Black Charlotte Is Frustrated—and That’s by Design Black Charlotte Is Frustrated—and That’s by Design
The Queen City has boomed in recent years. But its growth and prosperity has only hardened a racial divide established decades ago.
Sep 26, 2016 / Greg Lacour
Religion Versus Unions Religion Versus Unions
Some professors at the Jesuit Seattle University have been barred from organizing because their jobs are too religious in nature.
Sep 26, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Welfare Reform Failed—and if Elected, Hillary Clinton Is Obligated to Fix It Welfare Reform Failed—and if Elected, Hillary Clinton Is Obligated to Fix It
The 1996 bill has sunk Americans deeper into poverty.
Sep 26, 2016 / Bryce Covert
The Fight Against Austerity Started Here The Fight Against Austerity Started Here
In 2011, the people of Wisconsin challenged the right’s austerity agenda. Their uprising was even more revolutionary than you think.
Sep 23, 2016 / Sarah Jaffe
The United States of Anxiety, Episode 1: Why Does Trump Appeal to So Many Voters? The United States of Anxiety, Episode 1: Why Does Trump Appeal to So Many Voters?
On Long Island, two different communities are both working for their American Dream.
Sep 22, 2016 / Podcast / Kai Wright
Elizabeth Warren Just Gave Hillary Clinton a Big Warning Elizabeth Warren Just Gave Hillary Clinton a Big Warning
Warren is ready to fight any Wall Street–linked cabinet members in a Clinton administration.
Sep 21, 2016 / George Zornick
Trump’s Terrible, No-Good Solution for Gender Inequality in the Workplace Trump’s Terrible, No-Good Solution for Gender Inequality in the Workplace
To center the childcare debate around tax breaks and minimal subsidies is insulting to all working women.
Sep 21, 2016 / Michelle Chen
The 2016 Election Proves That Neoliberalism Is Backfiring The 2016 Election Proves That Neoliberalism Is Backfiring
Whatever their differences, the Sanders and Trump insurgencies sharply reject the dominant trend of a generation.
Sep 21, 2016 / Ronald Aronson
The ‘Chicago Boys’ in Chile: Economic Freedom’s Awful Toll The ‘Chicago Boys’ in Chile: Economic Freedom’s Awful Toll
Repression for the majorities and “economic freedom” for small privileged groups are two sides of the same coin.
Sep 21, 2016 / Feature / Orlando Letelier
40 Years Ago, This Chilean Exile Warned Us About the Shock Doctrine. Then He Was Assassinated. 40 Years Ago, This Chilean Exile Warned Us About the Shock Doctrine. Then He Was Assassinated.
Orlando Letelier’s 1976 Nation essay is still essential reading.
Sep 21, 2016 / Feature / Naomi Klein