Politics

Tom Price

Donald Trump Is Coming for Your Medicare Donald Trump Is Coming for Your Medicare

The selection of Tom Price to head HHS brings the president-elect into alignment with Speaker Paul Ryan.

Nov 29, 2016 / David Dayen

Putin and Kerry

Putin Didn’t Undermine the Election—We Did Putin Didn’t Undermine the Election—We Did

Our election system is embarrassing not for anything Putin allegedly did. Leaders of both parties, if they had any concern for the republic, would move expeditiously to reform our ...

Nov 29, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Profit-Driven Schools Fail Uganda’s Children

Profit-Driven Schools Fail Uganda’s Children Profit-Driven Schools Fail Uganda’s Children

Silicon Valley–backed Bridge International Academies repeatedly failed to comply with national education standards.

Nov 29, 2016 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Trump Supporters Are Suddenly So Concerned With Civility Trump Supporters Are Suddenly So Concerned With Civility

That’s new.

Nov 29, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow

Student Debt Customers

How Do You Stop Trump? Boycott Debt. How Do You Stop Trump? Boycott Debt.

We need to distract Trump. Student loans are a good place to start.

Nov 29, 2016 / StudentNation / Ravi Mangla

Utah Protesters

‘All Resistance Is Local’: A Plan of Progressive Action for the Trump Years ‘All Resistance Is Local’: A Plan of Progressive Action for the Trump Years

Here’s how states and cities can lead the fight against the Trump administration—and build a new political order.

Nov 29, 2016 / Heather Gerken, David Bollier, Gary Gerstle, and Gar Alperovitz

Fight for 15

Why I’m Getting Arrested During Today’s National Day of Disruption Why I’m Getting Arrested During Today’s National Day of Disruption

In the age of Trump, the Fight for $15 offers a rare model of bravery, boldness, and solidarity.

Nov 29, 2016 / Brad Lander

Detention in Washington

Will Immigrants in Long-Term Detention Get Their Day in Court? The Supreme Court Is About to Decide. Will Immigrants in Long-Term Detention Get Their Day in Court? The Supreme Court Is About to Decide.

The Court needs to recognize the constitutional rights of people in detention before it’s too late.

Nov 28, 2016 / Alina Das

Washington Post building

‘The Washington Post’ Promotes a McCarthyite Blacklist ‘The Washington Post’ Promotes a McCarthyite Blacklist

“PropOrNot” has smeared working journalists as agents of the Kremlin while wrapping itself in a cloak of anonymity.

Nov 28, 2016 / James Carden

Jill Stein

Jill Stein’s Recount Drive Is Futile and Misdirected Jill Stein’s Recount Drive Is Futile and Misdirected

I’m all for recounts in any close election—but I also believe in facing facts.

Nov 28, 2016 / Bruce Shapiro

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