‘Why Go to School When You Have No Future?’: A Q&A With a 13-Year-Old Climate Striker ‘Why Go to School When You Have No Future?’: A Q&A With a 13-Year-Old Climate Striker
Alexandria Villaseñor doesn’t have time to wait until she’s in power.
Mar 14, 2019 / Q&A / Angely Mercado
The TV Series Derailing Bail Reform in New Orleans The TV Series Derailing Bail Reform in New Orleans
The tough-on-crime spin is undercutting the hard work of activists and criminal justice experts in the city.
Mar 14, 2019 / Emmeline Clein
The Toxic Consequences of America’s Plastics Boom The Toxic Consequences of America’s Plastics Boom
Thanks to fracking, petrochemicals giants are poised to make the plastic pollution crisis much, much worse.
Mar 14, 2019 / Feature / Zoë Carpenter
How to Beat Trump in 2020 How to Beat Trump in 2020
John Nichols on strategy, Michael Kazin on Southern Democrats, and Katha Pollitt on political victories for women.
Mar 14, 2019 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
A European Spring Is Possible A European Spring Is Possible
The DiEM25 proposes immediate financial changes to end austerity and fund a green—and hopefully post-capitalist—future.
Mar 13, 2019 / Yanis Varoufakis
Confronting Puerto Rico’s Coal-Ash Crisis Confronting Puerto Rico’s Coal-Ash Crisis
A mountain of toxic coal ash is sickening the territory’s residents.
Mar 13, 2019 / Michelle Chen
Why Progressive Insurgents Aren’t Waiting for Permission to Run for Office Why Progressive Insurgents Aren’t Waiting for Permission to Run for Office
For too long, the homogeneity of our candidates has suppressed important voices.
Mar 12, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Take Action Now: Push the Senate on Gun Control Take Action Now: Push the Senate on Gun Control
Demand the passage of a crucial gun-control bill, then get involved with organizing on the ground.
Mar 12, 2019 / NationAction
Who Are the Animals? Who Are the Animals?
How we treat the natural world shapes our future.
Foreign Policy Beyond Good and Evil Foreign Policy Beyond Good and Evil
Even Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have fallen victim to a simplistic vision of world affairs.
Mar 11, 2019 / Daniel Bessner and Udi Greenberg