Politics

Pam Bondi Wage Enforcement

Florida Has Not Held an Employer Responsible for Violating the Minimum Wage Since 2011 Florida Has Not Held an Employer Responsible for Violating the Minimum Wage Since 2011

Blame Pam Bondi, the state’s Trump-loving attorney general.

Jul 11, 2016 / Spencer Woodman

Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton’s Technology Agenda Isn’t Good Enough Hillary Clinton’s Technology Agenda Isn’t Good Enough

And Bernie Sanders deserves some of the blame, too.

Jul 11, 2016 / Micah L. Sifry

Oregon TPP protest

Democrats Toughen Trade Stance—but Reject Formal Opposition to the TPP Democrats Toughen Trade Stance—but Reject Formal Opposition to the TPP

By leaving the party’s position in doubt, Democrats have created an opening for Trump.

Jul 10, 2016 / John Nichols

Cornel West platform hearings

What the Democratic Party Platform Tells Us About Where We Are on War What the Democratic Party Platform Tells Us About Where We Are on War

It shows the limits of party politics—and the necessity of social movements to challenge those limits.

Jul 8, 2016 / Phyllis Bennis

Pro-Choice Rally Supreme Court

The Next Big Fight for the Pro-Choice Movement: Taxpayer-Funded Abortions The Next Big Fight for the Pro-Choice Movement: Taxpayer-Funded Abortions

Once a political “third rail,” the effort to repeal the Hyde Amendment has gone mainstream.

Jul 8, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

Utah Farmer Loads Hay

Democrats Are Not Speaking Loudly Enough to Be Heard in Rural America Democrats Are Not Speaking Loudly Enough to Be Heard in Rural America

The party platform is not aggressive enough in reaching out to voters who could be won over.

Jul 8, 2016 / John Nichols

Obama Hiroshima Wreath

There Are 15,000 Nuclear Weapons Still Posing an Intolerable Threat to Humanity There Are 15,000 Nuclear Weapons Still Posing an Intolerable Threat to Humanity

These mayors are trying to change that.

Jul 8, 2016 / Mayor Frank Cownie

Dallas Police Officer

Black Lives Still Must Matter, Even After Dallas Black Lives Still Must Matter, Even After Dallas

But the attack is a reminder that no life will be safe and truly valued until we also confront the broader American culture of violence.

Jul 8, 2016 / Kai Wright

Hillary VP Tim Kaine

The Best Veep Pick for Hillary Clinton Is a Person of Color The Best Veep Pick for Hillary Clinton Is a Person of Color

Clinton owes her campaign to the people of color who have overwhelmingly voted for her, and her pick for vice president should recognize that.

Jul 8, 2016 / Steve Phillips

The Government Is Classifying Too Many Documents

The Government Is Classifying Too Many Documents The Government Is Classifying Too Many Documents

That overuse has wide-reaching consequences for our government—and for us as citizens.

Jul 7, 2016 / Elizabeth Goitein

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