FDR Served Up a Critique of Capitalism With His Thanksgiving Proclamations FDR Served Up a Critique of Capitalism With His Thanksgiving Proclamations
The 32nd president regularly decried “greed and selfishness and striving for undue riches.”
Nov 24, 2022 / John Nichols
How Democrats Should Have Talked About the Economy How Democrats Should Have Talked About the Economy
To campaign on his pro-worker policy achievements, Biden would’ve needed to make a political enemy of Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
Nov 7, 2022 / Chris Lehmann
Democracy Is on the Ballot. But Will It Decide the Election? Democracy Is on the Ballot. But Will It Decide the Election?
Democrats are still not connecting the authoritarian threat to the wider GOP agenda.
Nov 7, 2022 / Jeet Heer
In the Richest Country in the World, Precarity Is the Norm In the Richest Country in the World, Precarity Is the Norm
Policy-makers in Washington and so many states continue to legislate as if inequality weren’t an emergency for tens, if not hundreds, of millions of us.
Nov 2, 2022 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
In This Time of “Polycrisis,” the Midterms Are More Critical Than Ever In This Time of “Polycrisis,” the Midterms Are More Critical Than Ever
The world’s multiplying crises must be addressed. The question is by whom.
Nov 1, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Fed’s Ruinous Course The Fed’s Ruinous Course
It’s kneecapping workers to prove its credibility with Wall Street.
Oct 31, 2022 / Robert L. Borosage
Good News Alert: Democrats Might Actually Flip the Michigan Legislature Good News Alert: Democrats Might Actually Flip the Michigan Legislature
What’s their secret sauce? Support for public education.
Oct 28, 2022 / Jennifer C. Berkshire
How Useful Is Theory In Moments of Crisis? How Useful Is Theory In Moments of Crisis?
A conversation with sociologist Dylan Riley about the state of left politics, defending social theory as a political tool, and his new book Microverses.
Oct 28, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Ishan Desai-Geller
Why Isn’t Kathy Hochul Running Away With Her Race for Reelection? Why Isn’t Kathy Hochul Running Away With Her Race for Reelection?
Republican Lee Zeldin is pro-Trump, anti-choice, and running in a state Joe Biden carried by 23 percent—yet recent polls put him within the statistical margin of error of pulling o...
Oct 27, 2022 / Ross Barkan
How Black Landowners in the South Are Recovering Lost Generational Wealth How Black Landowners in the South Are Recovering Lost Generational Wealth
Industry encroachment and farm consolidation contributed to decades of Black-owned land loss. In North Carolina, many are fighting to recoup what was lost.
Oct 26, 2022 / Photo Essay / Cameron Oglesby