Economics

‘You Have to Listen to the Streets’: Rebel Diaz on Hip Hop and the Chilean Constitution

‘You Have to Listen to the Streets’: Rebel Diaz on Hip Hop and the Chilean Constitution ‘You Have to Listen to the Streets’: Rebel Diaz on Hip Hop and the Chilean Constitution

Brothers Rodrigo “RodStarz” and Gonzalo “G1” Venegas, who make up Rebel Diaz, discuss the role of art and music in Chilean activism.

Nov 5, 2020 / Q&A / Jack Delaney

Turning the Corner

Turning the Corner Turning the Corner

Virus cases rise and so do Trump's lies.

Nov 5, 2020 / OppArt / Clay Bennett

‘It’s Just a Slaughter’: Montana Goes From Purple to Deep Red

‘It’s Just a Slaughter’: Montana Goes From Purple to Deep Red ‘It’s Just a Slaughter’: Montana Goes From Purple to Deep Red

The GOP claimed victory on every statewide down-ballot race.

Nov 4, 2020 / Gwen Florio

Era of Large Numbers

Why a Biden Administration Needs to Spend Big Why a Biden Administration Needs to Spend Big

Democrats must embrace massive infrastructure projects, giant deficits, and a high debt-to-GDP ratio.

Nov 2, 2020 / Mike Konczal

Michael Apted’s Flawed but Brilliant Epic of British Social Life

Michael Apted’s Flawed but Brilliant Epic of British Social Life Michael Apted’s Flawed but Brilliant Epic of British Social Life

The Up series was meant to investigate inequities of British class. It also ended up telling a different story as well.

Nov 2, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Susan Pedersen

Hari Kunzru’s Internet Thriller

Hari Kunzru’s Internet Thriller Hari Kunzru’s Internet Thriller

Hari Kunzru’s ambitious new novel Red Pill plumbs the depth of right-wing and liberal ideas as it tracks one man’s descent into a web-induced mania. 

Nov 2, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Kevin Lozano

Trevor Lawrence

College Football’s Great Defender Has Covid-19 College Football’s Great Defender Has Covid-19

The people in power who used Trevor Lawrence as a stalking horse for their own profit motives should be ashamed.

Oct 31, 2020 / StudentNation / Dave Zirin

Donald Trump mocks choking on stage at a rally

Donald Trump, Choker in Chief Donald Trump, Choker in Chief

The strange disappearance of Trump’s populist message.

Oct 30, 2020 / Jeet Heer

A crowd of protesters, several with Chilean flags

Short of a General Strike, How Can Labor Stop Trump From Stealing the Election? Short of a General Strike, How Can Labor Stop Trump From Stealing the Election?

Lessons from Chile’s uprising—and from the 2000 Florida recount fight.

Oct 30, 2020 / Jane McAlevey

For DeVos, the Pandemic Is Another Opportunity for Profit

For DeVos, the Pandemic Is Another Opportunity for Profit For DeVos, the Pandemic Is Another Opportunity for Profit

Betsy DeVos has the power to protect school-age children across the country from a deadly disease. But the real priority is the bottom line.

Oct 30, 2020 / StudentNation / Jasmine Banks

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