Hillary Clinton Puts Paycheck Feminism at the Center of Her Economic Agenda Hillary Clinton Puts Paycheck Feminism at the Center of Her Economic Agenda
Clinton is a politician who believes in pragmatism, and she has come to believe that it is pragmatic to run an explicitly liberal campaign.
Jul 13, 2015 / Michelle Goldberg
Food Cart Vendors Are Getting Kicked to the Curb Food Cart Vendors Are Getting Kicked to the Curb
Street food vendors square off with big business in a David and Goliath feud.
Jul 13, 2015 / Michelle Chen
I Thought I’d Escaped Poverty. Then I Went to Prison. I Thought I’d Escaped Poverty. Then I Went to Prison.
One woman’s story of the myth of rehabilitative incarceration.
Jul 13, 2015 / Amme Voz
What’s Next for the Domestic Workers Movement? What’s Next for the Domestic Workers Movement?
Five years after passing a breakthrough bill of rights, activists are building power and sharpening their legislative strategy.
Jul 13, 2015 / Ai-jen Poo and Andrea Cristina Mercado
July 12, 1984: Walter Mondale Announces Geraldine Ferraro as the Democratic Vice-Presidential Candidate July 12, 1984: Walter Mondale Announces Geraldine Ferraro as the Democratic Vice-Presidential Candidate
“Her prominent role in a Mondale Administration would secure more attention for the feminist agenda.”
Jul 12, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Should Standardized Testing Be Part of a Civil-Rights Agenda? Should Standardized Testing Be Part of a Civil-Rights Agenda?
Lawmakers are overhauling No Child Left Behind, but even many Democrats are still committed to its driving philosophy.
Jul 10, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
July 10, 1925: The Scopes Trial Begins in Tennessee July 10, 1925: The Scopes Trial Begins in Tennessee
“The Old Testament, to them, is not a mere sacerdotal whizz-bang, to be read for its pornography; it is an authoritative history.”
Jul 10, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Fox News and Right-Wing Radio Have Helped Racists Broadcast Islamophobic Vitriol to Millions Fox News and Right-Wing Radio Have Helped Racists Broadcast Islamophobic Vitriol to Millions
The dangerous propaganda being promoted by hate groups is putting American Muslims at risk.
Jul 9, 2015 / Juan Cole
Rudy Giuliani Stands to Make a Lot of Money Off El Salvador’s Crime Rudy Giuliani Stands to Make a Lot of Money Off El Salvador’s Crime
His twisted plan for combatting crime in Central America will lead to increased police repression and increased private investment payouts.
Jul 9, 2015 / Greg Grandin
A Judge Just Ruled Against the Most Racist Name in Football A Judge Just Ruled Against the Most Racist Name in Football
The Washington football team's name is a dictionary-defined slur—and now the federal Patent and Trademark Office has been ordered to cancel its trademark registration.
Jul 8, 2015 / Dave Zirin