Inequality

Gees Bend quilt

Can You Copyright a Quilt? Can You Copyright a Quilt?

Long after their iconic American quilts caught the art world's attention, the Gee's Bend artisans are taking control of their legacy.

Oct 29, 2018 / Alexandra Marvar

Chloe Maxmin

What a Rural Maine House Race Can Teach the Left What a Rural Maine House Race Can Teach the Left

Chloe Maxmin could be the first Democrat ever to win Maine House District 88 in a place deep in the state where one thing is clear: The left abandoned rural America.

Oct 26, 2018 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin and Canyon Woodward

Chloe Maxmin

‘If We Won’t, Then Who Will?’: An Interview With Chloe Maxmin and Canyon Woodward ‘If We Won’t, Then Who Will?’: An Interview With Chloe Maxmin and Canyon Woodward

Maxmin, 25, is running for state representative in the most rural county in the most rural state in the country—at a time when young political candidates are having their moment.

Oct 25, 2018 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Guestworker ad

Why Are Some People Paying to Work? Why Are Some People Paying to Work?

The guestworker visa program is fueling an international industry of recruiter fees and fraud.

Oct 23, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Council of Economic Advisers

A New Report Shows the White House Is Terrified of Socialism A New Report Shows the White House Is Terrified of Socialism

The Council of Economic Advisers’ investigation into the “opportunity costs of socialism” reads like a nervous undergraduate's term paper.  

Oct 23, 2018 / Kate Aronoff

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell

Voters Must Catch On to Republicans’ Con on Health Care Voters Must Catch On to Republicans’ Con on Health Care

The GOP’s duck-and-cover effort impedes a debate we need to have on providing universal coverage and increasing Social Security.

Oct 23, 2018 / Editorial / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Maine SNAP EBT

That Trump Administration Claim That Poverty Is Low? Outright Flimflam. That Trump Administration Claim That Poverty Is Low? Outright Flimflam.

It’s based on deeply flawed methodology, resulting from a study whose conclusions are arbitrary. In fact, poverty is seriously understated.

Oct 18, 2018 / Jeff Madrick

Polling Station Sign

Protect the Right to Vote in Your Community Protect the Right to Vote in Your Community

You can also stop the Trump administration from bullying immigrants for using crucial public programs and make phone calls to get out the vote for the midterms.

Oct 16, 2018 / no-paywall / NationAction

Student debt protest

Women Have the Power to End the Student-Debt Crisis Women Have the Power to End the Student-Debt Crisis

We must place women’s interests, voices, and needs front and center in the national conversation—not just in terms of social equality but of economic equality as well.

Oct 16, 2018 / StudentNation / Sabrina Cereceres and Samantha Morgan

‘Foreign Policy Is at a Point of Complete Crisis’: A Q&A With Jeffrey Sachs

‘Foreign Policy Is at a Point of Complete Crisis’: A Q&A With Jeffrey Sachs ‘Foreign Policy Is at a Point of Complete Crisis’: A Q&A With Jeffrey Sachs

With his new book, the economist turns his focus to America’s international relations.

Oct 12, 2018 / Editorial / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian

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