Republicans Have a Favorite New Tool to Destroy Public Schools Republicans Have a Favorite New Tool to Destroy Public Schools
“Education savings accounts” are the right’s new weapon of choice to devastate public education—and they could be coming to your state.
Apr 5, 2023 / David Marques
Want to Fix Public Health? Stop Thinking Like a Doctor. Want to Fix Public Health? Stop Thinking Like a Doctor.
Public health requires seeing the world from a collective perspective, but US agencies are still dominated by doctors trained to work on an individual level.
Feb 22, 2023 / Editorial / Eric Reinhart
How the West Failed Bosnia How the West Failed Bosnia
The Dayton Accords and privatization have kept Bosnia and Herzegovina in a tragic limbo.
Dec 27, 2022 / Feature / Carol Schaeffer
How Black Landowners in the South Are Recovering Lost Generational Wealth How Black Landowners in the South Are Recovering Lost Generational Wealth
Industry encroachment and farm consolidation contributed to decades of Black-owned land loss. In North Carolina, many are fighting to recoup what was lost.
Oct 26, 2022 / Featured / Cameron Oglesby
It’s Time for Democrats to Stop Undermining Teachers’ Unions It’s Time for Democrats to Stop Undermining Teachers’ Unions
Unions are key to building multi-racial solidarity and fighting divisive far-right politics.
Sep 6, 2022 / Editorial / Emelia Gold and Nicholas Rabb
How to Kill a Rural Hospital How to Kill a Rural Hospital
In Gallup, New Mexico, doctors and community members are rallying to save Rehoboth McKinley Christian Hospital.
Aug 23, 2022 / Feature / Cecilia Nowell
The War Over Public Water in Pennsylvania The War Over Public Water in Pennsylvania
Residents are uniting across political lines to battle corporations attempting to privatize their water systems.
Aug 8, 2022 / Feature / Hadas Thier
Why Prisons Are Banning Letters Why Prisons Are Banning Letters
The loss of paper mail and the shift to private electronic communications platforms can isolate incarcerated individuals.
Feb 9, 2022 / Michelle Chen
Fire Louis DeJoy! Fire Louis DeJoy!
Removing the postmaster general is necessary to save the Postal Service, and Biden has the authority to begin the process.
Mar 24, 2021 / John Nichols
What Salvadoran Activists Can Teach Us About Building Coalitions What Salvadoran Activists Can Teach Us About Building Coalitions
The water defenders recognized the fight was less a contest of right versus left than right versus wrong.
Mar 23, 2021 / Editorial / Robin Broad and John Cavanagh