The Lives Hanging in the Balance of Build Back Better The Lives Hanging in the Balance of Build Back Better
As negotiations drag on, the economic security of millions of Americans is at stake. For these four families, the bill would make an enormous difference.
Dec 16, 2021 / Bryce Covert
Why Should I Change the Way I Talk? Why Should I Change the Way I Talk?
By switching between the accent I was raised with and the accent I am expected to have, I am silencing a part of myself.
Dec 15, 2021 / StudentNation / Meagan Zullo
Holiday Giving: Second Pandemic Winter Edition Holiday Giving: Second Pandemic Winter Edition
Republicans are on the move, and so are Covid and climate change—give now, before things get even worse!
Dec 9, 2021 / Column / Katha Pollitt
What We Get Wrong About Adoption What We Get Wrong About Adoption
Activists and political leaders promote adoption as a social good, looking past the complex experiences of adoptees and the parents who relinquish them.
Dec 7, 2021 / Gretchen Sisson and Jessica M. Harrison
Paperwork Keeps People Poor Paperwork Keeps People Poor
It would be a huge mistake for Democrats to embrace harsh work requirements once again.
Nov 29, 2021 / Bryce Covert
Francia Márquez Mina Confronts Colombia’s “Politics of Death” Francia Márquez Mina Confronts Colombia’s “Politics of Death”
The first Black woman to run for president in Colombia has ignited a movement.
Nov 22, 2021 / Juan Mejia and Olivia Heffernan
Why We Made “Going for Broke” Why We Made “Going for Broke”
In this video roundtable, Laura Flanders joins Ray Suarez and Ann Larson to talk about our newest podcast.
Nov 19, 2021 / The Nation, Economic Hardship Reporting Project, and Laura Flanders
Biden’s Progressive Vision Just Isn’t Enough Biden’s Progressive Vision Just Isn’t Enough
Progressivism once looked to the future; today, it’s stuck in the past.
Nov 19, 2021 / Andrew J. Bacevich
The Build Back Better Act Can Level the Field for Single Parents The Build Back Better Act Can Level the Field for Single Parents
No wonder conservative lawmakers who idealize a “traditional” nuclear family are trying to discredit the potential investment in child care.
Nov 17, 2021 / Julie Kohler
It’s No Surprise Our Water Infrastructure Is So Bad It’s No Surprise Our Water Infrastructure Is So Bad
You’d think the wealthiest country in the world could supply its own population with drinkable water. But you’d be wrong.
Nov 17, 2021 / Rajan Menon