Economics

Tom Hayden UMichigan

Tom Hayden Remembered Tom Hayden Remembered

Personal recollections from Mike Davis, Dick Flacks, Phyllis Bennis, Mark Rudd, Victor Navasky, and many others.

Oct 26, 2016 / Various Contributors

AT&T’s Plan to Control Media Won’t Let Freedom Ring

AT&T’s Plan to Control Media Won’t Let Freedom Ring AT&T’s Plan to Control Media Won’t Let Freedom Ring

The company’s mega-merger with Time Warner would erode equity in media. Don’t let its fake interest in racial justice make you think differently.

Oct 26, 2016 / Malkia Devich-Cyril

Trump supporters

A Progressive’s Answer to Trumpism A Progressive’s Answer to Trumpism

It will be a political and moral imperative for Democrats to start paying attention to many of Trump’s supporters and working to advance an inclusive populism that gives them ...

Oct 25, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Zephyr Teachout Is Battling Big Money and Cynicism in One of This Year’s Tightest Congressional Races

Zephyr Teachout Is Battling Big Money and Cynicism in One of This Year’s Tightest Congressional Races Zephyr Teachout Is Battling Big Money and Cynicism in One of This Year’s Tightest Congressional Races

Can Teachout’s radical optimism prevail in the Hudson Valley?

Oct 25, 2016 / Feature / Sarah Jaffe

Gun Violence – Philadelphia

America’s Refusal to Control Firearms Is Killing Teens at an Absurd Rate America’s Refusal to Control Firearms Is Killing Teens at an Absurd Rate

And no, most gun deaths aren’t “gang related.”

Oct 24, 2016 / Gary Younge

What Happens When You Witness Sexual Harassment at Your Doctor’s Office

What Happens When You Witness Sexual Harassment at Your Doctor’s Office What Happens When You Witness Sexual Harassment at Your Doctor’s Office

I sigh my surrender so the staff can fight again another day in their workplace.

Oct 24, 2016 / Debra Dickerson

presidential nominee Hillary Clinton

The Antipoverty President of My Dreams The Antipoverty President of My Dreams

For too long we have been failing to fight together for what we know will work to ensure that everyone has a shot at the American Dream.

Oct 24, 2016 / Greg Kaufmann

Tom Hayden

Tom Hayden and the Unfinished Business of Democracy Tom Hayden and the Unfinished Business of Democracy

Though an irreplaceable voice for peace has been silenced, his vision will live on.

Oct 24, 2016 / The Nation

Privatization ‘Disproportionately Hurts Poor Individuals and Families’

Privatization ‘Disproportionately Hurts Poor Individuals and Families’ Privatization ‘Disproportionately Hurts Poor Individuals and Families’

When public services get handed over to private corporations, poor Americans lose.

Oct 21, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Chris Wallace Debate

The Looniest Economic Fantasies of the Third Debate Came From Chris Wallace The Looniest Economic Fantasies of the Third Debate Came From Chris Wallace

When it came to economic questions, the final debate was organized as an argument for austerity policies that fail everyone but the one percent.

Oct 21, 2016 / John Nichols

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