The Future of Rent Control Is on the Ballot in California The Future of Rent Control Is on the Ballot in California
Proposition 33 could overturn the controversial Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, which has limited rent control policies in the state for decades.
Oct 21, 2024 / StudentNation / Amber X. Chen and Maggie Grether
Kamala Harris Is Thinking About the Care Economy. Here’s Where She Should Start. Kamala Harris Is Thinking About the Care Economy. Here’s Where She Should Start.
The vice president has begun to shape a vision of how we care for each other. It’s up to us to expand her horizons.
Oct 18, 2024 / Gregg Gonsalves
JD Vance Shows That the Future of the GOP Is in Racist Conspiracy Theories JD Vance Shows That the Future of the GOP Is in Racist Conspiracy Theories
Trump’s deluded fantasies have now become the GOP gospel.
Oct 18, 2024 / Jeet Heer
The Harris Campaign Needs to Name Other Culprits Besides Donald Trump The Harris Campaign Needs to Name Other Culprits Besides Donald Trump
By not naming those responsible for the economic woes that still plague working Americans, Democrats lack a credible story about what they’re going to change—and who is to blame.
Oct 18, 2024 / Zephyr Teachout
Copper Colonialism Is Wrecking Zambia’s Farmlands and Waterways Copper Colonialism Is Wrecking Zambia’s Farmlands and Waterways
Zambia is just one of several nations experiencing a new type of colonialism, this time with a green capitalist veneer.
Oct 17, 2024 / Joshua Frank
A Plot to Legalize Abortion Travel Bans Takes Root in Texas A Plot to Legalize Abortion Travel Bans Takes Root in Texas
This November, Amarillo will vote on an ordinance that could turn the city into a “sanctuary for the unborn” —and tee up a legal case with the Trumpiest of Trump judges.
Oct 17, 2024 / Elie Mystal
Trump and Harris Take On Fox News Trump and Harris Take On Fox News
Harris, mostly, prevails. Trump remains Trump.
Oct 17, 2024 / Joan Walsh
Chiefs Placekicker Harrison Butker Goes Wide Right and Finds Political Power Chiefs Placekicker Harrison Butker Goes Wide Right and Finds Political Power
The Kansas City Chiefs kicker has started a far-right super PAC to encourage conservatives to vote for “traditional Christian values.” He is part of a terrifying political trend.
Oct 17, 2024 / Dave Zirin
