ALL POSTS BY Sarah Jaffe
- October 7, 2016In the midst of a presidential campaign circus, parents and teachers try to put the focus on state lawmakers — and kids.
- September 28, 2016For indigenous people, the fight to halt the Dakota Access Pipeline is about reviving a way of life.
- August 29, 2016How grass-roots organizing and economic angst is making the "S" word a political winner.
- August 22, 2016Why New York's congressional and state Senate races could be donor draws.
- July 12, 2016Why the social-media honeymoon may be over for some activists.
- March 9, 2016“The interview seemed to go well,” one grad recalls, up until the moment when the interviewer looked at her resume. “She said, ‘Your degree isn’t any good.’”
- December 23, 2014The protests in Ferguson and New York City captured the nation's attention, but there were other demonstrations and initiatives that should not be overlooked.
- July 21, 2014Workers at Target, Wal-Mart and McDonald’s need food stamps to survive. Should the companies be taxed accordingly?
- July 1, 2014Conservatives would have you believe that these cases are about freedom; in reality, they take power from some of America's most vulnerable workers.
- March 4, 2014With new strategies, the Working Families Party is shaking up the two-party system.