The Federal Reserve’s Shaky Optimism The Federal Reserve’s Shaky Optimism
Janet Yellen will be blamed by both the right and the left if the economy does not fulfill her hopes.
Dec 18, 2015 / William Greider
China’s Latest Crackdown on Workers Is Unprecedented China’s Latest Crackdown on Workers Is Unprecedented
Seven worker-activists involved in the independent labor organizations known as “worker centers” have been arrested.
Dec 18, 2015 / Michelle Chen
The Inside Story of Syriza’s Struggle to Save Greece The Inside Story of Syriza’s Struggle to Save Greece
Exclusive interviews with the party’s top players shed light on the eurozone showdown.
Dec 18, 2015 / Paul Mason
Start Making Sense: Barbara Ehrenreich Explains Why the White Working Class Is Dying—Literally Start Making Sense: Barbara Ehrenreich Explains Why the White Working Class Is Dying—Literally
Also Rebecca Solnit on the Paris climate agreement and John Powers on Canada’s Justin Trudeau.
Dec 17, 2015 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
How Diversity Destroyed Affirmative Action How Diversity Destroyed Affirmative Action
Once race-conscious admissions stopped being about equity and reparation, the only argument for it was the enrichment of white students. That was never going to hold up.
Dec 16, 2015 / Sigal Alon
Can Bernie Sanders Win Back Iowa’s Working Class? Can Bernie Sanders Win Back Iowa’s Working Class?
If he can’t, Donald Trump’s brand of right-wing populism looms large.
Dec 16, 2015 / Feature / D.D. Guttenplan
How Can We Protect Our Communities From Homegrown Terrorism? How Can We Protect Our Communities From Homegrown Terrorism?
America must start rejecting the politics of fear.
Dec 15, 2015 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
Goodbye, Middle Class—Hello, Donald Trump? Goodbye, Middle Class—Hello, Donald Trump?
A study finding a drop in the percentage of Americans in the middle class has political elites anxious.
Dec 14, 2015 / Joan Walsh
Will Spain Replace Its Old Guard in the December 20 Elections? Will Spain Replace Its Old Guard in the December 20 Elections?
While the new-left hope Podemos has seen its support drop in recent months, the center-right Ciudadanos has risen meteorically.
Dec 14, 2015 / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín
Baltimore Evicts Nearly 7,000 People From Their Homes Every Year Baltimore Evicts Nearly 7,000 People From Their Homes Every Year
It's time to put Baltimore’s broken rent courts on trial.
Dec 14, 2015 / Michelle Chen