Politics

The US Reaches 500,000 Deaths From the Coronavirus

The US Reaches 500,000 Deaths From the Coronavirus The US Reaches 500,000 Deaths From the Coronavirus

The pandemic is disproportionately impacting communities of color.

Mar 2, 2021 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

$15 an Hour Is the Compromise

$15 an Hour Is the Compromise $15 an Hour Is the Compromise

Biden and the Democrats need to deliver on the wage hike they promised—by any means necessary. Anything less is a moral and political failure.

Mar 2, 2021 / John Nichols

Student voting on campus

Even Blue States Suppress Student Voters Even Blue States Suppress Student Voters

The ongoing struggle to diminish the student vote in New York’s 19th Congressional District, a purple patch of the Hudson Valley, has echoes nationwide.

Mar 2, 2021 / StudentNation / Najwa Jamal

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

New Year, Same Pandemic New Year, Same Pandemic

Maybe 2022 will be our year.

Mar 2, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow

Kirsten Gillibrand

Governor Cuomo, Sexual Harassment, and Senator Gillibrand’s Silence Governor Cuomo, Sexual Harassment, and Senator Gillibrand’s Silence

Though she positioned herself as a warrior for women’s rights, the New York senator hasn’t exactly been a profile in courage.

Mar 1, 2021 / Alexis Grenell

Trump CPAC

Trump Does a Victory Dance at CPAC Trump Does a Victory Dance at CPAC

The brief Republican civil war is over, as the former president uses the annual conference to reassert his dominance over the party.

Mar 1, 2021 / Jeet Heer

Whistle While You Work?

Whistle While You Work? Whistle While You Work?

Not until they raise the minimum wage.

Mar 1, 2021 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Steve Cobble Waged a 50-Year Campaign for Justice and for Peace

Steve Cobble Waged a 50-Year Campaign for Justice and for Peace Steve Cobble Waged a 50-Year Campaign for Justice and for Peace

The strategist who started with George McGovern, stood at Jesse Jackson’s side, and drafted Bernie Sanders into presidential politics has died.

Mar 1, 2021 / John Nichols

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed

‘Opponents of Medicare for All Are Deathly Afraid’ ‘Opponents of Medicare for All Are Deathly Afraid’

We talked to Dr. Abdul El-Sayed about M4A and building a movement in the wake of Biden’s victory.

Mar 1, 2021 / Q&A / Natalie Shure

Black Lives Matter Protest

Reckoning With a Year of Shared Isolation, Pandemic, and Protest Reckoning With a Year of Shared Isolation, Pandemic, and Protest

The pandemic has energized collective action on both the left and right.

Feb 26, 2021 / Jeet Heer

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