What the Media Gets Wrong About San Francisco’s Gentrification Battles What the Media Gets Wrong About San Francisco’s Gentrification Battles
San Francisco is in the midst of a war, but it’s not about culture.
Mar 24, 2014 / Julia Carrie Wong
Will New Hampshire Be the Next State to Declare Democracy Is for People—Not Corporations? Will New Hampshire Be the Next State to Declare Democracy Is for People—Not Corporations?
Fourty-seven town meetings tell legislators and Congress it's time for a money-out-of-politics amendment.
Mar 24, 2014 / John Nichols
Christie’s Lawyers Say ‘Not Guilty’ After $1 Million Inquiry Christie’s Lawyers Say ‘Not Guilty’ After $1 Million Inquiry
But there are plenty of reasons to be skeptical.
Mar 24, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
De Blasio Gets a Laugh and Defends His Choices on Charters De Blasio Gets a Laugh and Defends His Choices on Charters
The mayor drew chuckles at a press corps variety show, then laid out his rationale for denying free space to a handful of charter schools.
Mar 24, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Fall and Rise of American Cities, Through Camilo José Vergara’s Lens This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Fall and Rise of American Cities, Through Camilo José Vergara’s Lens
Vergara’s ambivalent feelings about gentrifying Harlem stem from a recognition of just how far the neighborhood had fallen in previous years.
Mar 22, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Katrina vanden Heuvel
This Week, Students Occupied City College, Flooded the Border and Sat-In for Palestine This Week, Students Occupied City College, Flooded the Border and Sat-In for Palestine
From Newark to Minnesota, this month has seen a breadth of direct action from students and youth.
Mar 21, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
True or False? Koch Brothers Group Abandons Its Misleading Anti-Obamacare Ads True or False? Koch Brothers Group Abandons Its Misleading Anti-Obamacare Ads
AFP goes all nice with #PeopleNotPolitics. What’s next: #PeopleNotPipelines?
Mar 21, 2014 / Leslie Savan
The GOP 2016 Hopefuls Are Clueless on Ukraine The GOP 2016 Hopefuls Are Clueless on Ukraine
They don’t like what Obama is doing, but they want him to do more of it.
Mar 21, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
Lee Fang: Christie’s Political Donors Are Managing State Pension Funds Lee Fang: Christie’s Political Donors Are Managing State Pension Funds
And they're raking in a lot of money regardless of how well their funds perform, Fang says on All In with Chris Hayes.
Mar 20, 2014 / Press Room
What Do de Blasio’s Lackluster Poll Numbers Really Tell Us? What Do de Blasio’s Lackluster Poll Numbers Really Tell Us?
The poll numbers don’t matter, but the limited narrative they reflect does.
Mar 20, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy