Poverty

Grenfell Tower

The Economic System That Made the Grenfell Tragedy Possible The Economic System That Made the Grenfell Tragedy Possible

In the UK—and in the US—public goods like affordable housing have been neglected to dangerous degrees.

Jun 26, 2017 / Michelle Chen

African Americans Have Lost Untold Acres of Land Over the Last Century

African Americans Have Lost Untold Acres of Land Over the Last Century African Americans Have Lost Untold Acres of Land Over the Last Century

An obscure legal loophole is often to blame.

Jun 26, 2017 / Feature / Leah Douglas

Poverty in the Suburbs

Why Are America’s Suburbs Becoming Poorer? Why Are America’s Suburbs Becoming Poorer?

Contrary to popular perception, it’s not just because poor people are moving out of the cities.

Jun 22, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Trumpcare Is the Most Unpopular Legislation in History

Trumpcare Is the Most Unpopular Legislation in History Trumpcare Is the Most Unpopular Legislation in History

George Zornick on the health-care debacle, Sarah Leonard on socialism’s appeal, and Jedediah Purdy on Thoreau.  

Jun 22, 2017 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Mother and daughter

California Is Massively Expanding One of the Most Effective Tools to Make Work Pay Better California Is Massively Expanding One of the Most Effective Tools to Make Work Pay Better

The number of families helped by the Golden State’s Earned Income Tax Credit is about to triple.

Jun 21, 2017 / Joe Sanberg

Betsy DeVos

Our Schools Are Actually Resegregating Our Schools Are Actually Resegregating

Here’s one way to stop the trend. 

Jun 20, 2017 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen

Mitch McConnell Judges

The GOP Is Working Stealthily to Shred Health and Financial Protections for Ordinary Americans The GOP Is Working Stealthily to Shred Health and Financial Protections for Ordinary Americans

It will take massive citizen mobilization to stop big parts of this abomination from coming into law.

Jun 13, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Paul Ryan demonstrator

We Need Everyone to Fight for Our Health Care We Need Everyone to Fight for Our Health Care

The senate could vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act this month.

Jun 12, 2017 / no-paywall / NationAction

Puerto Rico Protests

The Bankers Behind Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis The Bankers Behind Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis

The commonwealth’s financial woes didn’t happen by accident—they were the result of decades of public immiseration and private gain.

Jun 8, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Trumpcare Protest

Time for Democrats to Unite Around Medicare for All Time for Democrats to Unite Around Medicare for All

Progressives must drive the debate to the point that Medicare for all is seen not as impossible, but inevitable.

Jun 6, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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