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Judge Rules That Home Care Workers Are Really Just ‘Companions’

Judge Rules That Home Care Workers Are Really Just ‘Companions’ Judge Rules That Home Care Workers Are Really Just ‘Companions’

These workers have grueling jobs—but they’re still not eligible for minimum wages or overtime pay.

Jan 16, 2015 / Michelle Chen

‘She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry’ Reveals the Radical Ordinary Women of 1960s Feminism

‘She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry’ Reveals the Radical Ordinary Women of 1960s Feminism ‘She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry’ Reveals the Radical Ordinary Women of 1960s Feminism

The film shies away from the big names and big institutions and offers a history of women’s rights organizing from the ground up.

Jan 16, 2015 / Dani McClain

New Year, Same National Youth Groundswell

New Year, Same National Youth Groundswell New Year, Same National Youth Groundswell

At the turn of Dr. King’s birthday, the struggle for freedom rolls on.

Jan 16, 2015 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Obama’s Right to Embrace the Public Option for Closing the Digital Divide

Obama’s Right to Embrace the Public Option for Closing the Digital Divide Obama’s Right to Embrace the Public Option for Closing the Digital Divide

The president wants cities to be able to innovate with municipal broadband systems.

Jan 15, 2015 / John Nichols

Why It’s OK for ‘The New York Times’ to Not Be Charlie

Why It’s OK for ‘The New York Times’ to Not Be Charlie Why It’s OK for ‘The New York Times’ to Not Be Charlie

While the Times frequently needs pushing on its watery language, there are real ethical reasons to exclude Charlie’s Mohammad cartoons.

Jan 15, 2015 / Leslie Savan

After 86 Years the Palestinian National Soccer Team Finally Arrives

After 86 Years the Palestinian National Soccer Team Finally Arrives After 86 Years the Palestinian National Soccer Team Finally Arrives

The success of the Palestinian national soccer team has always been about more than wins and losses.

Jan 15, 2015 / Shireen Ahmed and Dave Zirin

January 15, 1929: Martin Luther King Jr. Is Born

January 15, 1929: Martin Luther King Jr. Is Born January 15, 1929: Martin Luther King Jr. Is Born

From 1961 until 1966, King published in The Nation an annual report on the progress of the civil-rights movement during the previous year. In this installment, "Hammer of Civil Rig...

Jan 15, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac

Construction Jobs Are Getting Safer—but Not for Latinos

Construction Jobs Are Getting Safer—but Not for Latinos Construction Jobs Are Getting Safer—but Not for Latinos

We’ve relegated Latino immigrants to the most dangerous jobs—and left them few effective ways to challenge mistreatment.

Jan 14, 2015 / Michelle Chen

The Movement to Put a Church in Every School Is Growing

The Movement to Put a Church in Every School Is Growing The Movement to Put a Church in Every School Is Growing

How evangelicals are taking advantage of publicly funded spaces.

Jan 14, 2015 / Feature / Katherine Stewart

What Americans Should Do After Charlie Hebdo

What Americans Should Do After Charlie Hebdo What Americans Should Do After Charlie Hebdo

We must resist the push to increase surveillance and repeat the foreign policy mistakes of the past.

Jan 14, 2015 / The Editors

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