On Gentrification, We Don’t Know What We’re Talking About On Gentrification, We Don’t Know What We’re Talking About
Rather than understand gentrification as a systemic issue, the term has simply become an insult people throw around.
Sep 27, 2023 / Kate Wagner
The Plundering of the South China Sea The Plundering of the South China Sea
We’re not going to mine our way out of the climate crisis.
Sep 18, 2023 / Joshua Frank
Biden Complacency Is Just As Bad as Biden Panic Biden Complacency Is Just As Bad as Biden Panic
Don't wet your bed. Organize!
Sep 11, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Confessions of a McKinsey Whistleblower Confessions of a McKinsey Whistleblower
Inside the soul-crushing, morally bankrupt, top-secret world of our most powerful consulting firm.
Sep 5, 2023 / Feature / Garrison Lovely
How Inequality Was Redefined as “Poverty”—Letting Capitalism Off the Hook How Inequality Was Redefined as “Poverty”—Letting Capitalism Off the Hook
In the 1960s, policy shifted from calling for the redistribution of wealth to enforcing an ideology of personal responsibility.
Sep 5, 2023 / Column / Adolph Reed Jr.
We Have the Solution to Child Poverty. Republicans Are Blocking It. We Have the Solution to Child Poverty. Republicans Are Blocking It.
The expansion of the child tax credits under the American Rescue Plan halved child poverty. When the policy ended, child poverty shot back up.
Sep 1, 2023 / Bryce Covert
Is Bidenomics Ready for the Campaign Trail? Is Bidenomics Ready for the Campaign Trail?
The president is touting the strength of the economy in his reelection campaign. But there's no guarantee voters will bite.
Aug 21, 2023 / Chris Lehmann
Inflation Is Falling. So Why Are the Fiscal Austerians Back in the Headlines? Inflation Is Falling. So Why Are the Fiscal Austerians Back in the Headlines?
The latest scare was over the Social Security trust fund. The endgame is not to get rid of inflation, or to protect American workers, but to destroy their power.
Aug 16, 2023 / Marshall Auerback
The American Military Is Truly Exceptional—at Spending Money The American Military Is Truly Exceptional—at Spending Money
Americans can certainly brag about one thing this country has beyond compare: the most expensive military around.
Aug 11, 2023 / William Astore
Fear of Flying? Fear of Flying?
The fight for airline passenger rights—and holding the industry to account.
Aug 1, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel