Economic Policy

Kamala Harris speaks during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on August 22, 2024.

After Chicago: The Challenge Facing Harris After Chicago: The Challenge Facing Harris

August 28, 2024 After Chicago: The Challenge Facing Harris Will she demonstrate clearly why she’s the true champion of working people? Robert L. Borosage Share Facebook Twitter Ema…

Aug 28, 2024 / Robert L. Borosage

Then–US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifying before the Senate Budget Committee in 2009.

The Intractable Puzzle of Growth The Intractable Puzzle of Growth

For more than a century, the key measure of a healthy economy has been its capacity to grow and yet if production and consumption continues to expand at their current rate we migh...

Aug 26, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Benjamin Kunkel

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York speaks onstage during the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 19, 2024, in Chicago.

Shawn Fain, Raphael Warnock, and AOC Emerge as the Future of the Democratic Party Shawn Fain, Raphael Warnock, and AOC Emerge as the Future of the Democratic Party

The convention in Chicago is both a forum for past fights and a showcase of tomorrow’s stars.

Aug 20, 2024 / Jeet Heer

A sign calling for volunteers hangs at the Sheffield Volunteer Fire Department on Friday, May 31, 2024, in Sheffield, Pennsylvania.

The Missing Pieces of the Democrats’ Rural Offer Could Fill a Barnyard The Missing Pieces of the Democrats’ Rural Offer Could Fill a Barnyard

Rural America looms large in the 2024 election. So why is it such a small piece of the Progressive Caucus agenda?

Aug 13, 2024 / Anthony Flaccavento

A women seated during the installation of an encampment at the Bastille to demand accommodation for homeless people in Paris on August 6, 2024.

The Paris Olympics Has Launched a War on the Poor The Paris Olympics Has Launched a War on the Poor

Paris will almost certainly be remembered as a successful Olympic site. Such recollections, however, will leave out those who suffered under its weight.

Aug 9, 2024 / Jules Boykoff and Dave Zirin

Former US president Donald Trump greets US Senator and vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance as they attend their first campaign rally together.

Why JD Vance Is Unpopular and Project 2025 Has Gone Underground Why JD Vance Is Unpopular and Project 2025 Has Gone Underground

The Heritage Foundation’s attempt to produce an intellectual and wonkish Trumpism turns off voters.

Aug 9, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo testifies during a US Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 15, 2024.

Gina Raimondo Would Be a Terrible Choice for Treasury Secretary Gina Raimondo Would Be a Terrible Choice for Treasury Secretary

The commerce secretary is rumored to be the front-runner to head the Treasury Department in a Harris administration. Her coziness with corporations makes her a disastrous pick.

Aug 7, 2024 / Branko Marcetic

Protesters hold signs reading

The Strippers’ Union Faces Employers’ Trump Card The Strippers’ Union Faces Employers’ Trump Card

Hell-bent on stopping workers from unionizing, employers will sometimes shut down a location or an entire business—that’s what happened at the Star Garden topless bar in LA.

Jul 31, 2024 / Bryce Covert

Enemy of progress: Linkedin founder Reid Hoffman at the Allen & Co. Media and Technology Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho.

Kamala Harris Needs to Put Arrogant Plutocratic Donors in Their Place Kamala Harris Needs to Put Arrogant Plutocratic Donors in Their Place

Wealthy centrists are already pressuring Democrats to give up their progressive achievements.

Jul 29, 2024 / Jeet Heer

A protester at the Counter-Opening of the Olympics event in Paris on July 25, 2024.

The Paris Olympics Are Kicking Off With Protests The Paris Olympics Are Kicking Off With Protests

“The Olympic Games are profoundly disrupting the lives of French people,” the protesters wrote in a joint statement.“The question then arises: Who benefits from the Games?”

Jul 26, 2024 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

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