Politics

Police Car City

Not Allowed to Be a Kid Not Allowed to Be a Kid

As a Black youth, I’ve been surveilled and pushed around by police since elementary school.

Oct 21, 2021 / StudentNation / Amaru Howard

Good Neighbors, NO Fences

Good Neighbors, NO Fences Good Neighbors, NO Fences

Joy and connection as empowerment.

Oct 20, 2021 / OppArt / J. Maya Luz

UAW John Deere Strike

On the John Deere Picket Line in Iowa With UAW Local 281 On the John Deere Picket Line in Iowa With UAW Local 281

With $1.6 billion in profits just in the third quarter of this year, the company has ample time and money to squeeze striking workers—unless national unions step up their support.

Oct 20, 2021 / Column / Dave Leshtz

Title IX

How to Survive Being a Student-Survivor How to Survive Being a Student-Survivor

Important lessons on victims’ rights and the ways to maximize their luck with Title IX.

Oct 20, 2021 / StudentNation / Finley Muratova

The Most Progressive Governor In America?

The Most Progressive Governor In America? The Most Progressive Governor In America?

Many who were once skeptical of the former investment banker now admit that New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy’s policies are compassionate and forward-thinking.

Oct 20, 2021 / Feature / John Nichols

Gary Youngkin

Can “Glenn Trumpkin” Both Embrace and Escape the Disgraced Ex-President? Can “Glenn Trumpkin” Both Embrace and Escape the Disgraced Ex-President?

Running for Virginia governor, Youngkin is trying to have it both ways with the GOP base.

Oct 19, 2021 / Joan Walsh

Bernie Sanders Shows Democrats How to Deal With Joe Manchin

Bernie Sanders Shows Democrats How to Deal With Joe Manchin Bernie Sanders Shows Democrats How to Deal With Joe Manchin

In a Sunday opinion piece, Sanders reminds West Virginians that their senator is blocking Medicare expansion and policies that lift children out of poverty.

Oct 19, 2021 / John Nichols

Joe Manchin committee hearing

Manchin’s Shameful Child Care Stance Isn’t Just Bad Politics. It’s Self-Defeating Policy. Manchin’s Shameful Child Care Stance Isn’t Just Bad Politics. It’s Self-Defeating Policy.

The senator is forcing a choice among four crucial pillars of a holistic solution to help struggling families.

Oct 19, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Democracy at a Tipping Point

Democracy at a Tipping Point Democracy at a Tipping Point

Republicans are engineering an election coup.

Oct 19, 2021 / OppArt / Clay Bennett

A Rikers Island protest

How to Solve the Crisis on Rikers Island How to Solve the Crisis on Rikers Island

The dangerously overcrowded and mismanaged jail must be closed—but even before then, there are things we can do right now to keep people out and send them home faster.

Oct 19, 2021 / Elizabeth Gaynes

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