The Movement President The Movement President
Did Ronald Reagan help launch a movement—or did a set of movements help launch him?
Jul 12, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Thomas Meaney
Joe Biden Just Threw Down the Anti-Monopoly Gauntlet—but One Big Question Remains Joe Biden Just Threw Down the Anti-Monopoly Gauntlet—but One Big Question Remains
This president’s executive order on Friday afternoon forcefully rejected the pro-monopoly worldview of the last 50 years.
Jul 9, 2021 / Zephyr Teachout
Why Shouldn’t the People Own the Banks? Why Shouldn’t the People Own the Banks?
A municipally chartered public bank would not be beholden to the often predatory commercial banking sector.
Jul 9, 2021 / Michelle Chen
Suffocating in Plastic Suffocating in Plastic
Devoured by pollution
Jul 9, 2021 / OppArt / Glen Gerrard
Meet MacKenzie Scott, Our New Good Billionaire Meet MacKenzie Scott, Our New Good Billionaire
With Bill Gates in disgrace, oligarchy's apologists have been pushing Scott as a replacement. But is Jeff Bezos's ex-wife really an improvement?
Jul 9, 2021 / Tim Schwab
How Labor Can Win at the Bargaining Table How Labor Can Win at the Bargaining Table
A new report from Berkeley is a rare piece of good news for American labor—and a bracing reminder of what real organizing looks like.
Jul 8, 2021 / Sam Gindin
Stop the Enbridge Ecocide! Stop the Enbridge Ecocide!
From Minnesota to Massachusetts, the Canadian pipeline company is engaged in crimes against humanity and the earth—abetted by state power.
Jul 6, 2021 / Wen Stephenson
The Willful Self-Delusion of American Independence Day The Willful Self-Delusion of American Independence Day
The United States has endeavored toward but rarely lived up to ideals. Enough is enough.
Jul 2, 2021 / Salih Booker and Diana Ohlbaum
Medicaid Work Requirements Appear to Be Dead Medicaid Work Requirements Appear to Be Dead
The Biden administration is not letting them go into effect while it has a say.
Jul 1, 2021 / Bryce Covert
Biden’s Failure to End Trump’s War on Cuba Is Threatening Lives Biden’s Failure to End Trump’s War on Cuba Is Threatening Lives
The president promised to return to Obama’s policies of engagement with Cuba, but the embargo and other Trump-era restrictions remain in place.
Jun 29, 2021 / Danny Glover