How We Can Start Dismantling Systemic Racism How We Can Start Dismantling Systemic Racism
A first step: redistribution for reconstruction.
Jun 9, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
When Shelter Comes Down to the Luck of the Draw When Shelter Comes Down to the Luck of the Draw
As eviction moratoriums expire, lotteries determine who gets rent relief.
Jun 5, 2020 / Rebecca Burns
The Forgotten Workers of Tiananmen Square The Forgotten Workers of Tiananmen Square
The 1989 massacre didn’t just end China’s democracy movement. It ushered in a new era of US-inspired worker suppression.
Jun 4, 2020 / Tobita Chow
Debt Relief for Tyrants Is a Terrible Idea Debt Relief for Tyrants Is a Terrible Idea
Bernie Sanders and Ilhan Omar want to cancel the debts of the world’s poorest countries. In some cases, that’s a big mistake.
Jun 3, 2020 / Helen C. Epstein
We Really Need to Tax the Rich We Really Need to Tax the Rich
In California, they’re making it happen.
Jun 2, 2020 / Feature / Jane McAlevey
America Never Valued Care Workers. Then a Pandemic Hit. America Never Valued Care Workers. Then a Pandemic Hit.
Now everyone knows teachers, child care providers, and health aides are essential workers. Will that finally get them the pay and protections they deserve?
Jun 1, 2020 / Feature / Bryce Covert
Argentina and the Future of Finance Capitalism Argentina and the Future of Finance Capitalism
Don’t the country's creditors know the only choice is between an orderly restructuring and a disorderly restructuring?
May 29, 2020 / Joseph E. Stiglitz
Unemployment Insurance Is a Vital Part of Economic Freedom Unemployment Insurance Is a Vital Part of Economic Freedom
Finding a way to provide economic security to our fractured labor force is one of the central goals of our time.
May 29, 2020 / Mike Konczal
Scott Walker Is Peddling the Deadly Snake Oil of Austerity Scott Walker Is Peddling the Deadly Snake Oil of Austerity
Recommending austerity for struggling states is the policy equivalent of touting bleach injections as a coronavirus cure.
May 25, 2020 / John Nichols
What Are the Roots of Global Inequality? What Are the Roots of Global Inequality?
At over 1,100 pages, Thomas Piketty’s new book offers us not only a history of economic injustice but also a program aimed at making it disappear.
May 19, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Cole Stangler