The Dignifying Solution to America’s Care Crisis The Dignifying Solution to America’s Care Crisis
Employee ownership turns care work jobs into good jobs—and leads to better patient outcomes.
Aug 11, 2026 / Feature / Courtney E. Martin
Is 2026 the Year of the Independent? Is 2026 the Year of the Independent?
An unprecedented number of candidates in this year’s midterms are running outside of the two-party system. What’s more, a lot of them could win.
Aug 11, 2026 / Feature / John Nichols
“Nobody Is Resting”: Meet the Grassroots Advocates Defending the Right to Vote “Nobody Is Resting”: Meet the Grassroots Advocates Defending the Right to Vote
At a time when the US president is actively interfering in elections, these groups, activists, and officials are protecting their local systems from federal sabotage.
Aug 11, 2026 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
Ben Wikler Has a Plan to Supercharge American Democracy Ben Wikler Has a Plan to Supercharge American Democracy
Democrats can save the country from an authoritarian takeover, but to do so they must focus on systemic reforms, the author argues in this adaptation from his new book.
Aug 3, 2026 / Feature / Ben Wikler
What Is the American Economy? What Is the American Economy?
The gap between what the numbers say and how people are feeling has only grown wider.
Jun 30, 2026 / Feature / Robert B. Reich
What Makes American Architecture American? What Makes American Architecture American?
It’s never been afraid to play fast and loose and big.
Jun 30, 2026 / Feature / Kate Wagner
How to Win the Next 250 Years for the Working Class How to Win the Next 250 Years for the Working Class
It begins with building back a strong union movement
rooted in deep solidarity.
Jun 30, 2026 / Feature / Sara Nelson
Abortion Has Always Been an American Tradition Abortion Has Always Been an American Tradition
More than one founding father knew that to be truly free, women needed control over their reproduction.
Jun 29, 2026 / Feature / Regina Mahone
How America Became the Progenitor of Environmentalism How America Became the Progenitor of Environmentalism
From Indigenous practices to the Green New Deal, our country has always focused on prioritizing our planet.
Jun 29, 2026 / Feature / Bill McKibben
We Were Founded on Anti-Monopoly Principles We Were Founded on Anti-Monopoly Principles
The premises of the American democratic vision must be applied to the economy if we are to be free in all alreas of life.
Jun 29, 2026 / Feature / Zephyr Teachout