Orwell in Puerto Rico: Congress ‘Promises’ a New Dictatorship Orwell in Puerto Rico: Congress ‘Promises’ a New Dictatorship
It says it’s going to resolve the island’s debt fairly, but the PROMESA bill establishes an authoritarian collection agency for hedge funders.
Apr 15, 2016 / Nelson Denis
Why Thousands of Nurses Are Feeling the Bern Why Thousands of Nurses Are Feeling the Bern
For nurses, everything begins with a basic dedication to their patients, which is why so many of them are supporting Bernie Sanders for president.
Apr 14, 2016 / RoseAnn DeMoro
Hundreds of People Are Getting Arrested For Democracy This Week Hundreds of People Are Getting Arrested For Democracy This Week
The Democracy Spring protests in DC are building the power needed to break our politics free of its corporate choke-hold.
Apr 14, 2016 / John Cavanagh
A Radical Alliance of Black and Green Could Save the World A Radical Alliance of Black and Green Could Save the World
But first the two movements will have to rediscover their shared roots in a fundamental critique of an economy and a society that value things more than lives.
Apr 14, 2016 / Feature / James Gustave Speth and J. Phillip Thompson III
The Solution to Higher Ed’s Bad Pay Is Unions The Solution to Higher Ed’s Bad Pay Is Unions
Unionized faculty earn about $21,000 more annually in pay and benefits than their non-unionized peers.
Apr 13, 2016 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen
There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 6: Trickery, Fraud, and Deception in Brooklyn There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 6: Trickery, Fraud, and Deception in Brooklyn
In the wild world of Brooklyn real estate, developers looking to cash in don’t always play by the rules.
Apr 13, 2016 / Podcast / There Goes the Neighborhood and Kai Wright
You Either Work or You Go to Jail You Either Work or You Go to Jail
Parole and probation are trapping former prisoners in debt, forcing them to work to avoid getting locked up.
Apr 12, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Bernie Rocks Buffalo. He Also Did Something Else. Bernie Rocks Buffalo. He Also Did Something Else.
Sanders turned out a huge crowd. He also took a notable detour.
Apr 11, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan
Can Neighborhoods Be Revitalized Without Gentrifying Them? Can Neighborhoods Be Revitalized Without Gentrifying Them?
Baltimore’s new housing plan could provide a form of neighborhood uplift that benefits communities, not developers.
Apr 11, 2016 / Michelle Chen
The Battle Against Prisons for Kids The Battle Against Prisons for Kids
We’re feeding children into a system that breaks them.
Apr 11, 2016 / Natasha Lennard