Oregon’s Radical Innovation: Make Democracy Easy Oregon’s Radical Innovation: Make Democracy Easy
Want higher turnout? No problem. Automatically register voters and allow them to vote by mail.
Mar 18, 2015 / John Nichols
Retaking the Moral High Ground in the Fight Against Poverty Retaking the Moral High Ground in the Fight Against Poverty
It’s time to fight the narrative that poverty is a choice.
Mar 18, 2015 / James Abro
Let’s Give Edward Snowden the Same Deal General Petraeus Got for Leaking Info Let’s Give Edward Snowden the Same Deal General Petraeus Got for Leaking Info
A guilty plea to a misdemeanor, and no jail time.
Mar 18, 2015 / Jon Wiener
Martin O’Malley Sounds Like He’s Running Martin O’Malley Sounds Like He’s Running
Amid the attention to Hillary Clinton’s e-mail account, Martin O’Malley emerges as a possible Democratic candidate.
Mar 17, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Great Country Is One That Can Beat the Bejesus Out of Everyone Else A Great Country Is One That Can Beat the Bejesus Out of Everyone Else
And other myths of American patriotism.
Mar 17, 2015 / Nan Levinson
Republicans to America: JK Republicans to America: JK
Undermining nuclear negotiations was just a joke!
Mar 17, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow
Why Can’t One of America’s Most ‘Progressive’ Cities Reform Its Police Force? Why Can’t One of America’s Most ‘Progressive’ Cities Reform Its Police Force?
Although the Department of Justice and the police bureau in Portland, Oregon, reached a “groundbreaking” settlement last year, residents say racial discrimination is a problem.
Mar 16, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
From Selma to Madison, a Generation Demands Justice From Selma to Madison, a Generation Demands Justice
Across the country, students and communities of color rise.
Mar 16, 2015 / StudentNation / StudentNation
March 15, 1965: Lyndon Johnson’s ‘We Shall Overcome’ Speech March 15, 1965: Lyndon Johnson’s ‘We Shall Overcome’ Speech
“No one who heard the President can doubt his sincerity,” The Nation observed, “but neither can we forget the lateness of his conversion.”
Mar 15, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
Why Governor Cuomo’s Education Proposals Are As Bad for Students As They Are for Teachers Why Governor Cuomo’s Education Proposals Are As Bad for Students As They Are for Teachers
Governor Cuomo's public school agenda puts both students and teachers in jeopardy.
Mar 13, 2015 / StudentNation / Leah Brunski