Why Are Rhode Island Democrats Blocking Minimum-Wage Increases? Why Are Rhode Island Democrats Blocking Minimum-Wage Increases?
With friends like this, who needs Republicans.
Jun 11, 2014 / Sam Adler-Bell
‘It’s Simply Mission Critical’: Mayor Bill de Blasio on the Revival of an Urban Agenda ‘It’s Simply Mission Critical’: Mayor Bill de Blasio on the Revival of an Urban Agenda
Katrina vanden Heuvel, Joan Walsh and Zerlina Maxwell sat down with de Blasio to discuss universal pre-K, the Working Families Party convention and the role of mayors.
Jun 10, 2014 / Cities Rising / Katrina vanden Heuvel
$15! A Great Big Wage Hike in Seattle, a Great Big Movement Nationally $15! A Great Big Wage Hike in Seattle, a Great Big Movement Nationally
As a major city opts for a minimum wage that’s double the federal rate, what seemed an improbable goal gets very real.
Jun 2, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols
$1 Billion Port Authority Heist Could Be the Final Nail in Christie’s Political Coffin $1 Billion Port Authority Heist Could Be the Final Nail in Christie’s Political Coffin
Two top Christie aides were subpoenaed in an ongoing investigation into the Port Authority slush fund.
Jun 2, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
The University of Chicago Is Bidding for the Obama Library, but Activists Would Rather Have a Trauma Center The University of Chicago Is Bidding for the Obama Library, but Activists Would Rather Have a Trauma Center
Community groups say building a trauma in Chicago’s South Side would save lives.
May 19, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh
Inquiry Into Bridgegate Provides Clues That Christie Knew About the Lane Closures Inquiry Into Bridgegate Provides Clues That Christie Knew About the Lane Closures
Christie’s former top political aide and the governor’s spokesman dispute each other’s recollections.
May 16, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
How a ‘New Secessionist’ Movement Is Threatening to Worsen School Segregation and Widen Inequalities How a ‘New Secessionist’ Movement Is Threatening to Worsen School Segregation and Widen Inequalities
Sixty years after Brown, whiter, wealthier communities are breaking away from racially and economically diverse school districts.
May 15, 2014 / Susan Eaton
The Fight to Save San Francisco’s Public College The Fight to Save San Francisco’s Public College
Why is an accrediting commission targeting a well-performing college serving underprivileged communities?
May 15, 2014 / StudentNation / Justine Drennan and StudentNation
The Battle of 42nd Street The Battle of 42nd Street
The demise of the New York Public Library’s Central Library Plan is the end of a Bloomberg-era castle in the sky.
May 14, 2014 / Editorial / Scott Sherman
After Jackson Loses Its Radical Mayor, a Movement Spreads in the South After Jackson Loses Its Radical Mayor, a Movement Spreads in the South
Still mourning Chokwe Lumumba, progressives gather to push his vision for worker-owned co-ops.
May 14, 2014 / Editorial / Laura Flanders