Patricia Arquette’s Equal Pay Message Needs a Drastic Rewrite Patricia Arquette’s Equal Pay Message Needs a Drastic Rewrite
For people who truly care about this issue, there's more to do than glory in Ms. Arquette's acceptance speech.
Feb 23, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Dave Zirin
What Happens if You Refuse to Pay Off Your Student Debt? What Happens if You Refuse to Pay Off Your Student Debt?
Fifteen former students of the for-profit Corinthian college chain are launching a debt strike to allow other debtors to do just that.
Feb 23, 2015 / Michelle Chen
How 262 Cable Technicians Defeated a Union-Busting Giant How 262 Cable Technicians Defeated a Union-Busting Giant
After a three-and-a-half-year struggle, workers in Cablevision’s first unionized shop finally win a contract.
Feb 23, 2015 / Sarah Jaffe
China Is Creating a New Economic World Order Right Under the West’s Nose China Is Creating a New Economic World Order Right Under the West’s Nose
From new “silk roads” to 40,000 miles of high-speed rail, China is poised to dominate the global economy in the twenty-first century.
Feb 23, 2015 / Pepe Escobar
NYU Workers Are Still Subject to ‘Abuse and Exploitation’ After Promised Reforms NYU Workers Are Still Subject to ‘Abuse and Exploitation’ After Promised Reforms
Reports of human rights abuses continue to haunt NYU’s overseas projects.
Feb 23, 2015 / StudentNation / Ryan McNamara and StudentNation
Taxes, Schools, Voting Rights and Abortion: Chile Shows the Way Taxes, Schools, Voting Rights and Abortion: Chile Shows the Way
President Michelle Bachelet is rolling back the legislative legacy of Pinochet.
Feb 23, 2015 / Greg Grandin
February 23, 1821: John Keats Dies February 23, 1821: John Keats Dies
Mark Van Doren wrote 100 years later about the poet's "plunges and dips and quivers of syntax."
Feb 23, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
1975–1985: Standing in Solidarity Against Jackbooted Oppressors 1975–1985: Standing in Solidarity Against Jackbooted Oppressors
It is nonsensical that those who support free-market economic policy should pretend to reject the system of terror it requires to succeed.
Feb 23, 2015 / Books & the Arts / The Nation
February 22, 1732: George Washington Is Born February 22, 1732: George Washington Is Born
Recalling “the small and cheerful world” into which Washington was born… well, maybe if you were rich, male and white.
Feb 22, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
Scott Walker Says He’ll Sign ALEC-Echoing ‘Right to Work’ (For Less) Legislation Scott Walker Says He’ll Sign ALEC-Echoing ‘Right to Work’ (For Less) Legislation
The 2016 contender who last year warned new anti-labor measures were divisive and “a distraction” is back in for a fight with unions.
Feb 20, 2015 / John Nichols