Amnesty International’s Long-Due Support for Sex Workers Rights Amnesty International’s Long-Due Support for Sex Workers Rights
The international organization has a history of facing controversial issues. This week, it hopes to tackle sex work decriminalization.
Aug 6, 2015 / Melissa Gira Grant
The Apache vs. Rio Tinto The Apache vs. Rio Tinto
The San Carlos tribe is fighting to block a massive mining project that would cut a two-mile wide crater through sacred land.
Jul 31, 2015 / Nick Kimbrell
Why Tom Brady Is Worth Defending Why Tom Brady Is Worth Defending
A conversation about Tom Brady and union power with the NFLPA’s George Atallah.
Jul 31, 2015 / Dave Zirin
How Childcare Actually Causes Poverty in America How Childcare Actually Causes Poverty in America
If the people who prepare your lunch deserve a living wage, the people preparing our toddlers for school do too.
Jul 31, 2015 / Michelle Chen
With Bernie’s People in Vermont With Bernie’s People in Vermont
There’s a strong sense here that with Sanders, what you see is what you get—and that’s resonating with voters elsewhere, too.
Jul 30, 2015 / D.D. Guttenplan
New Trade Deal Could Undermine Migrant Labor Rights New Trade Deal Could Undermine Migrant Labor Rights
And it could deregulate “white collar” jobs.
Jul 29, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Malaysia Needed a Clean Human Rights Record—So the State Department Just Gave It to Them Malaysia Needed a Clean Human Rights Record—So the State Department Just Gave It to Them
The president cleansed Malaysia of its notorious human trafficking record to give the country a front row seat to join the TPP—and Congress can’t do anything about it.
Jul 29, 2015 / William Greider
Get Ready for Scott Walker… and the Ruthless Politics of Walkerism Get Ready for Scott Walker… and the Ruthless Politics of Walkerism
For the presidential candidate from Wisconsin, politics is a win-at-any-cost competition for power.
Jul 29, 2015 / Feature / John Nichols
Populism In America Is Driving A New Day Populism In America Is Driving A New Day
This time there are two coalitions of the disaffected—and they couldn’t be further apart.
Jul 28, 2015 / Nation in the News / John Nichols
For Many Americans, the Great Recession Never Ended. Is the Fed About to Make It Worse? For Many Americans, the Great Recession Never Ended. Is the Fed About to Make It Worse?
Why it’s a mistake for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates this year.
Jul 28, 2015 / Connie M. Razza