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Student debt protest

The State Lawsuit That Could Set a Precedent for Nationwide Student-Loan Refunds The State Lawsuit That Could Set a Precedent for Nationwide Student-Loan Refunds

What is certain is that borrowers will continue to pay the price if student-loan companies aren’t held accountable.

Aug 9, 2018 / StudentNation / Natalia Abrams and Senya Merchant

UAW members outside the Nissan plant

A ‘Summer of Workers’ Win in Missouri Could Be a Pivot Point for American Labor A ‘Summer of Workers’ Win in Missouri Could Be a Pivot Point for American Labor

Unions are fighting to overturn a so-called “right-to-work” law. If they win, it will be a huge victory for working Americans.

Aug 6, 2018 / John Nichols

Climate protesters

What the ‘New York Times’ Climate Blockbuster Missed What the ‘New York Times’ Climate Blockbuster Missed

Nathaniel Rich’s article illustrates American failures, not global ones.

Aug 2, 2018 / Kate Aronoff

Trump tariff announcement

These 5 Trump Policies Are Leading Us Toward Economic Chaos These 5 Trump Policies Are Leading Us Toward Economic Chaos

The question is not if but when.

Aug 2, 2018 / Nomi Prins

Democracy Spring 2016

Don’t Let Corporate Money Dominate the Midterms Don’t Let Corporate Money Dominate the Midterms

You can also organize in your community to demand that all separated immigrant families are reunited and freed from detention.

Jul 31, 2018 / no-paywall / NationAction

Brett Kavanaugh

Just How Bad Would Kavanaugh Be for the Environment? Just How Bad Would Kavanaugh Be for the Environment?

Trump’s Supreme Court pick has a long track record of favoring business interests over the health of people and the earth.

Jul 31, 2018 / Michelle Chen

South Texas Family Residential Center

Wall Street’s Ties to the Private Immigrant-Detention Network Wall Street’s Ties to the Private Immigrant-Detention Network

A grassroots movement to divest from private prison companies running immigrant-detention facilities is gaining steam.

Jul 24, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez Rally Kansas for a Working-Class Politics That Stands Up to the Kochs Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez Rally Kansas for a Working-Class Politics That Stands Up to the Kochs

Thousands cheer a bold challenge to the billionaire class.

Jul 20, 2018 / John Nichols

Trump and Putin Football

Trump and Putin: Separating the Surreal From the Sensible—Katrina vanden Heuvel Trump and Putin: Separating the Surreal From the Sensible—Katrina vanden Heuvel

Plus John Nichols on Kavanaugh and Adam Winkler on the Supreme Court and corporate “rights.”

Jul 19, 2018 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

A man leaves the headquarters of Uber in San Francisco.

Can New York Rein in Uber? Can New York Rein in Uber?

The ride-sharing app has disrupted the entire industry—and left drivers in the lurch.

Jul 13, 2018 / Michelle Chen

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