Lessons From the Death of Seattle’s ‘Amazon’ Tax Lessons From the Death of Seattle’s ‘Amazon’ Tax
A strong housing movement needs strong politicians as allies.
Jun 22, 2018 / Jimmy Tobias
China’s Bigger Economic Threat China’s Bigger Economic Threat
Would the US be better off helping stabilize the Chinese economy, rather than gearing up for a trade war?
Jun 22, 2018 / Feature / Walden Bello
Extreme Inequality Creates Global Disorder Extreme Inequality Creates Global Disorder
And it’s a problem that can only have a political solution.
Jun 22, 2018 / Feature / James K. Galbraith
What Will the State Look Like in an Era of Ecological Disaster? What Will the State Look Like in an Era of Ecological Disaster?
Hobbes for an age of accelerated climate change.
Jun 21, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Alyssa Battistoni
Will the Foreign-Policy Establishment Learn From Trump’s Election Victory? Will the Foreign-Policy Establishment Learn From Trump’s Election Victory?
The elites have reinforced a global order in which the “winners” are protected and the “losers” are ignored.
Jun 21, 2018 / Feature / Robert L. Borosage
A World for All of Us, Not Just the Billionaires A World for All of Us, Not Just the Billionaires
To fight today’s extreme inequality, we must strengthen the coalition of progressive democrats and challenge the global oligarchy.
Jun 21, 2018 / Feature / Sen. Bernie Sanders
Why We Need a Wider Foreign-Policy Debate Why We Need a Wider Foreign-Policy Debate
The establishment consensus has failed. Citizen intervention can change that.
Jun 20, 2018 / Feature / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Americans Are Drowning in Student-Loan Debt. The US Should Forgive All of It. Americans Are Drowning in Student-Loan Debt. The US Should Forgive All of It.
No young person should be condemned to debt for pursuing the higher education or technical training that virtually everyone agrees is vital to this nation’s future.
Jun 19, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Making Menstrual Health a Global Issue Making Menstrual Health a Global Issue
Across the world, women are demanding access to feminine-hygiene products to lead full, productive lives.
Jun 19, 2018 / Michelle Chen
At the University of Pittsburgh, Graduate Students Are Organizing to Survive At the University of Pittsburgh, Graduate Students Are Organizing to Survive
Pitt’s grad-student union joins three other universities in the state that are fighting the same union-busting law firm.
Jun 18, 2018 / StudentNation / Jordana Rosenfeld