founder of Nursing, Is Born May 12, 1820: Florence Nightingale, Founder of Nursing, Is Born
"There were not men in England strong enough or stupid enough or obstructive enough to stop her."
May 12, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
When TPP Meets the Populist Menace When TPP Meets the Populist Menace
The “reach across the aisle” was going according to plan... until the Populist Avenger showed up.
May 12, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow
A Victory Parade 150 Years in the Making A Victory Parade 150 Years in the Making
The African American Civil War Memorial & Museum will honor black soldiers who were not welcome at the original Grand Review celebration.
May 11, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Chris Burden and ‘The Other Vietnam Memorial’ Chris Burden and ‘The Other Vietnam Memorial’
Three million Vietnamese names, etched on copper plates 13 feet high.
May 11, 2015 / Jon Wiener
Why So Many Democrats Rejected Obama’s Lobbying on the Trans-Pacific Trade Deal Why So Many Democrats Rejected Obama’s Lobbying on the Trans-Pacific Trade Deal
The president’s suggestion that his critics do not understand trade issues is “absolutely inaccurate.”
May 11, 2015 / John Nichols
A Major Defense Contractor Buys Its Way Back Into the Spying Business A Major Defense Contractor Buys Its Way Back Into the Spying Business
What we can learn from contractors about intelligence—and the CIA.
May 11, 2015 / Tim Shorrock
Hillary Clinton Wants to Help Families at the Bottom. So Will She Change Her Mind About Welfare Reform? Hillary Clinton Wants to Help Families at the Bottom. So Will She Change Her Mind About Welfare Reform?
Clinton said as recently as the 2008 campaign that welfare reform was a success, but its track record has proven otherwise for the country’s poorest.
May 11, 2015 / Bryce Covert
How Can You Get an Ethical Manicure? Support Worker Organizing How Can You Get an Ethical Manicure? Support Worker Organizing
Labor advocates are harnessing the power of both workers and consumers to reform nail salons.
May 11, 2015 / Michelle Chen