Dear Democrats: Economic Inequality Is Not an Act of God Dear Democrats: Economic Inequality Is Not an Act of God
Talking about opportunity alone fails to address the unfairness of the current system.
Jul 7, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
50 Years After Freedom Summer, America Needs a Revived Movement for Racial Justice 50 Years After Freedom Summer, America Needs a Revived Movement for Racial Justice
There is much to celebrate in Mississippi, and yet America still needs a year of action on voting rights.
Jul 2, 2014 / The Editors
‘The Nation’ Welcomes Canada Into Existence… With a Shrug ‘The Nation’ Welcomes Canada Into Existence… With a Shrug
The politicians were happy, if nobody else.
Jul 1, 2014 / Richard Kreitner
Low-Wage Workers’ Newest Ally Is a Washington Bureaucrat Low-Wage Workers’ Newest Ally Is a Washington Bureaucrat
“Working people have experienced—for a long time—the diminishment of their voice,” says David Weil, the new director of the Wage and Hour Division at the De...
Jul 1, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Supreme Court Decision on Abortion Clinic Buffer Zones Opens the Door to Further Challenges Supreme Court Decision on Abortion Clinic Buffer Zones Opens the Door to Further Challenges
While the Court did not strike down barrier zones in other states and cities, the people who brought us McCullen can take those statutes on next.
Jul 1, 2014 / Emily Jane Goodman
Where Are the GOP Supporters of Voting Rights? Where Are the GOP Supporters of Voting Rights?
One year after the Supreme Court gutted the VRA, few Republicans have signed on to a legislative solution.
Jun 25, 2014 / Ari Berman
Will Mary Landrieu Engage the ‘War on Women’ in the Louisiana Senate Race? Will Mary Landrieu Engage the ‘War on Women’ in the Louisiana Senate Race?
In Louisiana, women’s health could prove a meaningful point of divergence between the Democratic incumbent and her Republican challengers.
Jun 23, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Days After Decrying Flat Wages, McConnell Proposes Lowering Wages by $13 Billion Days After Decrying Flat Wages, McConnell Proposes Lowering Wages by $13 Billion
McConnell raises funds for the Brent Spence Bridge by lowering construction worker wages.
Jun 20, 2014 / Joe Sonka
How the Working Families Party Is Already Changing Electoral Politics How the Working Families Party Is Already Changing Electoral Politics
The debate over endorsing Governor Cuomo showed the party’s power.
Jun 18, 2014 / Feature / Daniel Cantor
Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Could Choose the Next House Majority Whip Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Could Choose the Next House Majority Whip
Will the fossil-fuel lobby leverage its considerable pull within the House GOP to ensure Scalise becomes House majority whip?
Jun 18, 2014 / Lee Fang