Economic Policy

Drone Afghanistan

Let’s Stop Handing the Pentagon Blank Checks Let’s Stop Handing the Pentagon Blank Checks

The system is working—if you happen to be an arms contractor

Nov 16, 2021 / Mandy Smithberger and William D. Hartung

We Abandon Low-Income Voters at Our Peril

We Abandon Low-Income Voters at Our Peril We Abandon Low-Income Voters at Our Peril

The survival struggles of the poor and dispossessed have long been both a spark for social, political, and economic change in this country.

Nov 12, 2021 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

Election day voting at Sofi stadium

While Democrats Flounder, Los Angeles Looks Ahead While Democrats Flounder, Los Angeles Looks Ahead

The city’s new UBI program shows an ambition and ingenuity sorely lacking in today’s politics.

Nov 5, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren Persisted. Now, She’s Driving Change. Elizabeth Warren Persisted. Now, She’s Driving Change.

As debate rages over President Biden’s social spending bill, there’s been little attention paid to the woman who’s helped push some of its most popular ideas.

Nov 2, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

The Capitalism Winner The Capitalism Winner

All hail the one rich guy, our lord and master.

Nov 2, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow

President Joe Biden and Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Blame Manchin and Sinema for the Delay on the Infrastructure Vote Blame Manchin and Sinema for the Delay on the Infrastructure Vote

The Dysfunctional Duo have been gaslighting, not negotiating, on the Build Back Better plan. Progressives were right to demand a vote on the bill, not a “framework.”

Oct 29, 2021 / Joan Walsh

Woman's March NYC

The Resistance Has Come Too Far to Stop Now The Resistance Has Come Too Far to Stop Now

With the fight for Build Back Better raging, this is no time to shrink from the political fray.

Oct 28, 2021 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Can the Most Powerful Global Tax Organization Shed Its Racist Ways?

Can the Most Powerful Global Tax Organization Shed Its Racist Ways? Can the Most Powerful Global Tax Organization Shed Its Racist Ways?

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development insists it’s “inclusive,” but it’s still strong-arming countries in the Global South.

Oct 19, 2021 / Steven Dean

Ignore the Naysayers. A Full-Employment Recovery Is Possible.

Ignore the Naysayers. A Full-Employment Recovery Is Possible. Ignore the Naysayers. A Full-Employment Recovery Is Possible.

Critics of the American Rescue Plan made two dire predictions. Both proved wrong.

Oct 15, 2021 / Mike Konczal

Tenant organizers in Los Angeles

Pandemic Solidarity Transformed Our Society. Now We Need It Again. Pandemic Solidarity Transformed Our Society. Now We Need It Again.

In attempt to stem the tide of death, cities, states, and the federal government passed unprecedented reforms. Fighting to keep them is an important way to counter pandemic depress...

Oct 11, 2021 / Abdullah Shihipar

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