Bernie Sanders for President Bernie Sanders for President
With integrity and principle, the Vermont senator is calling Americans to a political revolution.
Jan 14, 2016 / The Editors
This Climate Victory Was Buried in Obama’s State of the Union This Climate Victory Was Buried in Obama’s State of the Union
President Obama said he’ll ‘‘push to change the way we manage our oil and coal resources, so that they better reflect the costs they impose on taxpayers and our planet.”
Jan 13, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
Obama’s Last State of the Union: Wonderful Rhetoric, Messy Realities Obama’s Last State of the Union: Wonderful Rhetoric, Messy Realities
He hit all the right notes, but wouldn’t it have been wonderful if he could have used the past tense to describe the crisis of inequality?
Jan 13, 2016 / Sasha Abramsky
High-Tech Manufacturing’s Disposable Workers High-Tech Manufacturing’s Disposable Workers
The electronics industry is poisoning the workers who make our shiny gadgets.
Jan 13, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Barack Obama Refuses to Be a Lame-Duck President Barack Obama Refuses to Be a Lame-Duck President
Instead of coasting to the close of his second term, Obama used his final State of the Union address to propose to “fix our politics” and to frame the 2016 race.
Jan 12, 2016 / John Nichols
The Hidden Risk of Plummeting Oil Prices: War The Hidden Risk of Plummeting Oil Prices: War
Falling oil prices could mean rising global conflict.
Jan 12, 2016 / Michael T. Klare
MoveOn Endorses Sanders After He Wins 79 Percent Support in Member Vote MoveOn Endorses Sanders After He Wins 79 Percent Support in Member Vote
The progressive group says it will “mobilize aggressively” for the Vermonter in Iowa and New Hampshire.
Jan 12, 2016 / John Nichols
Graduate Students at Private Universities Could Soon Have the Right to Unionize Graduate Students at Private Universities Could Soon Have the Right to Unionize
A pending NLRB case could reverse 12 years of labor limbo for student workers at private institutions.
Jan 12, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Black Votes Matter in Ferguson Black Votes Matter in Ferguson
A federal trial challenging the city’s discriminatory election system begins today.
Jan 11, 2016 / Ari Berman
Paying for Journalism That Matters Paying for Journalism That Matters
Starting January 11, we’ll be using a meter system that will keep The Nation free for new readers, while also asking frequent visitors to help fund our important work.
Jan 10, 2016 / Richard Kim