‘The Party Continues’: Don’t Expect Big Changes in Southern Africa ‘The Party Continues’: Don’t Expect Big Changes in Southern Africa
Robert Mugabe and Isabel dos Santos might be out, but the region’s ruling parties aren’t going anywhere.
Nov 29, 2017 / Judith Matloff
The Latest Republican Tax Proposal Is the Dumbest Yet The Latest Republican Tax Proposal Is the Dumbest Yet
Who are the tax wizards who came up with this one?
Nov 29, 2017 / David Dayen
The New Sewer Socialists Are Building an Equitable Internet The New Sewer Socialists Are Building an Equitable Internet
A blue-collar manufacturing town in southern Appalachia offers a roadmap for reclaiming the Internet’s utopian potential.
Nov 28, 2017 / Cities Rising / Evan Malmgren
In Prison, Women Are 9 Times More Likely to Be HIV-Positive In Prison, Women Are 9 Times More Likely to Be HIV-Positive
The disparity between infection rates in incarcerated and non-incarcerated women highlights the deeply unequal state of our criminal-justice system.
Nov 24, 2017 / Akilah Wise
Do Nothing and Help Dismantle Our Broken Criminal-Justice System Do Nothing and Help Dismantle Our Broken Criminal-Justice System
A new “slacktivist” app mines cryptocurrency to pay for bail funds.
Nov 21, 2017 / Natasha Lennard
Take Urgent Action for Net Neutrality, Plus: A Thanksgiving Table DREAM Act Toolkit Take Urgent Action for Net Neutrality, Plus: A Thanksgiving Table DREAM Act Toolkit
Take Action Now gives you three meaningful actions each week.
Nov 21, 2017 / no-paywall / NationAction
How the State Can Make Inequality Worse How the State Can Make Inequality Worse
From zoning and licensing boards to bank bailouts, the state has often been captured by corporations and the wealthy.
Nov 21, 2017 / Steven Teles and Brink Lindsey
Pollution Kills an Estimated 9 Million People Every Year Pollution Kills an Estimated 9 Million People Every Year
And the world’s poorest people bear the brunt.
Nov 21, 2017 / Michelle Chen
Anti-Trump Fervor Can’t Fully Explain What Happened This Month Anti-Trump Fervor Can’t Fully Explain What Happened This Month
Democratic candidates ran on bold, progressive ideas that inspired voters.
Nov 21, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Here’s a Path to Medicare for (Almost) All That Isn’t Doomed to Fail Here’s a Path to Medicare for (Almost) All That Isn’t Doomed to Fail
Bernie Sanders and John Conyers are proposing massive changes, for a huge number of people, in a very short space of time. There’s a better, less risky way.
Nov 20, 2017 / Joshua Holland