Leaderless, Rudderless Britain Is at the Mercy of Desperate Conservatives Leaderless, Rudderless Britain Is at the Mercy of Desperate Conservatives
Liz Truss was a hopeless, incompetent leader. But the temptation of a return to the discredited certainties of free-market dogma proved impossible for her party to resist.
Oct 21, 2022 / Gary Younge
Without an Economic Message, Democrats Will Never Close the Deal Without an Economic Message, Democrats Will Never Close the Deal
Abortion and extremism have made the midterms a neck-and-neck race—but the party is still missing an economic message.
Oct 21, 2022 / Jeet Heer for The Nation
Liz Truss or No Liz Truss, Things Are Bleaker in Britain Than Anyone Realizes Liz Truss or No Liz Truss, Things Are Bleaker in Britain Than Anyone Realizes
As jaws drop around the world over the resignation of the UK’s shortest-lived prime minister, life here is getting considerably worse by the day.
Oct 20, 2022 / Natasha Hakimi Zapata
Electric Vehicles Won’t Save Us Electric Vehicles Won’t Save Us
A national fleet of battery-powered cars is unlikely to prove sustainable and could have catastrophic consequences globally.
Oct 18, 2022 / Stan Cox and Priti Gulati Cox
The Racial Volcano Explodes in Los Angeles The Racial Volcano Explodes in Los Angeles
The current crisis has unleashed unleashed a firestorm of protest that could further divide the city’s communities. But it is also a chance to forge real unity in opposition to the...
Oct 14, 2022 / Bill Gallegos and Bill Fletcher Jr.
“The Class War Never Ends, the Master Never Relents”: An Interview With Noam Chomsky “The Class War Never Ends, the Master Never Relents”: An Interview With Noam Chomsky
David Barsamian talks to Noam Chomsky about fighting for a better future in dark times.
Oct 11, 2022 / David Barsamian and Noam Chomsky
The Human Costs of the Fed’s War on Inflation The Human Costs of the Fed’s War on Inflation
If there is no painless way to combat inflation, as Fed Chair Jerome Powell suggests, then we should at least be honest about who will endure the pain.
Oct 11, 2022 / Jared Clemons
The Vultures at Alden Capital Want Us to Believe Their Neutrality Is in Good Faith The Vultures at Alden Capital Want Us to Believe Their Neutrality Is in Good Faith
Ending the practice of endorsing presidential candidates isn’t an honorable act of bipartisanship. It’s a craven act of corporate greed.
Oct 10, 2022 / Chris Lehmann
The Decline of Progressive Publishing Houses Is a Loss for Everyone The Decline of Progressive Publishing Houses Is a Loss for Everyone
The end of Pantheon and Metropolitan augers a strange and unchallenging world of ideas.
Oct 7, 2022 / Tom Engelhardt
British Prime Minister Liz Truss Is No Margaret Thatcher British Prime Minister Liz Truss Is No Margaret Thatcher
The Tory leader's pledge to deliver neoliberal “shock therapy” brought her own party conference to the brink of open revolt.
Oct 6, 2022 / Steve Howell