This Group Pioneered the Fight for $15. Can They Transform the Fight for Affordable Housing Too? This Group Pioneered the Fight for $15. Can They Transform the Fight for Affordable Housing Too?
New York Communities for Change wants to remake New York in a more equal image.
Jul 5, 2016 / Feature / Sarah Jaffe
Teach for America Has Gone Global, and Its Board Has Strange Ideas About What Poor Kids Need Teach for America Has Gone Global, and Its Board Has Strange Ideas About What Poor Kids Need
In India, school funding is sorely lacking, but Teach for India just wants to transform attitudes.
Jul 1, 2016 / Feature / George Joseph
The GOP’s War on Voting Is Working The GOP’s War on Voting Is Working
Wisconsin and Minnesota are case studies in the difference between Republican and Democratic rule.
Jun 29, 2016 / Feature / Ari Berman
The Grassroots Movement to Dump Trump The Grassroots Movement to Dump Trump
Anti-Trumpism is now a cause capable of bringing thousands of people out to protest.
Jun 28, 2016 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
If Black Men Want to Heal Racism’s Wounds, We Can’t Pretend to Be Strong All the Time If Black Men Want to Heal Racism’s Wounds, We Can’t Pretend to Be Strong All the Time
We’re proud that we’ve survived. But we should be honest about the costs.
Jun 23, 2016 / Feature / Mychal Denzel Smith
From Zika to Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs: Welcome to the New Age of Contagions From Zika to Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs: Welcome to the New Age of Contagions
Today’s deadly new pathogens aren’t just a scientific challenge, they’re a political one.
Jun 16, 2016 / Feature / Sonia Shah
Federal Officials Ignored Years of Internal Warnings About Deaths at Private Prisons Federal Officials Ignored Years of Internal Warnings About Deaths at Private Prisons
Following a Nation investigation into lax medical care, the Justice Department is finally moving to end its reliance on for-profit prison operators.
Jun 15, 2016 / Feature / Seth Freed Wessler
Why Is American Democracy So Broken, and Can It Be Fixed? Why Is American Democracy So Broken, and Can It Be Fixed?
The 1 percent never took over American politics. They had control all along.
Jun 9, 2016 / Feature / Roslyn Fuller
The Genius of Jane Jacobs, Who Changed the Way We Think About Cities The Genius of Jane Jacobs, Who Changed the Way We Think About Cities
She argued in favor of local wisdom and community visions over the grandiose designs of distant planners.
Jun 8, 2016 / Feature / Roberta Brandes Gratz
How False Equivalence Is Distorting the 2016 Election Coverage How False Equivalence Is Distorting the 2016 Election Coverage
The media’s need to cover “both sides” of every story makes no sense when one side has little regard for the truth.
Jun 2, 2016 / Feature / Eric Alterman