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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Sports Taught America That ‘Bigotry Is Not a Cool Thing’

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Sports Taught America That ‘Bigotry Is Not a Cool Thing’ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Sports Taught America That ‘Bigotry Is Not a Cool Thing’

The sports legend sits down with The Nation’s Dave Zirin.

Jan 29, 2016 / The Nation

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and supporters

How Populists Like Bernie Sanders Should Talk About Racism How Populists Like Bernie Sanders Should Talk About Racism

To mobilize a multiracial coalition, progressives need to demonstrate how racism hurts us all.

Jan 28, 2016 / Feature / Ian Haney López and Heather McGhee

The Koch Brothers Have Radically Changed American Politics

The Koch Brothers Have Radically Changed American Politics The Koch Brothers Have Radically Changed American Politics

A new book exposes the hidden campaign to mainstream their libertarian agenda.

Jan 28, 2016 / Column / Eric Alterman

Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders Is the Realist We Should Elect Bernie Sanders Is the Realist We Should Elect

Sanders’s message is clear: Trust yourself. Come together, take back the country and make this nation better. 

Jan 26, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Poisoning of Flint

The Poisoning of Flint The Poisoning of Flint

Decades of catastrophic austerity policies and ruinous government fealty to corporate interests are jeopardizing the people of Michigan—and the rest of the country.  

Jan 19, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Start Making Sense: Should Feminists Vote For Hillary Clinton?

Start Making Sense: Should Feminists Vote For Hillary Clinton? Start Making Sense: Should Feminists Vote For Hillary Clinton?

Katha Pollitt vs. Liza Featherstone on Hillary; plus Tavis Smiley on Martin Luther King’s last year.

Jan 14, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

LIVE: The Presidential Candidate Economic Forum

LIVE: The Presidential Candidate Economic Forum LIVE: The Presidential Candidate Economic Forum

Tune in this Saturday for a live conversation featuring Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley.

Jan 8, 2016 / The Nation

What South Carolinians Think About Paul Ryan’s Poverty Forum

What South Carolinians Think About Paul Ryan’s Poverty Forum What South Carolinians Think About Paul Ryan’s Poverty Forum

Conservative leaders will outline their anti-poverty plans this weekend in one of the country’s poorest states. 

Jan 8, 2016 / Alyssa Peterson and Melissa Boteach

Postal Banking Worked—Let’s Bring It Back

Postal Banking Worked—Let’s Bring It Back Postal Banking Worked—Let’s Bring It Back

Regulated, federally subsidized banks serve the wealthy and the middle class. A Wild West hodgepodge of unregulated lenders serves everybody else.

Jan 7, 2016 / Mehrsa Baradaran

Where to Invade Next

Michael Moore Has a Plan to Make America Great Again Michael Moore Has a Plan to Make America Great Again

A necessary antidote to buffoonery and cynicism.

Jan 4, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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