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
LIVE: The Presidential Candidate Economic Forum LIVE: The Presidential Candidate Economic Forum
Tune in this Saturday for a live conversation featuring Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley.
Jan 8, 2016 / The Nation
What South Carolinians Think About Paul Ryan’s Poverty Forum What South Carolinians Think About Paul Ryan’s Poverty Forum
Jan 8, 2016 / Alyssa Peterson and Melissa Boteach
Were 180 Workers Fired Over Prayer Breaks? Were 180 Workers Fired Over Prayer Breaks?
At a Cargill plant in Colorado, religious liberty has come up against the hard requirements of profitability.
Jan 8, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Broadband City: How New York Is Bridging Its Digital Divide Broadband City: How New York Is Bridging Its Digital Divide
After two years in office, the de Blasio administration has made bold moves to make the Internet accessible for all New Yorkers.
Jan 8, 2016 / Maya Wiley
What the Pathetic Case Against Rentboy.com Says About Sex Work What the Pathetic Case Against Rentboy.com Says About Sex Work
Without victims or allegations of trafficking or coercion, the case against Rentboy is particularly weak. It’s also drawn new groups into the movement to decriminalize sex work.
Jan 7, 2016 / Lisa Duggan
Postal Banking Worked—Let’s Bring It Back Postal Banking Worked—Let’s Bring It Back
Regulated, federally subsidized banks serve the wealthy and the middle class. A Wild West hodgepodge of unregulated lenders serves everybody else.
Jan 7, 2016 / Mehrsa Baradaran
Asking for a Friend: Can I Steal From Chain Stores to Feed Myself? Asking for a Friend: Can I Steal From Chain Stores to Feed Myself?
Liza discusses the morality of shoplifting when you’re hungry and how to talk to children about racism and police brutality.
Jan 7, 2016 / Liza Featherstone
This Supreme Court Case Could Make All Public Unions ‘Right to Work’ This Supreme Court Case Could Make All Public Unions ‘Right to Work’
The legal foundations of thousands of public-sector bargaining agreements could soon disappear.
Jan 7, 2016 / The Editors