Politics

Nina Turner

Nina Turner: It Is Not Our Job to Fit Into the Democratic Establishment Nina Turner: It Is Not Our Job to Fit Into the Democratic Establishment

The new president of Our Revolution on race, class, electoral strategy, and whether we’ll feel the Bern in 2020.

Jun 30, 2017 / Collier Meyerson

Fearless Cities Barcelona

These Cities Might Just Save the Country These Cities Might Just Save the Country

Dispatches from the Urban Resistance, from Atlantic City to Miami Beach.

Jun 30, 2017 / Jimmy Tobias

Minimum wage

No, Seattle’s $15 Minimum Wage Is Not Hurting Workers No, Seattle’s $15 Minimum Wage Is Not Hurting Workers

Contrary to what one unrepresentative study found, the city’s workers are actually benefiting from the wage hike.

Jun 30, 2017 / Michelle Chen

barbara lee budget

16 Years Ago, Barbara Lee’s Warning Against the AUMF Was Ignored. Nevertheless, She Persisted. 16 Years Ago, Barbara Lee’s Warning Against the AUMF Was Ignored. Nevertheless, She Persisted.

Congress is finally taking steps to repeal a blank check for war.

Jun 30, 2017 / John Nichols

Donald Trump and Kris Kobach

The Trump Administration Is Planning an Unprecedented Attack on Voting Rights The Trump Administration Is Planning an Unprecedented Attack on Voting Rights

We are witnessing the beginning of a nationwide voter-suppression campaign, led by the White House and enabled by Congress and the Department of Justice.

Jun 30, 2017 / Ari Berman

Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Claims to Relieve Taxpayers—but It’s a Sleight of Hand

Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Claims to Relieve Taxpayers—but It’s a Sleight of Hand Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Claims to Relieve Taxpayers—but It’s a Sleight of Hand

Privatization will cost all of us.

Jun 30, 2017 / Bryce Covert

Mitch McConnell and John Barrasso

The Health-Care Debacle Has Exposed Republicans for Who They Are The Health-Care Debacle Has Exposed Republicans for Who They Are

We shouldn’t forget the abject cruelty of the “repeal” plans.

Jun 29, 2017 / Robert L. Borosage

Colin Kaepernick

Colin Kaepernick Shouldn’t Have to Beg to Play in the NFL Colin Kaepernick Shouldn’t Have to Beg to Play in the NFL

By refusing to speak out about his desire to play, he’s defending the principle that he deserves a job on the merits.

Jun 29, 2017 / Dave Zirin

Jason Chaffetz’s Pity Party Is Everything That Is Wrong With a 1 Percent Congress

Jason Chaffetz’s Pity Party Is Everything That Is Wrong With a 1 Percent Congress Jason Chaffetz’s Pity Party Is Everything That Is Wrong With a 1 Percent Congress

The Utah congressman has turned his housing situation into a multiyear political stunt—while voting to gut the safety net.

Jun 29, 2017 / Helaine Olen

Father and his child

The Truth About Immigrants and Public Benefits The Truth About Immigrants and Public Benefits

Immigrants are already not eligible for public benefits for five years after their arrival. So why did Trump act like they are?

Jun 29, 2017 / StudentNation / Julianne Hing

x