New York Fights—and Amazon Flees New York Fights—and Amazon Flees
As the HQ2 deal collapses, the question becomes: Can the city can come up with a better model of economic development?
Feb 14, 2019 / Cities Rising / Jarrett Murphy
Childcare for All Belongs on the Progressive Agenda Childcare for All Belongs on the Progressive Agenda
Katha Pollitt on universal child care, plus David Klion on Bernie’s foreign policy adviser, and Antony Loewenstein on Afghanistan.
Feb 14, 2019 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Take Action Now: Help Pass Crucial Voting Rights Reforms Take Action Now: Help Pass Crucial Voting Rights Reforms
Plus, build support for the Green New Deal and register new voters in 2020 swing states.
Feb 12, 2019 / no-paywall / NationAction
Denver Students Take the Lead as Teachers Strike Denver Students Take the Lead as Teachers Strike
Working-class students of color are mobilizing to support their striking teachers and against privatizing district leaders.
Feb 12, 2019 / StudentNation / Eric Blanc
For Criminal Justice Reform, the First Step Act Is Just the Start For Criminal Justice Reform, the First Step Act Is Just the Start
Progressives should seize on the law’s momentum and help it grow.
Feb 12, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Rev. Jesse Jackson Speaks at ‘The Nation’ Rev. Jesse Jackson Speaks at ‘The Nation’
On Governor Ralph Northam and Virginia’s political crisis.
Feb 11, 2019 / Audio / The Nation
Reactionaries Call the Green New Deal ‘Radical,’ Like That’s a Bad Thing Reactionaries Call the Green New Deal ‘Radical,’ Like That’s a Bad Thing
Supporters of action on climate change must borrow a page from FDR by laughing off critics—recognizing that there are times when we must indeed be radical.
Feb 11, 2019 / John Nichols
Canada’s ‘Feminist’ Foreign Aid Is a Fraud Canada’s ‘Feminist’ Foreign Aid Is a Fraud
Women’s empowerment is never just an economic issue; it’s always a political issue, too.
Feb 11, 2019 / Rafia Zakaria
A Lawsuit Threatens a Groundbreaking School-Desegregation Case A Lawsuit Threatens a Groundbreaking School-Desegregation Case
After Sheff v. O’Neill, Hartford, Connecticut, created a new model for school integration. Now a conservative law firm wants to dismantle it.
Feb 11, 2019 / Rachel M. Cohen