Real Border Security Comes From a Moral Foreign Policy Real Border Security Comes From a Moral Foreign Policy
Rather than build internment camps, the US should build equitable relationships with Latin America and the Caribbean.
Jul 6, 2018 / Danny Glover and Rep. Ro Khanna
How Tipping Shortchanges Workers How Tipping Shortchanges Workers
In most US states, tipped employees are guaranteed only a small fraction of the federal minimum wage.
Jul 6, 2018 / Editorial / Bryce Covert
Ed Schultz Respected the Wisdom of Working-Class People Ed Schultz Respected the Wisdom of Working-Class People
The veteran broadcaster, who has died at age 64, gave the microphone to Americans who are rarely asked their opinions.
Jul 5, 2018 / John Nichols
Criminalizing Homelessness Violates Basic Human Rights Criminalizing Homelessness Violates Basic Human Rights
Despite a UN report on poverty in the US, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti doubles down on cruel, anti-poor laws.
Jul 5, 2018 / John Raphling
How a Public Bank Could Help You How a Public Bank Could Help You
A campaign is underway in New York to take money out of Wall Street and put it into the hands of the city.
Jul 5, 2018 / Cities Rising / Michelle Chen
For 60 Years, This Powerful Conservative Group Has Worked to Crush Labor For 60 Years, This Powerful Conservative Group Has Worked to Crush Labor
Now the Janus decision has helped push the National Right to Work Committee and its sister organizations closer to that goal.
Jul 5, 2018 / Investigation / Moshe Z. Marvit
How We Can Block Trump’s Supreme Court Pick How We Can Block Trump’s Supreme Court Pick
John Nichols on political strategy, plus Thomas Frank on Trump’s supporters, and David Graeber on Bullshit Jobs.
Jul 5, 2018 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Will Red-State Protests Spark Electoral Change? Will Red-State Protests Spark Electoral Change?
After nearly a decade of Republican anti-tax “experiments,” voters appear fed up with being the guinea pigs.
Jul 5, 2018 / Feature / Bryce Covert
What the Media Got Wrong About Ocasio-Cortez’s Triumph What the Media Got Wrong About Ocasio-Cortez’s Triumph
The focus on her identity obscured the democratic socialist nature of her campaign—which put the lie to claims that the Sanders insurgency is “flailing.”
Jul 3, 2018 / Editorial / The Nation
The Supreme Court’s Five ‘Black-Robed Rulers’ The Supreme Court’s Five ‘Black-Robed Rulers’
In a time of deep polarization, the lawless majority of the Court has chosen to side with the powerful few against the vast majority.
Jul 3, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel