What Trump Really Means When He Cries ‘Witch Hunt’ What Trump Really Means When He Cries ‘Witch Hunt’
Trump has tweeted the term nearly 300 times since becoming president—and he’s not just using it as a distraction.
Oct 28, 2019 / Alice Markham-Cantor
William Barr Is Neck-Deep in Extremist Catholic Institutions William Barr Is Neck-Deep in Extremist Catholic Institutions
His troubles don’t only involve his obeisance to Donald Trump. He’s a paranoid right-wing Catholic ideologue who won’t respect the separation of church and state.
Oct 15, 2019 / Joan Walsh
How Silicon Valley Broke the Economy How Silicon Valley Broke the Economy
The question of how to fix the tech industry is now inseparable from the question of how to fix the system of capitalism that the late 20th century gave us.
Oct 14, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Adrian Chen
Has Capitalism Become Our Religion? Has Capitalism Become Our Religion?
We talk with historian Eugene McCarraher about the myths and rituals of the market, the lost radicalism of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and the rise of neoliberalism.
Oct 4, 2019 / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
Bolivia’s Remarkable Socialist Success Story Bolivia’s Remarkable Socialist Success Story
President Evo Morales has transformed his country’s economy with an unapologetically left-wing agenda—but can it last?
Oct 1, 2019 / Zeeshan Aleem
Is Our Food Culture Killing Us? Is Our Food Culture Killing Us?
How we “choose” what to eat takes place within a contained food environment shaped by availability and advertising, traditions and trends—and, above all else, economics.
Oct 1, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Susan Pedersen
The Republican Party Is Going Down With Trump The Republican Party Is Going Down With Trump
The president has so thoroughly annexed the GOP that it’s going to be hard for its leaders to cut their losses—even as he flails.
Sep 26, 2019 / Joan Walsh