Reclaiming Public Goods Under Trump Reclaiming Public Goods Under Trump
The Roosevelt Institute is launching the Re:Public Project to fight privatization.
Apr 14, 2017 / StudentNation / Joelle Gamble and Aman Banerji
Tom Frank: On the Road in Trump Country Tom Frank: On the Road in Trump Country
How Trump won, and why Clinton lost.
Apr 14, 2017 / Jon Wiener
Iowa’s New Voter-ID Law Would Have Disenfranchised My Grandmother Iowa’s New Voter-ID Law Would Have Disenfranchised My Grandmother
260,000 eligible voters could be blocked from the polls by the new law.
Apr 13, 2017 / Ari Berman
How Students Made an Off-Campus Protest a Movement How Students Made an Off-Campus Protest a Movement
The Tampa LGBTQ Community’s Wall of Love went from a small group of protesters to a flood of hundreds drowning out hate—thanks in large part to students.
Apr 13, 2017 / StudentNation / Tyler Gillespie
In Paris, a School for Refugees Is Forming the Next Generation of French Citizens In Paris, a School for Refugees Is Forming the Next Generation of French Citizens
The Pierre Claver school asks what it takes for a refugee to become part of a nation—especially now, and especially if that nation is France.
Apr 13, 2017 / StudentNation / Daniel Judt
An Olympic-Sized Bribery Scandal Crashes Down on Rio’s Former Mayor Eduardo Paes An Olympic-Sized Bribery Scandal Crashes Down on Rio’s Former Mayor Eduardo Paes
Eduardo Paes was supposed to be the future of Brazilian politics. Not anymore.
Apr 13, 2017 / Dave Zirin
Tom Frank: Would Bernie Have Been Able to Beat Trump? Hell Yes! Tom Frank: Would Bernie Have Been Able to Beat Trump? Hell Yes!
Plus: Amy Wilentz on Ivanka and Jared; Ari Berman on voting rights under Justice Neil Gorsuch.
Apr 13, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
‘Thought Leaders’ and the Plutocrats Who Love Them ‘Thought Leaders’ and the Plutocrats Who Love Them
The wealthy have taken over intellectual culture, and it’s devastating progressive politics.
Apr 12, 2017 / Column / Eric Alterman
Central European University Under Attack Central European University Under Attack
In Victor Orbán’s Hungary, illiberal politics cannot tolerate liberal minds.
Apr 12, 2017 / Feature / John Connelly
Coulda Woulda Shoulda—Democrats Miss a Huge Opportunity in Kansas Coulda Woulda Shoulda—Democrats Miss a Huge Opportunity in Kansas
The DCCC barely lifted a finger to help James Thompson. He almost won anyway.
Apr 12, 2017 / John Nichols