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 a Climate-Justice Champion Won Office in Rural, Working-Class Maine How a Climate-Justice Champion Won Office in Rural, Working-Class Maine
State Senator Chloe Maxmin, a progressive activist who unseated the GOP minority leader in November, talks about social-movement organizing.
Feb 16, 2021 / Conversations With ‘The Nation’ / Wen Stephenson
Biden’s Coronavirus Plan Will Not Prevent Death and Devastation Biden’s Coronavirus Plan Will Not Prevent Death and Devastation
Our best option is a short-term shutdown of nonessential activity, with generous economic support.
Feb 3, 2021 / Justin Feldman, Abigail Cartus, and Seth J. Prins
At Long Last, a President Declares That the Era of Small Government Is Over At Long Last, a President Declares That the Era of Small Government Is Over
President Biden has demonstrated that he intends to launch initiatives that go beyond those of the Obama era.
Feb 2, 2021 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Life and Death in the Poultry Capital of the World Life and Death in the Poultry Capital of the World
Six workers were killed in a chicken plant in Gainesville, Ga. The community is demanding answers.
Feb 1, 2021 / Luis Feliz Leon
My Students Are Struggling. You’ll Never Guess Why. My Students Are Struggling. You’ll Never Guess Why.
Final exams tend to lose their significance during global chaos.
Feb 1, 2021 / StudentNation / Leehi Yona
These Machines Won’t Kill Fascism: Toward a Militant Progressive Vision for Tech These Machines Won’t Kill Fascism: Toward a Militant Progressive Vision for Tech
The left must vie for control over the algorithms, data, and infrastructure that shape our lives.
Jan 29, 2021 / Nantina Vgontzas and Meredith Whittaker
Dead Teachers Can’t Teach Dead Teachers Can’t Teach
As a new Covid-19 variant takes hold, Tennessee lawmakers are trying to force teachers and students back into the classroom.
Jan 29, 2021 / StudentNation / Luis Feliz Leon
It’s the Economic Precarity, Stupid It’s the Economic Precarity, Stupid
Economic inequality is a symptom of a broader problem that, if left unaddressed, will trigger more radicalization.
Jan 28, 2021 / Albena Azmanova and Marshall Auerback
The Trump Administration Gutted the EEOC The Trump Administration Gutted the EEOC
An inside account of how Janet Dhillon has hollowed out America’s only workplace civil rights watchdog.
Jan 28, 2021 / Feature / Bryce Covert