A Real Anti-Poverty Movement Can’t Be Led By Millionaires A Real Anti-Poverty Movement Can’t Be Led By Millionaires
Those of us who spend our lives worrying about making rent and buying our kids new crayons need better representation.
May 28, 2015 / Linda Tirado
‘Jimmy From the Block’ Just Beat the Billionaires ‘Jimmy From the Block’ Just Beat the Billionaires
Nominated for mayor of Philadelphia, a progressive teaches a lesson about coalition politics.
May 20, 2015 / Blog / John Nichols
How the Money Primary Is Undermining Voting Rights How the Money Primary Is Undermining Voting Rights
Fifty years ago, African-Americans were denied the right to vote. Now the vast majority of Americans are being denied the rightful value of their vote.
May 19, 2015 / Feature / Ari Berman
Bill de Blasio on the Crisis of Inequality and the Blind Spots of the Democratic Party Bill de Blasio on the Crisis of Inequality and the Blind Spots of the Democratic Party
An interview with the New York City mayor as he launches a new “Progressive Agenda to Combat Inequality.”
May 14, 2015 / Eric Alterman
Why Progressives Want to Rewrite the Rules—and the Story—of the US Economy Why Progressives Want to Rewrite the Rules—and the Story—of the US Economy
A conversation with the Roosevelt Institute’s Mike Konczal.
May 14, 2015 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
Nimbler Than Nimbyism Nimbler Than Nimbyism
D.W. Gibson gets beyond the banter about gentrification.
May 12, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Abigail Savitch-Lew
Damage Damage
In our new Gilded Age, the worst are not only full of passionate conviction. They are also damnably clever.
May 6, 2015 / Books & the Arts / George Scialabba
Black America’s Lost Generation Speaks Up Black America’s Lost Generation Speaks Up
The teens of the Baltimore riot have never known a reality without crisis. That comes with consequences.
May 5, 2015 / Editorial / Kai Wright
How to Truly Eradicate Poverty How to Truly Eradicate Poverty
We need more than just a safety net. We need a blueprint to create good jobs for all.
May 1, 2015 / Dorian T. Warren
Baltimore’s Inescapable Inequality Baltimore’s Inescapable Inequality
What looks like a night of “chaos” in Baltimore was just one freeze-frame in a long arc of urban crisis.
May 1, 2015 / Blog / Michelle Chen