An Unfulfilled Dream From the March on Washington: Labor Rights for Domestic Work An Unfulfilled Dream From the March on Washington: Labor Rights for Domestic Work
Home care workers are still excluded from federal labor laws fifty years after protesters demanded inclusion.
Aug 26, 2013 / Bryce Covert
‘Timid Supplication for Justice Will Not Solve the Problem’ ‘Timid Supplication for Justice Will Not Solve the Problem’
Dr. Martin Luther King was talking about economic justice as well as racial justice, according to Senator Bernie Sanders.
Aug 24, 2013 / John Nichols
The March on Washington in Historical Context The March on Washington in Historical Context
We remember it as the apogee of democratic idealism. At the time, it was feared as a harbinger of violent chaos.
Aug 23, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
This Week in Poverty: ’90 Percent of Workers Aren’t Getting Bupkis’ This Week in Poverty: ’90 Percent of Workers Aren’t Getting Bupkis’
Americans across the economic spectrum have a lot in common when it comes to stagnating wages.
Aug 23, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Forgotten Radicalism of the March on Washington This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Forgotten Radicalism of the March on Washington
A tour through the magazine's archives confirms Gary Younge’s argument in this week’s cover story.
Aug 23, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Gary Younge: Dr. King’s Dream Is Still Misunderstood Gary Younge: Dr. King’s Dream Is Still Misunderstood
Is the American understanding of Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech “wrapped in the flag?”
Aug 21, 2013 / Press Room
As the School Year Approaches, Students Protest in Philadelphia, Chicago and Rhode Island As the School Year Approaches, Students Protest in Philadelphia, Chicago and Rhode Island
Across the country, students sit-in, mobilize and unionize for justice.
Aug 21, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
North Carolina Republicans Escalate Attack on Student Voting North Carolina Republicans Escalate Attack on Student Voting
Republicans in North Carolina are shutting down polling places at college campuses and preventing students from running for office.
Aug 20, 2013 / Ari Berman
The Real Politics of Power The Real Politics of Power
Chris Hayes responds with optimism to Wen Stephenson’s review of his documentary, The Politics of Power.
Aug 19, 2013 / Chris Hayes
A Movement for a New Planet A Movement for a New Planet
What to make of change on an overheating planet.
Aug 19, 2013 / Bill McKibben