Economics

Have Democrats Become the Party of the Rich?

Have Democrats Become the Party of the Rich? Have Democrats Become the Party of the Rich?

If you’re waiting for Democrats to talk as frankly about wealth as they do about race, don’t hold your breath.

Aug 20, 2021 / Column / David Bromwich

Activists Rally Against Evictions In New York City

How the Eviction Moratorium Got Through How the Eviction Moratorium Got Through

As the deadline neared, the White House floundered and progressives took action.

Aug 19, 2021 / Column / Aída Chávez

Documents of the Revolution: Unpublished Che Guevara Letters

Documents of the Revolution: Unpublished Che Guevara Letters Documents of the Revolution: Unpublished Che Guevara Letters

The singular Cuban revolutionary’s correspondence reveals his struggles to merge ideology with praxis.

Aug 18, 2021 / Che Guevara

Students protest the rising costs of student loans for higher education in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, California.

What Is College Really Worth? What Is College Really Worth?

As the price of college goes up and the value of a degree goes down, are students being given a fair deal?

Aug 18, 2021 / StudentNation / Rebecca Gordon

Public Education Is Set Up to Fail in the Pandemic

Public Education Is Set Up to Fail in the Pandemic Public Education Is Set Up to Fail in the Pandemic

A crisis looms over school reentry. Chronic underinvestment threatens to make it that much worse.

Aug 17, 2021 / StudentNation / Melody Schreiber

Assassination, Earthquake, and Storms: Haiti’s Plague Season

Assassination, Earthquake, and Storms: Haiti’s Plague Season Assassination, Earthquake, and Storms: Haiti’s Plague Season

For Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry, the weekend’s earthquake is virtually a gift from God.

Aug 16, 2021 / Amy Wilentz

Sen. Ron Johnson

Ron Johnson Does the Bidding of the Ultra-Rich Ron Johnson Does the Bidding of the Ultra-Rich

A new study reveals that Johnson’s “principled” stand for tax reform may enrich two of his campaign donors by half a billion dollars.

Aug 16, 2021 / John Nichols

Lebanon Gas Lines

Behind the Crisis in Lebanon, a Vast Bank-Run Ponzi Scheme Behind the Crisis in Lebanon, a Vast Bank-Run Ponzi Scheme

From gas lines to medicine shortages, Lebanon is suffering the fallout of years of political and financial corruption.

Aug 12, 2021 / Saree Makdisi

Woman holds up needle and vial of vaccine

The Choice to Vaccinate Has Never Been Free The Choice to Vaccinate Has Never Been Free

To increase vaccination rates, then, America doesn’t just need free Covid vaccines—we need free health care.

Aug 11, 2021 / Rhea Boyd

Housing Rights sing

Biden’s Eviction Moratorium Is a Rare Act of Presidential Civil Disobedience Biden’s Eviction Moratorium Is a Rare Act of Presidential Civil Disobedience

The Supreme Court will almost certainly strike down the moratorium, but the president’s decision to heed the call of Cori Bush was the right and righteous thing to do.

Aug 9, 2021 / Elie Mystal

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