A Politics for the 99 Percent A Politics for the 99 Percent
Progressives must take the fall election seriously, even as they challenge the limits of the debate.
Jun 6, 2012 / Feature / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Robert L. Borosage
Egypt at War With Itself Egypt at War With Itself
On the eve of the presidential runoff, a once-molten political landscape has hardened into a handful of rival camps.
Jun 6, 2012 / Feature / Stephen Glain
The Amazon Effect The Amazon Effect
Amazon got big fast, hastening the arrival of digital publishing. But how big is too big?
May 29, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Steve Wasserman
How Germany Keeps Amazon at Bay and Literary Culture Alive How Germany Keeps Amazon at Bay and Literary Culture Alive
In Germany, fixed-price laws curtail the power of retail chains and help to sustain a vibrant literary culture.
May 29, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Michael Naumann
Search Gets Lost Search Gets Lost
Why does Amazon now have customers do the search chores it used to do for them, and in innovative ways?
May 29, 2012 / Feature / Anthony Grafton
Honduras: Which Side Is the US On? Honduras: Which Side Is the US On?
In the name of fighting drugs, the Obama administration has allied itself with a corrupt coup regime.
May 22, 2012 / Feature / Dana Frank
Beyond Corporate Capitalism: Not So Wild a Dream Beyond Corporate Capitalism: Not So Wild a Dream
Hey, look it over—public ownership is the most effective way to fix America’s economy.
May 22, 2012 / Feature / Gar Alperovitz and Thomas M. Hanna
The Dirty Secrets of Rocky Flats The Dirty Secrets of Rocky Flats
The legacy of Colorado’s notorious nuclear plant is radioactive waste in a residential community—and public distrust of government.
May 22, 2012 / Feature / Kristen Iversen
Throwaway People: Teens Sent to Die in Prison Will Get a Second Chance Throwaway People: Teens Sent to Die in Prison Will Get a Second Chance
Trina Garnett accidentally set a fatal fire when she was 14. That was in 1976. Could today’s Supreme Court ruling against juvenile life without parole finally bring her home?
May 9, 2012 / Feature / Liliana Segura
Don’t Buy the Spin: How Cutting the Pentagon’s Budget Could Boost the Economy Don’t Buy the Spin: How Cutting the Pentagon’s Budget Could Boost the Economy
Spending the same money on education, or clean energy, would bring many more jobs—among other benefits.
May 9, 2012 / Feature / Robert Pollin and Heidi Garrett-Peltier