Inequality

Photos: Who Actually Benefits From Meals on Wheels?

Photos: Who Actually Benefits From Meals on Wheels? Photos: Who Actually Benefits From Meals on Wheels?

And why did the Trump administration think it was a good idea to cut funding for these vital programs?

Mar 30, 2018 / Photo Essay / Tracie Williams

No Wonder Teachers Are Saying Enough Is Enough

No Wonder Teachers Are Saying Enough Is Enough No Wonder Teachers Are Saying Enough Is Enough

Public-school teachers around the country have been asked to do more with less.

Mar 29, 2018 / Editorial / Bryce Covert

A map showing the US empire in 1898

The Left’s Embrace of Empire The Left’s Embrace of Empire

The history of the left in the United States is a history of betrayal.

Mar 28, 2018 / Lyle Jeremy Rubin

What Happens When You Put Young People of Color at the Center of #NeverAgain

What Happens When You Put Young People of Color at the Center of #NeverAgain What Happens When You Put Young People of Color at the Center of #NeverAgain

Gun control becomes only one part of the larger solution to violence in our communities.

Mar 27, 2018 / Lori Bezahler

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Why British Conservatives Are Salivating Over the Oxfam Scandal Why British Conservatives Are Salivating Over the Oxfam Scandal

The Oxfam scandal is a moment of reckoning for the aid sector, but it also gives Tories a plum opportunity to undermine a critical voice.

Mar 23, 2018 / Helen C. Epstein

Is Net Neutrality the Sleeper Issue for Democrats in 2018?

Is Net Neutrality the Sleeper Issue for Democrats in 2018? Is Net Neutrality the Sleeper Issue for Democrats in 2018?

Across the country, candidates are campaigning on restoring a free and open Internet.

Mar 23, 2018 / Feature / John Nichols

Legal Aid rally against ICE

Legal-Aid Services Are Being Starved Legal-Aid Services Are Being Starved

Law schools are trying to address this chronic underfunding, but there needs to be a broader rallying cry.

Mar 22, 2018 / Douglas Grant

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Letters From the April 16, 2018, Issue Letters From the April 16, 2018, Issue

Beyond #MeToo… A place to be… After Parkland… A scandal [web only]…

Mar 21, 2018 / Letters / Our Readers

Hundreds in Aubervilliers protesting against the Front National

‘The Social Ladder Is Broken’: Hope and Despair in the French Banlieues ‘The Social Ladder Is Broken’: Hope and Despair in the French Banlieues

Emmanuel Macron promised to reduce urban inequality, but his policies are out of touch with the impoverished reality on Paris’s periphery.

Mar 21, 2018 / Karina Piser

Students rally in front of the White House in Washington. One woman holds up a fist. Another holds up a sign that says

Get Ready to ‘March For Our Lives’ and Vote Out the Gun Lobby Get Ready to ‘March For Our Lives’ and Vote Out the Gun Lobby

You can also call out Democrats who’ve sided with the big banks over their constituents.

Mar 20, 2018 / no-paywall / NationAction

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