Family Sues Private-Prison Operator Over Deaths at Immigrant-Only Facilities Family Sues Private-Prison Operator Over Deaths at Immigrant-Only Facilities
An investigation found dozens of questionable deaths related to cost cutting in privatized federal prisons.
Mar 15, 2016 / no-paywall / Seth Freed Wessler
Paul Krugman Raises the White Flag on Trade Paul Krugman Raises the White Flag on Trade
The Times columnist made his name by ridiculing critics of globalization. Now he admits that “free-trade” cheerleading was mostly garbage.
Mar 14, 2016 / Naked Democracy / William Greider
Undocumented Immigrants Contribute Over $11 Billion to Our Economy Each Year Undocumented Immigrants Contribute Over $11 Billion to Our Economy Each Year
The notion that they do nothing but drain public coffers is a myth.
Mar 14, 2016 / Michelle Chen
It’s Not About Trump. Our Political Culture Is Corrupt It’s Not About Trump. Our Political Culture Is Corrupt
The Southern strategy created an us-against-them politics with a perverse idea of morality.
Mar 12, 2016 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
There Goes the Neighborhood: A Podcast There Goes the Neighborhood: A Podcast
The Nation and WNYC Studios partner for an eight-week series that explains the political and economic process behind gentrification—who wins, who loses, and who gets pushed out.
Mar 10, 2016 / Podcast / Kai Wright
Will the Los Angeles River Become a Playground for the Rich? Will the Los Angeles River Become a Playground for the Rich?
The revitalization of LA’s neglected riverfront has gone from social-justice crusade to money-soaked land grab.
Mar 10, 2016 / Feature / Richard Kreitner
Congress Is About to Take Food Away From the Poorest People in America Congress Is About to Take Food Away From the Poorest People in America
Between 500,000 and 1 million people nationwide, most of them living in extreme poverty, will soon lose their SNAP benefits.
Mar 9, 2016 / Michelle Chen
There Goes the Neighborhood: How Brooklyn Got Gentrified There Goes the Neighborhood: How Brooklyn Got Gentrified
In the first episode of our new podcast series, we visit Bed-Stuy to learn how developers find properties to flip—and what happens to people who already live there.
Mar 9, 2016 / Audio / Kai Wright and There Goes the Neighborhood
Universities Are Becoming Billion-Dollar Hedge Funds With Schools Attached Universities Are Becoming Billion-Dollar Hedge Funds With Schools Attached
Students are beginning to urge divestment.
Mar 8, 2016 / StudentNation / Astra Taylor
Three Times When ‘Impractical’ Movements Led to Real Change Three Times When ‘Impractical’ Movements Led to Real Change
Against all odds, the world broke open. Could it happen again in 2016?
Mar 7, 2016 / Mark Engler and Paul Engler