Inequality

BLM Protest

A New Generation of Freedom Fighters Is Taking It to the Streets—and the World A New Generation of Freedom Fighters Is Taking It to the Streets—and the World

As schools, states, and corporations redraw their borders, young people are launching transnational campaigns to fight back.

Sep 14, 2016 / StudentNation / Rachel Gilmer, Christopher Lopez, Kerrina Williams, Lorena Buñi, and Adrian Bonifacio

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Unions Enter the World of Online Charter Schools Unions Enter the World of Online Charter Schools

The teachers across Agora Cyber Charter’s “virtual classrooms” have won an unlikely organizing victory.

Sep 14, 2016 / Michelle Chen

We, the People Versus We, the Wealthy

We, the People Versus We, the Wealthy We, the People Versus We, the Wealthy

How did the United States become the land of the unequal—and how do we find our way back?

Sep 12, 2016 / Bill Moyers

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A $15 Minimum Wage Would Stop 1.2 Million Households From Going Hungry A $15 Minimum Wage Would Stop 1.2 Million Households From Going Hungry

Fourteen percent of households are classified as “food insecure.” That has to change.

Sep 9, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Russ Feingold Wants to Lead a New Progressive Era in the Senate

Russ Feingold Wants to Lead a New Progressive Era in the Senate Russ Feingold Wants to Lead a New Progressive Era in the Senate

If he wins the race to regain his Wisconsin seat, he'll join Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren in their fight for economic justice.

Sep 8, 2016 / Feature / John Nichols

Michel Temer and his cabinet

The Free-Marketeers Take Over in Brazil—and the US Applauds The Free-Marketeers Take Over in Brazil—and the US Applauds

Washington has been preparing for the inevitable “social explosions” by tripling Pentagon spending on special operations in Latin America.

Sep 8, 2016 / Editorial / Greg Grandin

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People With Disabilities Aren’t Entitled to the Minimum Wage People With Disabilities Aren’t Entitled to the Minimum Wage

Antiquated labor laws treat people with disabilities as second-tier employees.

Sep 7, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Can the Democrats Win Back White Working-Class Voters?

Can the Democrats Win Back White Working-Class Voters? Can the Democrats Win Back White Working-Class Voters?

Maybe—but first we need to understand why they left the party.

Sep 6, 2016 / Feature / Joan Walsh

Danny Lyon’s Drama of Solitude

Danny Lyon’s Drama of Solitude Danny Lyon’s Drama of Solitude

How did he take such profoundly empathetic photographs?

Sep 6, 2016 / Ratik Asokan

Donald Trump

Donald Trump Is the Anti–Labor Day Candidate: Running Against Fair Wages, Worker Rights, and Unions Donald Trump Is the Anti–Labor Day Candidate: Running Against Fair Wages, Worker Rights, and Unions

And the party’s platform is a litany of foolish dreams and ugly thoughts.

Sep 4, 2016 / John Nichols

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