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
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Documents of the Revolution: Unpublished Che Guevara Letters Documents of the Revolution: Unpublished Che Guevara Letters
The singular Cuban revolutionary’s correspondence reveals his struggles to merge ideology with praxis.
Aug 18, 2021 / Che Guevara
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
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
For Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry, the weekend’s earthquake is virtually a gift from God.
Aug 16, 2021 / Amy Wilentz
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
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
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
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