Shawn Fain for President! Shawn Fain for President!
Centrist Democrats hate the union leader because he puts the working class first.
Apr 18, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Trade, Monopoly, and the Fight We Can’t Let Trump Define Trade, Monopoly, and the Fight We Can’t Let Trump Define
Tariffs and trade are not side issues, but a central front in the battle against monopoly power—and for self-government.
Apr 17, 2025 / Zephyr Teachout
Trump’s Tariff Shock and the China Supply Chain Trump’s Tariff Shock and the China Supply Chain
We are now in a trade war with China, and the only question is: How long before Trump (and America) blink?
Apr 16, 2025 / James K. Galbraith
Elon Musk Has No Idea How USAID Works. This Former Staffer Knows. Elon Musk Has No Idea How USAID Works. This Former Staffer Knows.
USAID programs demonstrate a moral commitment that Americans today urgently need to preserve, not destroy.
Apr 15, 2025 / Arnold Isaacs
Bond Vigilantes Are Now the Unchallenged Kings Thanks to a Feckless Congress and Reckless Trump Bond Vigilantes Are Now the Unchallenged Kings Thanks to a Feckless Congress and Reckless Trump
A president who bullies Congress kowtows to the bond market.
Apr 11, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Were They “Getting Yippy” or Was Trump Manipulating the Market? Were They “Getting Yippy” or Was Trump Manipulating the Market?
I don’t know exactly what went down in the hours before Trump publicly announced a “pause” on tariffs, but it merits investigation.
Apr 10, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky
A Trade Catastrophe Could Be the Thing That Finally Tears the GOP Apart A Trade Catastrophe Could Be the Thing That Finally Tears the GOP Apart
The fallout from Trump’s tariff plans has pitted the Republican financial elite against MAGA culture warriors in a way that threatens to split the coalition.
Apr 10, 2025 / Chris Lehmann
Scott Bessent Is Doing a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Job Scott Bessent Is Doing a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Job
The treasury secretary’s pronouncements keep missing the mark—wildly, weirdly, and dangerously.
Apr 10, 2025 / John Nichols
Shawn Fain Is Right. America Needs to Rethink Trade. Shawn Fain Is Right. America Needs to Rethink Trade.
Trump’s tariff war is chaotic, but there is no way out of neoliberal globalization without some form of protectionism.
Apr 9, 2025 / Dustin Guastella
The Rev. William Barber II’s “Hands Off” Rally Speech: “We Cannot and Must Not Bow” The Rev. William Barber II’s “Hands Off” Rally Speech: “We Cannot and Must Not Bow”
“We cannot be at ease in America. History is pushing us; the present is demanding us; the future is calling us.”
Apr 8, 2025 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II