Snapshot: The Deeper South Snapshot: The Deeper South
Descendants of American Southerners don Confederate uniforms to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War in Santa Bárbara d’Oeste, Brazil. As many as 10,000 Southerners relocated to Brazil during Reconstruction. Each year, their descendants throw the elaborate Festa dos Confederados.
Apr 29, 2015 / Andre Penner
The Real GOP Primary Is Almost Over The Real GOP Primary Is Almost Over
Candidates have been frantically competing for the loyalty of a handful of donors.
Apr 22, 2015 / The Editors
Chicago Is About to Offer the Nation’s First Reparations Program for Victims of Police Violence Chicago Is About to Offer the Nation’s First Reparations Program for Victims of Police Violence
Local advocates are poised to win a campaign for justice that’s broader than individual civil suits can offer.
Apr 22, 2015 / Zach Stafford
Why Were Atlanta Teachers Prosecuted Under a Law Meant for Organized Crime? Why Were Atlanta Teachers Prosecuted Under a Law Meant for Organized Crime?
To understand the cheating scandal, look to flawed education policy.
Apr 22, 2015 / Daniel Denvir
Would You Rather Grow Old at Home With Your Family or Alone in a Nursing Home? Would You Rather Grow Old at Home With Your Family or Alone in a Nursing Home?
How Ai-jen Poo’s radical vision for caregiving could remake our economy along more humane lines.
Apr 22, 2015 / Michelle Chen and Sarah Jaffe
Comix Nation Comix Nation
Apr 21, 2015 / Matt Bors
Snapshot: Scorched Earth in California Snapshot: Scorched Earth in California
Apr 21, 2015 / Lucy Nicholson
Hillary Clinton’s Newfound Populism Will Be Tested Early and Often Hillary Clinton’s Newfound Populism Will Be Tested Early and Often
From trade deals to living-wage campaigns to student-debt relief, whose side is candidate Clinton on?
Apr 14, 2015 / The Editors
Why the Deal With Iran Is Worth Fighting For Why the Deal With Iran Is Worth Fighting For
It will not only forestall a Mideast arms race; it could lead to resolution of a number of other regional crises.
Apr 14, 2015 / Michael T. Klare