How the Left Should Think About Inflation How the Left Should Think About Inflation
There is no compelling reason to raise interest rates, now or later.
Feb 18, 2022 / James K. Galbraith for The Nation
The Avoidable Tragedy of Road Deaths The Avoidable Tragedy of Road Deaths
The media pays a lot of attention to rising crime, but more than twice as many people die in traffic collisions in the US.
Feb 17, 2022 / Bryce Covert
It’s Time for Black Experts to Be Heard It’s Time for Black Experts to Be Heard
Over a decade after the Great Recession, key institutions are still not listening to warnings from Black scholars on a range of issues. The time for excuses is over.
Feb 7, 2022 / Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman
The Revolution Against Low-Wage Work The Revolution Against Low-Wage Work
Workers used the additional resources of the past year to demand better pay and conditions.
Jan 7, 2022 / Mike Konczal
Happy New Year, It’s Sure Been Weird Happy New Year, It’s Sure Been Weird
I wouldn’t even try to sum up this bizarre year of ours.
Dec 31, 2021 / Tom Engelhardt
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
Why Democrats Started Fixating on Inflation Why Democrats Started Fixating on Inflation
Anticipating an impact on their electoral fortunes, Democrats are hoping to get ahead on a pressing question.
Dec 28, 2021 / Column / Aída Chávez
A Million Afghan Children Could Starve This Winter. Are US Sanctions to Blame? A Million Afghan Children Could Starve This Winter. Are US Sanctions to Blame?
Partly as a result of US policy, Afghanistan’s economy is expected to contract by 30 percent.
Dec 23, 2021 / Brian Osgood
The Challenge of Chile The Challenge of Chile
The election of Gabriel Boric, a left-wing president, has consequences far beyond the country’s borders.
Dec 21, 2021 / Ariel Dorfman
The Bankers of the Round Table The Bankers of the Round Table
Over the centuries, the powers that be have tended to be less than shy about many aspects of their global domination.
Dec 15, 2021 / Olúfémi O. Táíwò