The Federal Reserve’s Shaky Optimism The Federal Reserve’s Shaky Optimism
Janet Yellen will be blamed by both the right and the left if the economy does not fulfill her hopes.
Dec 18, 2015 / William Greider
China’s Latest Crackdown on Workers Is Unprecedented China’s Latest Crackdown on Workers Is Unprecedented
Seven worker-activists involved in the independent labor organizations known as “worker centers” have been arrested.
Dec 18, 2015 / Michelle Chen
The Real Reason Sandra Bland Got Locked Up The Real Reason Sandra Bland Got Locked Up
As in Ferguson, Waller County and Prairie View are choking residents with court fees in order to fill their coffers in a state without income tax.
Dec 18, 2015 / Debbie Nathan
December 18, 1878: Joseph Stalin Is Born December 18, 1878: Joseph Stalin Is Born
“A good friend might advise Stalin to put a stop to the orgy of personal glorification which has been permitted to sweep the country.”
Dec 18, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Tony Kushner, Eve Ensler, Bill McKibben, and Calvin Trillin Join Katrina vanden Heuvel for a Stunning Tribute to the 150th Anniversary of ‘The Nation’ Tony Kushner, Eve Ensler, Bill McKibben, and Calvin Trillin Join Katrina vanden Heuvel for a Stunning Tribute to the 150th Anniversary of ‘The Nation’
Watch the sold-out show at St. Ann’s Warehouse, recorded on October 24, 2015.
Dec 17, 2015 / The Nation
Bernie Sanders Just Got Two of His Biggest Endorsements Yet Bernie Sanders Just Got Two of His Biggest Endorsements Yet
A major progressive activist group and a major union issue endorsements of the insurgent Democratic contender.
Dec 17, 2015 / John Nichols
What I Learned This Semester at Yale What I Learned This Semester at Yale
Students of color are not separatists practicing identity politics—they are fed up with false histories and a false present.
Dec 17, 2015 / StudentNation / Daniel Judt
Start Making Sense: Barbara Ehrenreich Explains Why the White Working Class Is Dying—Literally Start Making Sense: Barbara Ehrenreich Explains Why the White Working Class Is Dying—Literally
Also Rebecca Solnit on the Paris climate agreement and John Powers on Canada’s Justin Trudeau.
Dec 17, 2015 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Rahm Emanuel Must Resign Rahm Emanuel Must Resign
From Laquan McDonald to Homan Square, Rahm has tacitly endorsed police violence.
Dec 17, 2015 / The Editors
