Working-Class New Yorkers Are in Danger of Going Extinct. So Is Our Accent. Working-Class New Yorkers Are in Danger of Going Extinct. So Is Our Accent.
I’m a proud, fifth-generation New Yorker with a strong outer-borough brogue. I’m also probably the last.
Nov 1, 2016 / Tara Clancy
10 of the World’s Poorest Countries Host Half the Global Refugee Population 10 of the World’s Poorest Countries Host Half the Global Refugee Population
Why aren’t wealthy countries, including Europe’s most powerful economies, doing more to help asylum seekers?
Nov 1, 2016 / Michelle Chen
One Anthem Singer Exposed How the NBA Will Police Player Protest One Anthem Singer Exposed How the NBA Will Police Player Protest
Sevyn Streeter wanted to make a simple statement, but the NBA would not allow it.
Oct 28, 2016 / Dave Zirin
What If Presidential Candidates Thanked Their Childcare Workers in Their Victory Speeches? What If Presidential Candidates Thanked Their Childcare Workers in Their Victory Speeches?
Amy Poehler sits down with Ai-jen Poo of the National Domestic Workers Alliance.
Oct 28, 2016 / The Nation
Harvard Workers Went On Strike and Won—Here’s How They Did It, and How Students Helped Harvard Workers Went On Strike and Won—Here’s How They Did It, and How Students Helped
Solidarity statements and op-eds are important, but direct actions are essential.
Oct 27, 2016 / Collin P. Poirot
The Billionaire Class Is Terrified That Russ Feingold Will Return to the Senate The Billionaire Class Is Terrified That Russ Feingold Will Return to the Senate
The very rich are spending very heavily to prevent the return of a very serious reformer to the Senate.
Oct 27, 2016 / John Nichols
Exploding Phones Are Just One of Samsung’s Safety Liabilities Exploding Phones Are Just One of Samsung’s Safety Liabilities
The tech giant’s workforce labors in dire and sometimes fatal conditions.
Oct 27, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Tom Hayden Remembered Tom Hayden Remembered
Personal recollections from Mike Davis, Dick Flacks, Phyllis Bennis, Mark Rudd, Victor Navasky, and many others.
Oct 26, 2016 / Various Contributors
AT&T’s Plan to Control Media Won’t Let Freedom Ring AT&T’s Plan to Control Media Won’t Let Freedom Ring
The company’s mega-merger with Time Warner would erode equity in media. Don’t let its fake interest in racial justice make you think differently.
Oct 26, 2016 / Malkia Devich-Cyril
No Matter Who Wins the Election, Military Spending Is Here to Stay No Matter Who Wins the Election, Military Spending Is Here to Stay
The military-industrial complex is alive and well, and it’s gobbling up your tax dollars.
Oct 25, 2016 / William D. Hartung