The Oakland Teachers’ Strike Revealed California’s Education Crisis The Oakland Teachers’ Strike Revealed California’s Education Crisis
The struggle for fair funding goes way beyond the district. So now the teachers are taking their fight to Sacramento.
Mar 18, 2019 / Bryce Covert
What Happened to Wisconsin? What Happened to Wisconsin?
The fight over the once-progressive state.
Mar 14, 2019 / Books & the Arts / John B. Judis
The Governor Who Beat Scott Walker Is Ready to Overturn Walker’s Anti-Labor Agenda The Governor Who Beat Scott Walker Is Ready to Overturn Walker’s Anti-Labor Agenda
Wisconsin’s Tony Evers moves to upend his predecessor’s “right to work” law and other anti-union, anti-worker provisions.
Mar 7, 2019 / John Nichols
How Does Losing Medicaid Help You Get a Job? How Does Losing Medicaid Help You Get a Job?
Arkansas is the first state in the nation to impose a work requirement on people receiving Medicaid. The results have been disastrous.
Mar 7, 2019 / Feature / Bryce Covert
Will the New York State Democratic Party Oppose ‘Fusion’ Voting? Will the New York State Democratic Party Oppose ‘Fusion’ Voting?
New York’s state legislators should “just say no” to any attempt to limit democracy in New York.
Mar 4, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The End of Our World Order Is Imminent The End of Our World Order Is Imminent
At least 200 empires have risen and fallen over the course of history, and the United States will be no exception.
Feb 28, 2019 / Alfred McCoy
Heather Nauert’s 15 Minutes at the UN Are Up Heather Nauert’s 15 Minutes at the UN Are Up
The former Fox presenter will not be the next US ambassador to the United Nations—but another Trump crony surely will.
Feb 21, 2019 / Barbara Crossette
Alabama Is Going to Execute Rocky Myers. He Might Be Innocent. Alabama Is Going to Execute Rocky Myers. He Might Be Innocent.
The case of an intellectually disabled prisoner on death row is a window into the many flaws in the death penalty in America.
Feb 19, 2019 / Ashoka Mukpo
Who Lost America? Who Lost America?
The fall of the republic was foretold long before Donald Trump.
Feb 14, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt
Rethinking Ralph Northam Rethinking Ralph Northam
Progressives shouldn’t expect infallibility from our leaders.
Feb 13, 2019 / Bill Fletcher Jr.