Economics

Ronald and Nancy Reagan and Margaret Thatcher

How Can We Revive Herd Immunity to Fascism? How Can We Revive Herd Immunity to Fascism?

There is a clear correlation between the neoliberal onslaught that started in the 1980s and the rise of neofascism and religious fundamentalism.

Feb 19, 2021 / Gilbert Achcar

President Joe Biden

What Joe Biden Gets Totally Wrong About Student Debt What Joe Biden Gets Totally Wrong About Student Debt

The president’s resistance to canceling $50,000 in student debt is not about law or policy but about craven, misguided politics.

Feb 19, 2021 / Elie Mystal

Poetry and Truth

Poetry and Truth Poetry and Truth

Amanda Gorman, national youth poet laureate.

Feb 18, 2021 / OppArt / Hooked Hands

Freedom From Poverty Should Be a Human Right

Freedom From Poverty Should Be a Human Right Freedom From Poverty Should Be a Human Right

Human rights mean little if millions of people still lack a home, food, or way to make a living.

Feb 18, 2021 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

What the Congressional Budget Office Doesn’t Get

What the Congressional Budget Office Doesn’t Get What the Congressional Budget Office Doesn’t Get

About a $15-an-hour minimum wage, unemployment, and why a low-wage economy is bad for everyone.

Feb 17, 2021 / Marshall Auerback and Albena Azmanova

Introducing My New Column: ‘From the Left Coast’

Introducing My New Column: ‘From the Left Coast’ Introducing My New Column: ‘From the Left Coast’

I’ll be exploring developments in the Pacific Coast states as well as, from time to time, the blue and purple states of the interior Southwest.

Feb 12, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

The Socialist Glossy That Wants You to Have It All

The Socialist Glossy That Wants You to Have It All The Socialist Glossy That Wants You to Have It All

The founders of Lux magazine say there’s something radical in the strategic pursuit of pleasure.

Feb 10, 2021 / Q&A / Emily Douglas

How Progressive District Attorneys Are Leading the Charge to Fix Our Broken Justice System

How Progressive District Attorneys Are Leading the Charge to Fix Our Broken Justice System How Progressive District Attorneys Are Leading the Charge to Fix Our Broken Justice System

From Philadelphia to Portsmouth, Va., the successes are piling up.

Feb 9, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Party of Trump

Party of Trump Party of Trump

Name of the Rose.

Feb 9, 2021 / OppArt / Ed Hall

Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer

Democrats Have Inherited a Broken Senate. Can They Make It Work? Democrats Have Inherited a Broken Senate. Can They Make It Work?

Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer has his work cut out for him. Here are four ways he could make the Senate work.

Feb 9, 2021 / Feature / John Nichols

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