Politics

Michigan’s Attempt to Destroy Democracy and the Environment

Michigan’s Attempt to Destroy Democracy and the Environment Michigan’s Attempt to Destroy Democracy and the Environment

The state’s form of austerity politics is a massive experiment in unraveling US democracy.

Jun 9, 2015 / Laura Gottesdiener and Eduardo Garcia

From University Sit-Ins to Highway Blockades, the Spring Rages On

From University Sit-Ins to Highway Blockades, the Spring Rages On From University Sit-Ins to Highway Blockades, the Spring Rages On

From Cleveland to Santa Barbara, the youth-led groundswell against racial and sexual violence continues.

Jun 8, 2015 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Budget Cuts, Layoffs, and a $1.5 Billion Campus Remodeling—What’s Wrong With This Picture?

Budget Cuts, Layoffs, and a $1.5 Billion Campus Remodeling—What’s Wrong With This Picture? Budget Cuts, Layoffs, and a $1.5 Billion Campus Remodeling—What’s Wrong With This Picture?

These University of Chicago students are saying “no” to the administration’s austerity agenda.

Jun 8, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Will the 21st Century Pit Washington Against China?

Will the 21st Century Pit Washington Against China? Will the 21st Century Pit Washington Against China?

The drawbacks of Washington’s grand strategy for global dominion.

Jun 8, 2015 / Alfred McCoy

How Many People Are Killed by Police? We’re Only Beginning to Find Out

How Many People Are Killed by Police? We’re Only Beginning to Find Out How Many People Are Killed by Police? We’re Only Beginning to Find Out

The number of lives matters

Jun 8, 2015 / Leslie Savan

How A Right-Wing Political Machine Is Dismantling Higher Education in North Carolina

How A Right-Wing Political Machine Is Dismantling Higher Education in North Carolina How A Right-Wing Political Machine Is Dismantling Higher Education in North Carolina

What began as isolated ideological attacks is looking more and more like a wholesale gutting of the state’s public colleges.

Jun 8, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter

Wisconsin Straw Poll: Clinton 49 Percent, Sanders 41 Percent

Wisconsin Straw Poll: Clinton 49 Percent, Sanders 41 Percent Wisconsin Straw Poll: Clinton 49 Percent, Sanders 41 Percent

Beyond Iowa and New Hampshire, the insurgent candidate shows signs of strength.

Jun 7, 2015 / John Nichols

What’s Wrong With Ted Cruz’s Gay Fundraisers?

What’s Wrong With Ted Cruz’s Gay Fundraisers? What’s Wrong With Ted Cruz’s Gay Fundraisers?

Two gay New York City entrepreneurs stirred anger by helping anti-gay GOP presidential hopeful Ted Cruz fundraise. Why'd they do it? Israel.

Jun 5, 2015 / Ali Gharib

There’s a Vicious, Slow-Motion Pogrom Happening a Few Hundred Miles From the US

There’s a Vicious, Slow-Motion Pogrom Happening a Few Hundred Miles From the US There’s a Vicious, Slow-Motion Pogrom Happening a Few Hundred Miles From the US

A constitutional ruling in the Dominican Republic has delegitimized the existence of hundreds of thousands of Haitians.

Jun 5, 2015 / Greg Grandin

Hillary Clinton’s Bold Plan for Voting Rights

Hillary Clinton’s Bold Plan for Voting Rights Hillary Clinton’s Bold Plan for Voting Rights

Clinton slams the “phantom epidemic of voter fraud” and proposes reforms that would make it eaiser for millions to vote.

Jun 4, 2015 / Ari Berman

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