Disaster Capitalism

Biden’s Billionaire Tax Is Smart Politics for the Midterms

Biden’s Billionaire Tax Is Smart Politics for the Midterms Biden’s Billionaire Tax Is Smart Politics for the Midterms

Taxing the rich is a winning issue, no matter what the Republicans (and Joe Manchin) say.

Mar 31, 2022 / John Nichols

The Pandemic Made the Rich $1.7 Trillion Richer

The Pandemic Made the Rich $1.7 Trillion Richer The Pandemic Made the Rich $1.7 Trillion Richer

While the pandemic has been hard on the vast majority of Americans, it’s been nothing but good times for the billionaire class.

Mar 22, 2022 / John Nichols

Price-Gouging Oil Companies Need to Pay a Windfall Tax

Price-Gouging Oil Companies Need to Pay a Windfall Tax Price-Gouging Oil Companies Need to Pay a Windfall Tax

Prices at the pump are shooting up as oil companies turn massive profits. A windfall-profits tax could go a long way toward providing relief for working families.

Mar 11, 2022 / John Nichols

California Governor Newsom Visits Encampment in Berkeley

Is California Doing Enough to Fight Homelessness? Is California Doing Enough to Fight Homelessness?

Governor Newsom has taken a triumphant tone, but thousands are still sleeping in the streets.

Mar 11, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky

Paul Farmer, 1959–2022

Paul Farmer, 1959–2022 Paul Farmer, 1959–2022

Farewell to a friend.

Feb 22, 2022 / Amy Wilentz

The Dirty Secret of Inflation: Corporations Are Jacking Up Prices and Profits

The Dirty Secret of Inflation: Corporations Are Jacking Up Prices and Profits The Dirty Secret of Inflation: Corporations Are Jacking Up Prices and Profits

Democrats are failing to speak to the realities of the economic moment—and it could cost them in the midterms.

Feb 21, 2022 / John Nichols

Revenge of the Nerds

Revenge of the Nerds Revenge of the Nerds

Has neoliberalism placed political power in the hands of consultants with calculators?

Dec 30, 2021 / Olúfémi O. Táíwò

American Flag

This Is Life After the Dixie Fire This Is Life After the Dixie Fire

People in high places with money to share are not riding over the ridge to our rescue.

Dec 16, 2021 / Jane Braxton Little

Patri Friedman, charter cities

Hey Kid, Wanna Buy a City? Hey Kid, Wanna Buy a City?

Elite economists have been promoting a model of governance resembling nothing so much as a game of Monopoly.

Dec 10, 2021 / Olúfémi O. Táíwò

Drone Afghanistan

Let’s Stop Handing the Pentagon Blank Checks Let’s Stop Handing the Pentagon Blank Checks

The system is working—if you happen to be an arms contractor

Nov 16, 2021 / Mandy Smithberger and William D. Hartung

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