Against Trump, Clinton Should Resist the Temptation of Triangulation Against Trump, Clinton Should Resist the Temptation of Triangulation
By running a progressive campaign and winning, Clinton can do something lasting and important. She can move the center to the left.
May 10, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
For Students, the Fight Against ‘Bathroom Bills’ Is About Far More Than Bathrooms For Students, the Fight Against ‘Bathroom Bills’ Is About Far More Than Bathrooms
The movement for trans justice is—or can be—a movement for racial justice.
May 9, 2016 / StudentNation / Theodore Santos, Bailey McDaniel, June Beshea, and Monique Garcia
Our Rickety Public Defense System Has Finally Collapsed. Here’s How to Fix It. Our Rickety Public Defense System Has Finally Collapsed. Here’s How to Fix It.
The right to counsel is unique in American law, and there is no clear blueprint for how such a right is supposed to be enforced.
May 9, 2016 / Sara Mayeux
Voter Suppression Is the Only Way Donald Trump Can Win Voter Suppression Is the Only Way Donald Trump Can Win
Given his terrible numbers among non-white and young voters, Trump may try to massively suppress Democratic votes.
May 9, 2016 / Ari Berman
For-Profit Colleges Have Found a New Way to Hoodwink Their Students For-Profit Colleges Have Found a New Way to Hoodwink Their Students
Read this before you sign anything.
May 9, 2016 / Michelle Chen
How to Understand Mother as a Verb This Mother’s Day and Always How to Understand Mother as a Verb This Mother’s Day and Always
A new book reminds us that mothers are voices from the front lines that we all need to hear.
May 7, 2016 / Dani McClain
This Former Fisherman Is Now Farming the Most Sustainable Food on Earth—Underwater This Former Fisherman Is Now Farming the Most Sustainable Food on Earth—Underwater
“For the first time in generations, we have an opportunity to grow food the right way, provide good middle-class jobs, restore ecosystems, and feed the planet.”
May 6, 2016 / Bren Smith and Lisa Holmes
If Donald Trump Were a Woman and If Hillary Clinton Were a Man If Donald Trump Were a Woman and If Hillary Clinton Were a Man
Here’s what the election would look like.
May 6, 2016 / Rebecca Solnit
Are Brazil’s Corruption Scandals Finally Hitting the Olympics? Are Brazil’s Corruption Scandals Finally Hitting the Olympics?
The majority of the members of Brazil’s Congress are under investigation or facing charges. Of course the Olympics are corrupt.
May 6, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Citizens Are Not Consumers Citizens Are Not Consumers
When education gets outsourced, students lose.
May 6, 2016 / Michelle Chen