You Can’t Fight Poverty With a Concert You Can’t Fight Poverty With a Concert
Global Citizen’s celebrity-packed festival aims to mobilize millennials against poverty. That’s pointless if it strips politics from the fight.
Sep 24, 2015 / Benjamin Cohen and Elliot Ross
No Wonder Pope Francis Admires Him: Thomas Merton Denounced the ‘Versatile Blandishments of Money’ No Wonder Pope Francis Admires Him: Thomas Merton Denounced the ‘Versatile Blandishments of Money’
But there’s more: Merton wrote for The Nation before he even became Catholic.
Sep 24, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Memo to Fed: Don’t Raise Interest Rates Memo to Fed: Don’t Raise Interest Rates
The Fed needs to stop worrying about stemming inflation that doesn’t exist and keep the focus on the jobs we need.
Sep 1, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
After a Disaster Like Katrina, Water, Food, and Shelter Are Not Enough After a Disaster Like Katrina, Water, Food, and Shelter Are Not Enough
Ten years after Hurricane Katrina, residents are still fighting scam contractors and FEMA.
Aug 27, 2015 / Laura Tuggle
The Gaza Strip’s Last Safety Net Is in Danger The Gaza Strip’s Last Safety Net Is in Danger
The UN’s refugee agency is one of the few forces standing between the people of Gaza and humanitarian catastrophe.
Aug 6, 2015 / Sara Roy
Malaysia Needed a Clean Human Rights Record—So the State Department Just Gave It to Them Malaysia Needed a Clean Human Rights Record—So the State Department Just Gave It to Them
The president cleansed Malaysia of its notorious human trafficking record to give the country a front row seat to join the TPP—and Congress can’t do anything about it.
Jul 29, 2015 / William Greider
The Geopolitical Big Bang You Probably Don’t See Coming The Geopolitical Big Bang You Probably Don’t See Coming
China and Russia are gearing up to create an economic zone beyond Washington’s reach.
Jul 23, 2015 / Pepe Escobar
How Can Greece Break Out of the Austerity Trap? How Can Greece Break Out of the Austerity Trap?
Whether it leaves or stays under the yoke of the German-led technocracy, Athens will need to find an alternative path to recovery.
Jul 20, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Food Cart Vendors Are Getting Kicked to the Curb Food Cart Vendors Are Getting Kicked to the Curb
Street food vendors square off with big business in a David and Goliath feud.
Jul 13, 2015 / Michelle Chen
The Roots of Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis—and Why Austerity Will Not Solve It The Roots of Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis—and Why Austerity Will Not Solve It
The US government is at least partially responsible for the emergency, which is affecting millions of what are effectively second-class US citizens.
Jul 8, 2015 / Ed Morales