The Algorithm Oligarchy The Algorithm Oligarchy
How the Internet produced the age of monopoly platforms.
Dec 11, 2023 / Feature / Colleen Tighe
How Did Marxism Become Marxism? How Did Marxism Become Marxism?
A new book examines a set of thinkers and activists who helped transform a set of radical ideas into a political tradition.
Dec 11, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Peter E. Gordon
Lina Khan’s Anti-Monopoly Power Lina Khan’s Anti-Monopoly Power
Beginning in the 1970s, the Federal Trade Commission gave up on its mission to protect consumers and competition. Then Khan took charge of the agency, and turned it on its head.
Dec 9, 2023 / Feature / Bryce Covert
Why Is One of Trump’s Fake Electors Still Overseeing Voting in Wisconsin? Why Is One of Trump’s Fake Electors Still Overseeing Voting in Wisconsin?
Ten GOP election deniers have been banned from serving as electors if Trump is on the 2024 ballot. But one of them is still on the statewide election commission.
Dec 8, 2023 / John Nichols
For the First Time in 50 Years, a Judge Has Decided Whether One Woman Could Get an Abortion For the First Time in 50 Years, a Judge Has Decided Whether One Woman Could Get an Abortion
Kate Cox, whose fetus is fatally diseased and threatening her life, had to ask a Texas judge to allow her to terminate her pregnancy. The judge agreed.
Dec 8, 2023 / Mary Tuma
Nikki Haley’s Fake Moderation Should Fool No One Nikki Haley’s Fake Moderation Should Fool No One
The favorite of plutocrats and the mainstream media is running a deeply deceptive campaign.
Dec 8, 2023 / Jeet Heer
The Catastrophe of a Second Trump Presidency The Catastrophe of a Second Trump Presidency
Should he somehow, despite four criminal indictments and multiple trials, return to the White House, we can’t say we weren’t warned.
Dec 8, 2023 / Clarence Lusane
Israel Is Losing This War Israel Is Losing This War
Despite the violence it has unleashed on Palestinians, Israel is failing to achieve its political goals.
Dec 8, 2023 / Tony Karon and Daniel Levy