The Roots of Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis—and Why Austerity Will Not Solve It The Roots of Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis—and Why Austerity Will Not Solve It
The US government is at least partially responsible for the emergency, which is affecting millions of what are effectively second-class US citizens.
Jul 8, 2015 / Ed Morales
Martin O’Malley Has the Right Solution for Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis Martin O’Malley Has the Right Solution for Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis
The Democratic contender came out early with a humane response to the commonwealth’s woes—and now other candidates are getting on board.
Jul 7, 2015 / John Nichols
Did the Catholic Church Endorse Fossil-Fuel Divestment? Did the Catholic Church Endorse Fossil-Fuel Divestment?
The pope’s powerful encyclical on poverty and climate change is likely to transform the investment policies of religious institutions across America.
Jul 7, 2015 / Bob Massie
No Matter Who Wins, 2016 Will Be All About the Bankers No Matter Who Wins, 2016 Will Be All About the Bankers
Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton will face off in the presidential race—but the real battle will be between the billionaires backing them.
Jun 24, 2015 / Nomi Prins
Meet the ‘Snake-Oil Salesman’ From Utah Who Wants to Transform the American West Meet the ‘Snake-Oil Salesman’ From Utah Who Wants to Transform the American West
Is Republican Representative Ken Ivory trying to save rural counties, or defraud them?
Jun 18, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
Who Killed Public Housing in New Orleans? Who Killed Public Housing in New Orleans?
After Hurricane Katrina, big developers, government bureaucrats and anti-housing ideologues pushed to destroy “Bricks.”
Jun 2, 2015 / Feature / Roberta Brandes Gratz
Days of Rage in Baltimore and Mexico Days of Rage in Baltimore and Mexico
Protesters on both sides of the border are revolting against the same transnational policing and trade policies.
Apr 28, 2015 / Greg Grandin
A Radical Agenda for Hillary Clinton A Radical Agenda for Hillary Clinton
The thought leaders of the Next System Project want to move past the narrow debate about policy and toward a conversation about the deeper structural change required of the politic...
Apr 8, 2015 / William Greider
What’s Next for Greece? Debating Syriza’s Options What’s Next for Greece? Debating Syriza’s Options
A reading list on the future of austerity in Greece, Europe and beyond.
Mar 24, 2015 / Joanne Landy and Thomas Harrison
Turning the European Debt Myth Upside Down Turning the European Debt Myth Upside Down
The debt crisis has little to do with poor budgeting and everything to do with crony capitalism.
Mar 4, 2015 / Conn Hallinan and Foreign Policy In Focus