Beyond the Platform: Progressives Should Demand a Say in Presidential Appointments Beyond the Platform: Progressives Should Demand a Say in Presidential Appointments
In policy-making, implementation and enforcement matter. And this depends on whom the president appoints.
Jun 28, 2016 / Justin Talbot-Zorn and Meredy Talbot-Zorn
ISIS Is a Symptom, Not the Cause, of the Middle East’s Disintegration ISIS Is a Symptom, Not the Cause, of the Middle East’s Disintegration
And other vital lessons the US security establishment has not learned.
Jun 28, 2016 / Patrick Cockburn
The Democratic Party’s Draft Platform Doesn’t Oppose the TPP—That’s Bad Policy and Bad Politics The Democratic Party’s Draft Platform Doesn’t Oppose the TPP—That’s Bad Policy and Bad Politics
Working-class Americans have had enough of trade policies that accelerate the race to the bottom.
Jun 27, 2016 / Larry Cohen
Big Solar’s Obstructionism in Maine Big Solar’s Obstructionism in Maine
Will Big Solar perpetuate the abuses of Big Oil?
Jun 27, 2016 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin
What the Democrats Must Learn From Brexit About Free-Trade Deals What the Democrats Must Learn From Brexit About Free-Trade Deals
Sanders and Clinton are right to oppose the TPP, and the Democratic Party should do the same.
Jun 27, 2016 / John Nichols
Colleges Aren’t Enforcing Their Own Anti-Sweatshop Policies Colleges Aren’t Enforcing Their Own Anti-Sweatshop Policies
SUNY’s failure to enforce its anti-sweatshop policies is a reminder that major institutional consumers can only go so far in addressing the crisis of globalized labor abuses.
Jun 27, 2016 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen
Seeing Appalachia Through the Eyes of Appalachians Seeing Appalachia Through the Eyes of Appalachians
Several new media projects are re-envisioning a region long stereotyped as backward and ignorant.
Jun 25, 2016 / Photo Essay / Layne Amerikaner
Tell Democrats to Stand Up to Big Pharma Tell Democrats to Stand Up to Big Pharma
While Americans struggle to pay for the medicines they need, the pharmaceutical industry rakes in obscene profits.
Jun 25, 2016 / NationAction
An Urgent Message From the UK: Take the Trump Threat Seriously An Urgent Message From the UK: Take the Trump Threat Seriously
A progressive politics that addresses the fears of voters who have been battered by austerity, globalization, and deindustrialization is absolutely necessary.
Jun 24, 2016 / John Nichols
What Are the Risks of Brexit? What Are the Risks of Brexit?
Falling trade, global recession, growing nativism—but it’s possible to mitigate these risks, if we finally end austerity.
Jun 24, 2016 / Jeff Madrick