When Salvador Allende Told Us Happiness Is a Human Right When Salvador Allende Told Us Happiness Is a Human Right
Now, for the first time, an adviser recalls a remarkable 1971 conversation with Chile’s socialist leader.
Aug 25, 2017 / Feature / Luis Sepúlveda
Don’t Just Protect Affirmative Action From Trump—Demand More Don’t Just Protect Affirmative Action From Trump—Demand More
Racism’s economic effects are pernicious.
Aug 25, 2017 / Bryce Covert
The Trump Administration Just Approved a Dangerous Merger The Trump Administration Just Approved a Dangerous Merger
The Amazon–Whole Foods marriage endangers small businesses and consumers nationwide.
Aug 24, 2017 / David Dayen
Growing Up With Big Brother Growing Up With Big Brother
A historian tracks half a century of evolving state surveillance.
Aug 24, 2017 / Alfred McCoy
The NAACP Has Called for a Moratorium on Expanding Charter Schools The NAACP Has Called for a Moratorium on Expanding Charter Schools
Charter schools have failed to live up to their hype, as school segregation continues to grow across America.
Aug 24, 2017 / Michelle Chen
The Lost Alternatives of Mikhail Gorbachev The Lost Alternatives of Mikhail Gorbachev
Thirty years ago, the last Soviet leader gave the world the possibilities of a democratic Russia and (with Ronald Reagan) an end to Cold War and nuclear arms races. Today, it is as...
Aug 24, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
The NFL Is More Comfortable With Concussions Than Conscience The NFL Is More Comfortable With Concussions Than Conscience
At a massive rally for Colin Kaepernick outside NFL headquarters, speakers called out the league’s hypocrisy.
Aug 24, 2017 / Miguel Salazar and Dave Zirin
When Abbie Hoffman Threw Money at the New York Stock Exchange When Abbie Hoffman Threw Money at the New York Stock Exchange
To denounce the Vietnam War and bring about the “death of money,” the protest took a playful turn.
Aug 24, 2017 / Jon Wiener
Steve Bannon’s Exit: All Power to Jared Kushner? Steve Bannon’s Exit: All Power to Jared Kushner?
Amy Wilentz on the boy wonder, John Nichols on Trump after Bannon, and Joshua Holland on Russia and democracy.
Aug 24, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
