The Seattle Protests Showed Another World Is Possible The Seattle Protests Showed Another World Is Possible
Twenty years ago, demonstrations against the World Trade Organization opened the space for today’s critics of neoliberal capitalism.
Nov 29, 2019 / Mark Engler
Meet the Men Fueling the Climate Crisis Meet the Men Fueling the Climate Crisis
Until there are courts willing to hold the titans of the climate crisis accountable, it’s up to people to begin calling them out by name.
Nov 27, 2019 / Ben Ehrenreich
Poor Little Rich Boys Poor Little Rich Boys
What’s a billionaire to do when the Democratic party leaves him behind? Go all in for Bloomberg!
Nov 26, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow
Democrats Don’t Need Mike Bloomberg’s Kinder, Gentler Plutocracy Democrats Don’t Need Mike Bloomberg’s Kinder, Gentler Plutocracy
If the Democrats trade a faux billionaire for a legit billionaire, then they haven’t learned much from the last four years.
Nov 25, 2019 / John Nichols
Fixing the US Economy Isn’t Just About Money Fixing the US Economy Isn’t Just About Money
To make meaningful changes to our unequal economy, organizers, politicians, and candidates must target who has power.
Nov 20, 2019 / Joelle Gamble
Hong Kong Was Never Built to Stand Up to China Hong Kong Was Never Built to Stand Up to China
The power of the territory’s courts was dismissed by Beijing this week—proving just how weak Hong Kong’s rule of law has always been.
Nov 19, 2019 / Yukiko Kobayashi Lui
The Furor Over Medicare for All Ignores a Key Question The Furor Over Medicare for All Ignores a Key Question
Do we have the courage to make health care a right, not a privilege?
Nov 19, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
We Asked the 2020 Contenders How They Plan to Tackle Inequality We Asked the 2020 Contenders How They Plan to Tackle Inequality
A surging egalitarian current is shifting the Democratic Party’s policy mainstream—so we asked the presidential candidates about it.
Nov 19, 2019 / Feature / Sam Pizzigati
The UN Goes to Davos The UN Goes to Davos
Corporate influence over the humanitarian sector has a long and compromised history. Call it UN, Inc.
Nov 13, 2019 / Maria Hengeveld
Lula’s Free, and He’s Promising to Fight Lula’s Free, and He’s Promising to Fight
The former president will boost Brazil’s left, but will he also help unite the far right?
Nov 12, 2019 / Michael Fox