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Get Ready for Scott Walker… and the Ruthless Politics of Walkerism

Get Ready for Scott Walker… and the Ruthless Politics of Walkerism Get Ready for Scott Walker… and the Ruthless Politics of Walkerism

For the presidential candidate from Wisconsin, politics is a win-at-any-cost competition for power.

Jul 29, 2015 / Feature / John Nichols

How the 2000 Election in Florida Led to a New Wave of Voter Disenfranchisement

How the 2000 Election in Florida Led to a New Wave of Voter Disenfranchisement How the 2000 Election in Florida Led to a New Wave of Voter Disenfranchisement

A botched voter purge prevented thousands from voting—and empowered a new generation of voting-rights critics.

Jul 28, 2015 / Feature / Ari Berman

Detroit Water Crisis illustration

Detroit Is Ground Zero in the New Fight for Water Rights Detroit Is Ground Zero in the New Fight for Water Rights

As many as 25,000 families are at risk of having their water shut off. These activists are fighting back.

Jul 15, 2015 / Cities Rising / Laura Gottesdiener

A tire rests on the dry bed of Lake Mendocino, a key Mendocino County reservoir, in Ukiah, California February 25, 2014.

The California Drought Is Just the Beginning of Our National Water Emergency The California Drought Is Just the Beginning of Our National Water Emergency

For years, Americans dismissed dire water shortages as a problem of the Global South. Now the crisis is coming home.

Jul 15, 2015 / Feature / Maude Barlow

A field parched from California's drought

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

Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders Speaks Bernie Sanders Speaks

In his most revealing interview, the socialist presidential candidate sets out his vision for America.

Jul 6, 2015 / Feature / John Nichols

Religious students at Islamabad's Red Mosque

What a Trial in Pakistan Reveals About Women Who Choose Fundamentalist Islam What a Trial in Pakistan Reveals About Women Who Choose Fundamentalist Islam

Uzma Qayyum's controversial case set her against the men who would rescue her.

Jul 2, 2015 / Feature / Rafia Zakaria

Gaza

Gaza’s Mental-Health Crisis and the Trauma of Permanent War Gaza’s Mental-Health Crisis and the Trauma of Permanent War

On the anniversary of the 2014 war, Gaza’s kids are still trying to recover from years of cascading violence.

Jul 2, 2015 / Feature / Jen Marlowe

UCLA

Why Philanthropy Won’t Solve the Higher-Ed Crisis Why Philanthropy Won’t Solve the Higher-Ed Crisis

Relying on the rich to make college affordable for poor students reinforces the system that created those inequalities in the first place.

Jul 2, 2015 / Feature / William Deresiewicz

Zephyr Teachout

Will Zephyr Teachout Run for Office Again? Will Zephyr Teachout Run for Office Again?

The anti-corruption crusader says we’re in a “once-in-a-century democratic crisis” that demands new leadership.

Jul 2, 2015 / Feature / William D. Cohan

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