Facebook Remains a Threat to Democracy Facebook Remains a Threat to Democracy
Resisting a push for regulation and protective of right-wing extremism, the social media giant is making fake concessions that only increase its power.
Feb 24, 2021 / Jeet Heer
Justice Will Be Served Justice Will Be Served
Trump was acquitted at the Impeachment Trial, but he continues to face multiple criminal and civil charges.
Feb 22, 2021 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
Want to Reverse Inequality? Change Intellectual Property Rules. Want to Reverse Inequality? Change Intellectual Property Rules.
Changes in IP have done far more than tax cuts to increase inequality—and US protection of IP could lead to a cold war with China.
Feb 8, 2021 / Dean Baker
A New Era of Hope A New Era of Hope
The Biden-Harris administration is the beginning of the rebuilding of democracy.
Feb 5, 2021 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
Democrats Need to Make Good on Their Promises Democrats Need to Make Good on Their Promises
Improving people’s financial well-being is good politics.
Feb 5, 2021 / Bryce Covert
Student Debt Relief Is Back on the Table Student Debt Relief Is Back on the Table
With a Democratic majority in both chambers, Biden has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to provide immediate financial relief to millions of Americans.
Feb 3, 2021 / StudentNation / Cody Hounanian
At Long Last, a President Declares That the Era of Small Government Is Over At Long Last, a President Declares That the Era of Small Government Is Over
President Biden has demonstrated that he intends to launch initiatives that go beyond those of the Obama era.
Feb 2, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Sheltering In Place Sheltering In Place
Life in a time of pandemic.
Feb 2, 2021 / OppArt / Mirko Ilic
The Paradoxical Politics of the GameStop Pump The Paradoxical Politics of the GameStop Pump
r/WallStreetBets and the double-edged sword of a self-aware Internet.
Feb 2, 2021 / Ryan Broderick
Life and Death in the Poultry Capital of the World Life and Death in the Poultry Capital of the World
Six workers were killed in a chicken plant in Gainesville, Ga. The community is demanding answers.
Feb 1, 2021 / Luis Feliz Leon