Nick Martin

@nicka_martin

On Columbus Day, Native activists are returning to the island. This time, they have partners in the establishment.

After a Cherokee citizen on the St. Louis Cardinals called them out, the Braves responded with hollow P.R. jargon.

The fight to stave off pipeline projects across the country is being led by tribal nations and marginalized communities. It's time to listen to them before it's too late.

It’s been a while since American laborers—rather than just their union leaders—were properly courted. Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are hoping to fill the void.

An ancient approach to protecting nature is being revived in hopes of getting natural resources—and the people who depend on them—the protection they've always deserved.

In his new book, a Diné poet challenges the perception of a Native community.

The cost is counted in human lives.

Once upon a time, there was a regional dream of development. A new group looks to revive that tradition—but this time, with space for everyone.

The GOP's anti-urban agenda takes many forms, but it always tracks back to wealthy whites' fear of losing power.

Eleven years ago, the UAW threw General Motors a lifeline. Now, workers wonder if they can trust the union and the company to honor their sacrifice.

Colonizers once tried to erase indigenous culture. Now they exploit it.

On Thursday night, Democratic voters were getting snatches of the policy fights they deserve—just not on the topic that could matter most.

It’s not the narrow loss in a special election that should worry the national party, it’s what Republicans did the next morning.

A typical North Carolina moderate might beat a Trump ally in Tuesday’s special election, but state Democrats need to think longer term.

CNN's town hall on climate change was a good show. But it wasn't what the presidential race needs.

Candidates have been cautious when it comes to openly courting American Muslim voters. Such hollow politics hail from an earlier era, and may cost them dearly.

Critics of the Massachusetts senator's DNA gaffe remain unsatisfied with her response—and the establishment media has no idea how to handle it.

Trump's anti-immigration policies were introduced with talk of "rapists" and "murderers," but that was just a pretext to come after the rest.

The largest Native nation to share borders with the United States is finally claiming its right to representation.

A fortune built on exploiting the earth funds an empire dedicated to smothering free speech.