Kamala Harris Needs to Put Arrogant Plutocratic Donors in Their Place Kamala Harris Needs to Put Arrogant Plutocratic Donors in Their Place
Wealthy centrists are already pressuring Democrats to give up their progressive achievements.
Jul 29, 2024 / Jeet Heer
How Microfinance Became the ‘It’ Development Program How Microfinance Became the ‘It’ Development Program
Microfinance has been touted as a miracle cure for poverty in the global south. The reality has been a lot messier.
Jul 15, 2024 / Feature / Mara Kardas-Nelson
Bidenomics and Its Discontents Bidenomics and Its Discontents
The White House believes American workers have seldom had it so good. And lots of prestigious economists agree. But the voters aren’t buying. Maybe they know something?
Mar 27, 2024 / James K. Galbraith
Why We Need a “Doug Jones” More Than a Dow Jones Why We Need a “Doug Jones” More Than a Dow Jones
On the Magnificent Seven and market myths.
Jan 30, 2024 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Whose “It’s a Wonderful Life” Is It Anyway? Whose “It’s a Wonderful Life” Is It Anyway?
How everybody’s favorite Christmas movie about the perils of monopoly capitalism became a victim of monopoly capitalism.
Dec 25, 2023 / Ray Nowosielski and David Cassidy
In Defense of the 30-Year Mortgage In Defense of the 30-Year Mortgage
A recent New York Times column argued that the long term fixed-rate loan popular with US homebuyers is unfair to banks. In fact the arrangement—a fruit of the New Deal—is somethin...
Nov 23, 2023 / James K. Galbraith
Can I Google That? Can I Google That?
Google’s antitrust lawsuit.
Oct 27, 2023 / OppArt / Paul Karasik
We Are Witness to Our Self-Destruction We Are Witness to Our Self-Destruction
Fossil fuels, profits of doom.
Oct 6, 2023 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
National Hispanic-Latinx Heritage Month National Hispanic-Latinx Heritage Month
Latinos contributed a record-breaking $3.2 trillion to the US economy in 2021 (equivalent to the fifth-largest economy in the world), according to a new study by UCLA researchers.
Oct 4, 2023 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
Rent Hikes Rent Hikes
As rents continue to increase in some cities in the USA, eviction filings jump over 50% above pre-pandemic levels.
Jul 13, 2023 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo