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Unhoused senior citizens call a homeless advocate from at Tussing Park in Grants Pass, Oregon. on Thursday. March 28, 2024.

The Liberal Consensus on Homelessness Got Us Here The Liberal Consensus on Homelessness Got Us Here

The housing crisis is the logical outcome of real estate speculation and expanding unemployment—not an inevitable fact of life.

Jun 12, 2024 / Column / Adolph Reed Jr.

Nathaniel Blankenship, a crew member in a job program with Coalfield Development Corporation, works to remodel a 1920s-era warehouse into office space in Williamson, West Virginia.

Paul Krugman May Not Know How to Reverse the Decline of Rural America. But We Do. Paul Krugman May Not Know How to Reverse the Decline of Rural America. But We Do.

The countryside has been neglected for decades. A Rural New Deal would reverse that with capital and creative solutions writen by and for rural Americans.

Jun 12, 2024 / Erica Etelson and Anthony Flaccavento

Trump Las Vegas Rally

Donald Trump Jumps the Shark Donald Trump Jumps the Shark

The former president’s rants are more incoherent than ever. But he doesn’t need to make sense to keep his followers in the tank.

Jun 12, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

A female welder. Circa 1930s–1940s.

A Sweeping History of the Black Working Class A Sweeping History of the Black Working Class

By focusing on the Black working class and its long history, Blair LM Kelley’s book, Black Folk, helps tell the larger story of American democracy over the past two and a half cen...

Jun 12, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Robert Greene II

Nation Poetry

Royal Pardon Royal Pardon

Jun 12, 2024 / Poems / Jessica Q. Stark

Two protesters wave a flag reading

Martha-Ann Alito Can’t Wait to Let Her Freak Flag Fly Martha-Ann Alito Can’t Wait to Let Her Freak Flag Fly

The Supreme Court justice’s wife turns out to be a far-right Catholic crackpot with a deep vindictive streak. She brings vergogna—shame—upon her family and the court.

Jun 11, 2024 / Joan Walsh

Daniel Ellsberg at a podium

Daniel Ellsberg’s Moral Acuity Is More Necessary Than Ever Daniel Ellsberg’s Moral Acuity Is More Necessary Than Ever

Ellsberg will continue to speak directly to hearts and minds about the extreme evils of our time—and the potential for overcoming them with love in action.

Jun 11, 2024 / Norman Solomon

Palestine players celebrate after Nour Youseff of Palestine scores her side's second during the international solidarity match between Bohemians and Palestine at Dalymount Park in Dublin on May 15, 2024.

How the Sports Media Is Manufacturing Consent Over Gaza How the Sports Media Is Manufacturing Consent Over Gaza

Many sports journalists are afraid to touch the issue of Palestine—but the stories are there waiting to be told.

Jun 11, 2024 / Dave Zirin

This Machine Fights Fascism

This Machine Fights Fascism This Machine Fights Fascism

Artists using their work to combat lies.

Jun 11, 2024 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Cars move slowly through traffic in midtown Manhattan on June 6, 2024.

Has NY Governor Kathy Hochul Killed Congestion Pricing For Good? Has NY Governor Kathy Hochul Killed Congestion Pricing For Good?

Or just until after the election? Either way, she’s blown a $15 billion hole in the MTA budget, leaving New Yorkers with overcrowded streets, filthy air, and an underfunded subwa...

Jun 11, 2024 / Ross Barkan

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