This One Weird Trick Makes Economies More Fair! This One Weird Trick Makes Economies More Fair!
A wealth tax is one of the most progressive government levies, falling entirely on the extremely wealthy.
Oct 11, 2019 / Mike Konczal
How to Be a Radical Mayor How to Be a Radical Mayor
Chokwe Antar Lumumba, the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, explains why the presidency is like the plantation.
Oct 7, 2019 / Q&A / John Nichols
Labour’s Big Gamble on Brexit Labour’s Big Gamble on Brexit
By dodging a decision on the issue, the party has ceded political ground to the right while demoralizing some of its own ranks.
Oct 4, 2019 / Rachel Shabi
We Don’t Have to Choose Between Warren and Sanders Yet We Don’t Have to Choose Between Warren and Sanders Yet
Their truce during the 2020 campaigns is widening the left lane—that’s good for everyone.
Sep 30, 2019 / D.D. Guttenplan
The Left Needs to Seize Impeachment From Centrist Elites The Left Needs to Seize Impeachment From Centrist Elites
Impeachment should be about how an oligarch debauched democracy, not about a president clashing with the national security establishment.
Sep 27, 2019 / Jeet Heer
Do I Need Diversity in Every Issue of My Magazine? Do I Need Diversity in Every Issue of My Magazine?
And a male teenager asks how about the line between “normal thoughts of sex and objectification.”
Sep 27, 2019 / Liza Featherstone
The Climate Movement Breaks Through The Climate Movement Breaks Through
Translating urgency into political action is the next task of the climate movement—and a more difficult one.
Sep 26, 2019 / Zoë Carpenter
The Student Debt Problem Is a Family Crisis The Student Debt Problem Is a Family Crisis
More and more parents are ending up trapped between what they feel is a moral obligation toward higher education and their financial reality.
Sep 20, 2019 / Mike Konczal