Photos: Who Actually Benefits From Meals on Wheels? Photos: Who Actually Benefits From Meals on Wheels?
And why did the Trump administration think it was a good idea to cut funding for these vital programs?
Mar 30, 2018 / Photo Essay / Tracie Williams
No Wonder Teachers Are Saying Enough Is Enough No Wonder Teachers Are Saying Enough Is Enough
Public-school teachers around the country have been asked to do more with less.
Mar 29, 2018 / Editorial / Bryce Covert
What Happens When You Put Young People of Color at the Center of #NeverAgain What Happens When You Put Young People of Color at the Center of #NeverAgain
Gun control becomes only one part of the larger solution to violence in our communities.
Mar 27, 2018 / Lori Bezahler
This Is the Most Dangerous Time in Decades to Be an American Living in Poverty This Is the Most Dangerous Time in Decades to Be an American Living in Poverty
Republicans have launched a “breathtaking” assault on a range of safety-net programs—from health care to housing to legal aid.
Mar 20, 2018 / Greg Kaufmann
Bernie Sanders Wants to Tell the Story That Corporate Media Fail to Tell Bernie Sanders Wants to Tell the Story That Corporate Media Fail to Tell
Frustrated with the media’s neglect of economic issues that matter to the working class, the senator tells The Nation how he’ll use live-streaming to force the issue.
Mar 18, 2018 / Editorial / John Nichols
These Farmworkers Know How to End Sexual Harassment in the Fields. Will Wendy’s Listen? These Farmworkers Know How to End Sexual Harassment in the Fields. Will Wendy’s Listen?
Members of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers are fasting to pressure Wendy’s to join a breakthrough fair-food program that’s raised wages and made workplace harassment obsolete.
Mar 15, 2018 / Rinku Sen
Are Disney Workers Having a Hard Time Making Ends Meet? Are Disney Workers Having a Hard Time Making Ends Meet?
At Disney’s resorts in Florida and California, workers are fighting for better pay and working conditions.
Mar 14, 2018 / Michelle Chen
Support the Farmworkers Fasting to End Sexual Assault in Wendy’s Supply Chain Support the Farmworkers Fasting to End Sexual Assault in Wendy’s Supply Chain
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Mar 13, 2018 / no-paywall / NationAction
Is the Opioid Crisis Leading to a Spike in the White Incarceration Rate? Is the Opioid Crisis Leading to a Spike in the White Incarceration Rate?
Though African Americans remain disproportionately impacted by the criminal-justice system, drug laws are locking up an increasing number of whites as well.
Mar 7, 2018 / Michelle Chen
Democratic Party Establishment, It’s Time to Respect Insurgent Progressives Democratic Party Establishment, It’s Time to Respect Insurgent Progressives
Democrats should not revive a doomed strategy of excessive caution and deference to the permanent consultant class.
Mar 6, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel