The War on Planned Parenthood The War on Planned Parenthood
Lives in the balance must be defended.
Oct 6, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Can Community Land Trusts Solve Baltimore’s Homelessness Problem? Can Community Land Trusts Solve Baltimore’s Homelessness Problem?
Vast numbers of Baltimore’s buildings are uninhabited. Could a new model of ownership put them in the hands of communities?
Oct 2, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Philanthrocapitalism: A Self-Love Story Philanthrocapitalism: A Self-Love Story
Why do super-rich activists mock their critics instead of listening to them?
Oct 1, 2015 / Feature / David Rieff
Is it Time for a New New Deal? Is it Time for a New New Deal?
Our economy is broken. Could a universal basic income, child allowances, and worker-owned cooperatives fix it?
Sep 30, 2015 / James M. Larkin and Zach Goldhammer
Pope Francis Elevates Dorothy Day’s Call For Economic Justice Pope Francis Elevates Dorothy Day’s Call For Economic Justice
The pope reminds Congress of an American moral tradition that believes “in an economy based on human needs rather than on the profit motive.”
Sep 24, 2015 / John Nichols
Federal Service Workers Strike to Send a Message to Pope Francis Federal Service Workers Strike to Send a Message to Pope Francis
The people staffing the building where the pope will speak want him to speak up for higher wages.
Sep 22, 2015 / George Zornick
As the 2016 Campaigns Heat Up, the Moment Still Belongs to the People As the 2016 Campaigns Heat Up, the Moment Still Belongs to the People
What once seemed unexpected is no longer unthinkable.
Sep 22, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bernie, Donald, and the Promise of Populism Bernie, Donald, and the Promise of Populism
Both candidates have been mislabeled as populists. The movement of that name was a genuine people’s rebellion that reinvigorated democracy. We can do it again.
Sep 21, 2015 / William Greider
Low Interest Rates Help Private-Equity Moguls and Hurt Average Americans Low Interest Rates Help Private-Equity Moguls and Hurt Average Americans
Today’s near-zero rates are free money for investors, but murder for savers and retirees.
Sep 18, 2015 / William D. Cohan
What the US Left—and Bernie Sanders’s Supporters—Can Learn From Jeremy Corbyn What the US Left—and Bernie Sanders’s Supporters—Can Learn From Jeremy Corbyn
Could Americans be primed for a rejection of austerity politics?
Sep 16, 2015 / Ted Fertik