We Need a Civilian Conservation Corps We Need a Civilian Conservation Corps
We need knowledgeable, passionate stewards of our public lands, but most people can’t afford to pursue a career in conservation. So let’s create the jobs.
Feb 22, 2021 / Paul Gordon
My Selective High School Looks Nothing Like America My Selective High School Looks Nothing Like America
As the nation addresses systemic racism in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests, it’s time to ask: Who is being represented in selective high schools?
Feb 19, 2021 / StudentNation / Aruna Das
How Can We Revive Herd Immunity to Fascism? How Can We Revive Herd Immunity to Fascism?
There is a clear correlation between the neoliberal onslaught that started in the 1980s and the rise of neofascism and religious fundamentalism.
Feb 19, 2021 / Gilbert Achcar
Poetry and Truth Poetry and Truth
Amanda Gorman, national youth poet laureate.
Feb 18, 2021 / OppArt / Hooked Hands
Freedom From Poverty Should Be a Human Right Freedom From Poverty Should Be a Human Right
Human rights mean little if millions of people still lack a home, food, or way to make a living.
Feb 18, 2021 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
What the Congressional Budget Office Doesn’t Get What the Congressional Budget Office Doesn’t Get
About a $15-an-hour minimum wage, unemployment, and why a low-wage economy is bad for everyone.
Feb 17, 2021 / Marshall Auerback and Albena Azmanova
How Progressive District Attorneys Are Leading the Charge to Fix Our Broken Justice System How Progressive District Attorneys Are Leading the Charge to Fix Our Broken Justice System
From Philadelphia to Portsmouth, Va., the successes are piling up.
Feb 9, 2021 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Democrats Have Inherited a Broken Senate. Can They Make It Work? Democrats Have Inherited a Broken Senate. Can They Make It Work?
Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer has his work cut out for him. Here are four ways he could make the Senate work.
Feb 9, 2021 / Feature / John Nichols
Want to Reverse Inequality? Change Intellectual Property Rules. Want to Reverse Inequality? Change Intellectual Property Rules.
Changes in IP have done far more than tax cuts to increase inequality—and US protection of IP could lead to a cold war with China.
Feb 8, 2021 / Dean Baker