A Message to Independent Journalists A Message to Independent Journalists
Maybe our job is not to achieve scale, to obey the protocols of the market, but to tip the scale.
May 14, 2019 / Laura Flanders
Washington State Has Created the Nation’s First Social-Insurance Program for Long-Term Care Washington State Has Created the Nation’s First Social-Insurance Program for Long-Term Care
When Americans age or need help with the basic tasks of living, they often have no one to turn to but their family members. A groundbreaking program in Washington will change that ...
May 13, 2019 / Bryce Covert
Combatting the New Right Combatting the New Right
Right-wing populists and authoritarians now govern over half of the world’s population. We need a global mass movement to loosen their grip.
May 13, 2019 / John Feffer
Progressive Prosecutors Clamor for Queens Progressive Prosecutors Clamor for Queens
Seven candidates running for district attorney are promising to bring fairer rules to the 2 million person New York City borough.
May 13, 2019 / Ross Barkan
Princeton Students Are Sitting In for Title IX Reform Princeton Students Are Sitting In for Title IX Reform
In many ways, the sit-in serves as the culmination of student outcry over the university’s treatment of sexual-harassment and assault cases.
May 13, 2019 / StudentNation / Jimin Kang
Rashida Tlaib Recognizes Trump Must Be Held to Account by Beginning the Impeachment Process Rashida Tlaib Recognizes Trump Must Be Held to Account by Beginning the Impeachment Process
The Michigan representative just accepted petitions signed by 10 million Americans who say it is time to act.
May 13, 2019 / John Nichols
How Does Donald Trump Keep Getting Away With It? How Does Donald Trump Keep Getting Away With It?
Hint: From Congress to the courts, people keep treating Trump like a “normal” president. It’s time to stop.
May 13, 2019 / Elie Mystal
Kaddish for the Dead Kaddish for the Dead
Mass shootings targeting houses of worship. (There have been 114 mass shootings in the U.S. in 2019. Source: @GunDeaths)
May 13, 2019 / OppArt / Dan Landau
Health Care in the US Should Be Affordable and Accessible Health Care in the US Should Be Affordable and Accessible
America’s broken health-care system extorts its patients just so they can access a basic human right.
May 9, 2019 / Beverly Gologorsky
Red Sox Players Are Divided Over White House Visit Red Sox Players Are Divided Over White House Visit
Most of the team’s players of color have declined Trump’s invitation. The 20 who are attending are nearly all white.
May 9, 2019 / Dave Zirin