Populism’s Promise: Can Germany’s ‘Rise Up’ Unite the Democratic Masses? Populism’s Promise: Can Germany’s ‘Rise Up’ Unite the Democratic Masses?
This new left formation is trying to win back the blue-collar and middle-class voters who have drifted into the far right’s camp.
Oct 25, 2018 / Paul Hockenos
Why Are Some People Paying to Work? Why Are Some People Paying to Work?
The guestworker visa program is fueling an international industry of recruiter fees and fraud.
Oct 23, 2018 / Michelle Chen
A New Report Shows the White House Is Terrified of Socialism A New Report Shows the White House Is Terrified of Socialism
The Council of Economic Advisers’ investigation into the “opportunity costs of socialism” reads like a nervous undergraduate's term paper.
Oct 23, 2018 / Kate Aronoff
Voters Must Catch On to Republicans’ Con on Health Care Voters Must Catch On to Republicans’ Con on Health Care
The GOP’s duck-and-cover effort impedes a debate we need to have on providing universal coverage and increasing Social Security.
Oct 23, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bankers of the World, Unite! Bankers of the World, Unite!
To stabilize our economy, we should unionize the financial sector.
Oct 19, 2018 / Mike Konczal
That Trump Administration Claim That Poverty Is Low? Outright Flimflam. That Trump Administration Claim That Poverty Is Low? Outright Flimflam.
It’s based on deeply flawed methodology, resulting from a study whose conclusions are arbitrary. In fact, poverty is seriously understated.
Oct 18, 2018 / Jeff Madrick
SWIFT: A Modest Proposal? SWIFT: A Modest Proposal?
An alternative bank transfer network won’t be enough to counter American financial hegemony.
Oct 17, 2018 / Stefan Eich
The Austerity Hawks Are Coming for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid The Austerity Hawks Are Coming for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid
Mitch McConnell just revealed the scheme: cut taxes for the billionaires class, create deficits, and then shred the social safety net.
Oct 17, 2018 / John Nichols
Protect the Right to Vote in Your Community Protect the Right to Vote in Your Community
You can also stop the Trump administration from bullying immigrants for using crucial public programs and make phone calls to get out the vote for the midterms.
Oct 16, 2018 / NationAction
Women Have the Power to End the Student-Debt Crisis Women Have the Power to End the Student-Debt Crisis
We must place women’s interests, voices, and needs front and center in the national conversation—not just in terms of social equality but of economic equality as well.
Oct 16, 2018 / StudentNation / Sabrina Cereceres and Samantha Morgan