Obama’s Last State of the Union: Wonderful Rhetoric, Messy Realities Obama’s Last State of the Union: Wonderful Rhetoric, Messy Realities
He hit all the right notes, but wouldn’t it have been wonderful if he could have used the past tense to describe the crisis of inequality?
Jan 13, 2016 / Sasha Abramsky
Have California Voters Finally Had Enough of Prop 13? Have California Voters Finally Had Enough of Prop 13?
After decades of strangling the state, the anti-tax revolt may be coming to an end.
Dec 22, 2015 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
The GOP Stampede Toward Fascism After the Paris Attacks The GOP Stampede Toward Fascism After the Paris Attacks
We are witnessing one of the most morally calamitous reactions to a refugee crisis in the country’s history.
Nov 20, 2015 / Sasha Abramsky
One Novel Way to Bring Healthcare to Poor Neighborhoods One Novel Way to Bring Healthcare to Poor Neighborhoods
What if health services moved into places people already go?
Sep 4, 2015 / Sasha Abramsky
How the Atheist Son of a Jewish Rabbi Created One of the Greatest Libraries of Socialist Literature How the Atheist Son of a Jewish Rabbi Created One of the Greatest Libraries of Socialist Literature
Books with Marx’s handwritten notes; volumes annotated by Lenin; newspaper clippings from displaced Yiddish journalists—Chimen Abramsky’s book collection had it all.
Aug 27, 2015 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
Why Maria Ochoa Has Crossed the Desert 100 Times Why Maria Ochoa Has Crossed the Desert 100 Times
An interview with the cofounder of Tucson Samaritans.
Aug 13, 2015 / Editorial / Sasha Abramsky
Welcome to Fairmead, California, Where You Have to Walk a Mile for a Sip of Water Welcome to Fairmead, California, Where You Have to Walk a Mile for a Sip of Water
For some Californians the drought means brown lawns. For others, it means nothing to drink.
Jul 14, 2015 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
One of the World’s Largest Foundations Is Putting Some Real Money Into Criminal Justice Reform One of the World’s Largest Foundations Is Putting Some Real Money Into Criminal Justice Reform
The MacArthur Foundation’s $75 million pledge shows that political momentum is clearly on the side of reform.
Apr 28, 2015 / Sasha Abramsky
Is the Former Capital of the Confederacy Finally Ready to Confront Its Poverty—and Its Past? Is the Former Capital of the Confederacy Finally Ready to Confront Its Poverty—and Its Past?
Richmond, Virginia, is the eleventh-most-unequal big city in the country; its leaders finally want to change that.
Mar 31, 2015 / Cities Rising / Sasha Abramsky
How California Voters Got So Smart on Crime How California Voters Got So Smart on Crime
Reform advocates are making a compelling case for policies that take aim at mass incarceration.
Mar 26, 2015 / Sasha Abramsky