A Bold New Campaign for Economic Justice A Bold New Campaign for Economic Justice
A coalition of national, state and local organizations in 41 states is uniting around an agenda to put families first.
Apr 30, 2015 / Deepak Bhargava
Why Put Trauma Centers Where No One Gets Shot? Why Put Trauma Centers Where No One Gets Shot?
A Nation investigation looks at the shuttering of needed trauma centers, beginning with those on Chicago’s violent South Side.
Apr 29, 2015 / Feature / Jeffrey Bishku-Aykul
Days of Rage in Baltimore and Mexico Days of Rage in Baltimore and Mexico
Protesters on both sides of the border are revolting against the same transnational policing and trade policies.
Apr 28, 2015 / Blog / Greg Grandin
New York City Just Outlawed Running Credit Checks on Job Applicants New York City Just Outlawed Running Credit Checks on Job Applicants
Why that’s a big win for the poor, people of color, and economic justice in general.
Apr 20, 2015 / Blog / Michelle Chen
Yesterday’s #FightFor15 Protests Were Big—and the Movement Is Only Growing Yesterday’s #FightFor15 Protests Were Big—and the Movement Is Only Growing
Yesterday’s strikers ranged from retail and fast food workers to adjuncts and caregivers—all those ousted from the 1 percent economy.
Apr 16, 2015 / Blog / Michelle Chen
Education Alone Won’t Put an End to Equal Pay Days Education Alone Won’t Put an End to Equal Pay Days
More education helps an individual woman earn better, but it doesn’t erase the gender wage gap.
Apr 14, 2015 / Blog / Bryce Covert
Meet Rahm Emanuel’s Other Election Day Challenger Meet Rahm Emanuel’s Other Election Day Challenger
Whether Emanuel wins or loses his fight for mayor, the savvy coalition leading the charge against him may already have changed Chicago politics for the better.
Apr 6, 2015 / Cities Rising / Micah Uetricht
What We Can Learn From the Workers, Activists and Even Politicians Who Tore Down the First Gilded Age What We Can Learn From the Workers, Activists and Even Politicians Who Tore Down the First Gilded Age
Americans were furious at the inequalities of their country 200 years ago. Could they get as angry today?
Apr 2, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Steve Fraser
A Higher Minimum Wage Could Pump $5.9 Billion Into LA’s Economy A Higher Minimum Wage Could Pump $5.9 Billion Into LA’s Economy
Los Angeles City Council members are considering the benefits of raising the wage to $15.25 per hour.
Apr 1, 2015 / Blog / Michelle Chen
Is the Former Capital of the Confederacy Finally Ready to Confront Its Poverty—and Its Past? Is the Former Capital of the Confederacy Finally Ready to Confront Its Poverty—and Its Past?
Richmond, Virginia, is the eleventh-most-unequal big city in the country; its leaders finally want to change that.
Mar 31, 2015 / Cities Rising / Sasha Abramsky