Economics

Sanctuary City Immigration

This Weekend, Join Rallies to Protect Immigrants and Save Our Health Care This Weekend, Join Rallies to Protect Immigrants and Save Our Health Care

The fight against Donald Trump’s scary, damaging agenda has already begun.

Jan 13, 2017 / NationAction

What Happens to a Feminist Dream Deferred?

What Happens to a Feminist Dream Deferred? What Happens to a Feminist Dream Deferred?

Three writers consider what the 2016 election reveals about the state of feminism today.

Jan 12, 2017 / Melissa Murray, Kathleen Geier, and Catherine Powell

Rex Tillerson Would Put the Dollar Sign on the American Flag

Rex Tillerson Would Put the Dollar Sign on the American Flag Rex Tillerson Would Put the Dollar Sign on the American Flag

Our country needs a secretary of state who will guide foreign policy with a steady hand, not place profit ahead of diplomacy.

Jan 11, 2017 / John Nichols

In Atlanta, January 24, 2014, an EMS worker wheels a patient through Grady Memorial Hospital’s emergency department.

Where’s the GOP’s Health-Care Plan? Where’s the GOP’s Health-Care Plan?

This isn’t simply about dollars and sense. This is about lives and health.

Jan 10, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Bernie Sanders supporters

Why Millennials Aren’t Afraid of Socialism Why Millennials Aren’t Afraid of Socialism

It’s an old idea, but the people who will make it happen are young—and tired of the unequal world they’ve inherited.

Jan 10, 2017 / StudentNation / Julia Mead

Arizona Supporters Cheer President Elect Donald Trump

How Decades of Disappointment Won the Election for Donald Trump How Decades of Disappointment Won the Election for Donald Trump

Lost wars, globalization, and the resulting bitterness brought a vote against shattered expectations.

Jan 10, 2017 / Andrew J. Bacevich

Democrats Obamacare Repeal

Almost No One Likes the GOP’s ‘Repeal and Delay’ Plan for Obamacare Almost No One Likes the GOP’s ‘Repeal and Delay’ Plan for Obamacare

As Republicans rush to repeal the law, even conservatives are starting to worry about what will happen next. 

Jan 6, 2017 / Zoë Carpenter

Obama Cuba

Trump Is Threatening to Roll Back Normalization With Cuba—Here’s What’s at Stake Trump Is Threatening to Roll Back Normalization With Cuba—Here’s What’s at Stake

Obama’s Cuba policy opened a new era of peaceful coexistence. Can it survive President Trump?

Jan 6, 2017 / Peter Kornbluh

New York MTA MetroCard

Public Transportation Is a Necessity. Why Does New York Price It Like a Luxury? Public Transportation Is a Necessity. Why Does New York Price It Like a Luxury?

It’s time for the city to subsidize MetroCards for low-income New Yorkers.

Jan 6, 2017 / David R. Jones and Nancy Rankin

Matt Bevin Kentucky

Why Workers Everywhere Should Be Scared by Kentucky’s Assault on Unions Why Workers Everywhere Should Be Scared by Kentucky’s Assault on Unions

Workers should be preparing to push back as the Republicans who control the White House and the Congress bring their anti-union agenda to Washington.

Jan 5, 2017 / John Nichols

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