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What Does Hollywood Lose When It Works With China? What Does Hollywood Lose When It Works With China?

They may fight over censorship and trade, but the biggest players all want the same thing: movies that make as much money as possible.

Mar 3, 2020 / Phoebe Chen

What Bloomberg Is Doing Has No Precedent in American Political Life

What Bloomberg Is Doing Has No Precedent in American Political Life What Bloomberg Is Doing Has No Precedent in American Political Life

If he becomes the nominee, then the Democratic Party will be a wholly owned subsidiary of the billionaire.

Feb 27, 2020 / Jeet Heer for The Nation

Rural America Doesn’t Have to Starve to Death

Rural America Doesn’t Have to Starve to Death Rural America Doesn’t Have to Starve to Death

A predatory and extractive financial sector has hollowed out communities across the US.

Feb 18, 2020 / Feature / Nick Shaxson

Trump Doesn’t Hate Welfare When It Goes to Wealthy White Farmers

Trump Doesn’t Hate Welfare When It Goes to Wealthy White Farmers Trump Doesn’t Hate Welfare When It Goes to Wealthy White Farmers

The president’s farm aid lays bare the racial and class implications of his disdain of government assistance.

Feb 14, 2020 / Bryce Covert

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Does the Climate Crisis Spell the End of Big Oil? Does the Climate Crisis Spell the End of Big Oil?

Financial markets are rightfully taking climate change seriously, but it’s humanity, not bottom lines, that should be our top concern.

Feb 12, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard

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Letters From the February 24, 2020, Issue Letters From the February 24, 2020, Issue

Competing theories… A serious misconception (web only)…

Feb 11, 2020 / Our Readers and Gabriel Winant

Time to Reverse ‘Citizens United’ and Corporate Constitutional Rights

Time to Reverse ‘Citizens United’ and Corporate Constitutional Rights Time to Reverse ‘Citizens United’ and Corporate Constitutional Rights

The US Supreme Court decided Citizens United 10 years ago. I’m calling for the end to corporate constitutional rights and political money as free speech.

Feb 5, 2020 / Rep. Pramila Jayapal

‘Woke’ CEOs Don’t Actually Care About Economic Justice

‘Woke’ CEOs Don’t Actually Care About Economic Justice ‘Woke’ CEOs Don’t Actually Care About Economic Justice

Make no mistake: In business, earnings matter more than equality.

Jan 28, 2020 / Column / Aaron Ross Coleman

Is Anti-Monopolism Enough?

Is Anti-Monopolism Enough? Is Anti-Monopolism Enough?

In Goliath, Matt Stoller argues that US history has been defined by a struggle between monopoly and democracy, but to understand inequality today requires engaging with questions o...

Jan 21, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Gabriel Winant

New Jersey Just Passed the First Law in the Nation to Guarantee Severance Pay After Mass Layoffs

New Jersey Just Passed the First Law in the Nation to Guarantee Severance Pay After Mass Layoffs New Jersey Just Passed the First Law in the Nation to Guarantee Severance Pay After Mass Layoffs

The measure could tip the scales in favor of keeping stores and factories open and people employed.

Jan 15, 2020 / Bryce Covert

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