How Progressives Can—and Must—Regain the Moral High Ground How Progressives Can—and Must—Regain the Moral High Ground

In the South, we’re building a broad, new movement rooted in right and wrong, not left and right.

Jan 15, 2016 / Feature / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

What 11 Years in Prison Taught Me What 11 Years in Prison Taught Me

The issue of how to invest in our struggling communities is one that all political candidates—regardless of party—need to address.

Jan 14, 2016 / Jerome Dillard

Start Making Sense: Should Feminists Vote For Hillary Clinton? Start Making Sense: Should Feminists Vote For Hillary Clinton?

Katha Pollitt vs. Liza Featherstone on Hillary; plus Tavis Smiley on Martin Luther King’s last year.

Jan 14, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Bernie Sanders for President Bernie Sanders for President

With integrity and principle, the Vermont senator is calling Americans to a political revolution.

Jan 14, 2016 / The Editors

Obama’s Last State of the Union: Wonderful Rhetoric, Messy Realities Obama’s Last State of the Union: Wonderful Rhetoric, Messy Realities

He hit all the right notes, but wouldn’t it have been wonderful if he could have used the past tense to describe the crisis of inequality?

Jan 13, 2016 / Sasha Abramsky

Barack Obama Refuses to Be a Lame-Duck President Barack Obama Refuses to Be a Lame-Duck President

Instead of coasting to the close of his second term, Obama used his final State of the Union address to propose to “fix our politics” and to frame the 2016 race.

Jan 12, 2016 / John Nichols

Black Votes Matter in Ferguson Black Votes Matter in Ferguson

A federal trial challenging the city’s discriminatory election system begins today.

Jan 11, 2016 / Ari Berman

LIVE: The Presidential Candidate Economic Forum LIVE: The Presidential Candidate Economic Forum

Tune in this Saturday for a live conversation featuring Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley.

Jan 8, 2016 / The Nation

What South Carolinians Think About Paul Ryan’s Poverty Forum What South Carolinians Think About Paul Ryan’s Poverty Forum

Jan 8, 2016 / Alyssa Peterson and Melissa Boteach

Broadband City: How New York Is Bridging Its Digital Divide Broadband City: How New York Is Bridging Its Digital Divide

After two years in office, the de Blasio administration has made bold moves to make the Internet accessible for all New Yorkers.

Jan 8, 2016 / Maya Wiley