The Blotch on Eric Holder’s Record: Wall Street Accountability The Blotch on Eric Holder’s Record: Wall Street Accountability
The Attorney General has cemented a doctrine of “too big to jail” at the Justice Department.
Sep 25, 2014 / George Zornick
Can New York Create Affordable Housing That’s Also Environmentally Sustainable? Can New York Create Affordable Housing That’s Also Environmentally Sustainable?
The de Blasio administration unveils an ambitious plan: reduce emissions and inequality at the same time.
Sep 24, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Scotland’s Referendum on Austerity Scotland’s Referendum on Austerity
A remarkable democratic debate over independence has forced an admission that austerity is a vital, perhaps definitive, issue.
Sep 17, 2014 / John Nichols
Climate Change Is a People’s Shock Climate Change Is a People’s Shock
What if, instead of accepting a future of climate catastrophe and private profits, we decide to change everything?
Sep 16, 2014 / Naomi Klein
Ethiopian Activists Fight US-Backed Land Seizures Ethiopian Activists Fight US-Backed Land Seizures
Backed by US development aid, the Ethiopian government is seizing land, demolishing homes and cracking down on activists in a bid to expand its capital city.
Sep 12, 2014 / Hilary Matfess and Foreign Policy In Focus
Why Are Employers Checking Job Applicants’ Credit Histories? Why Are Employers Checking Job Applicants’ Credit Histories?
There’s no evidence that credit reports reveal an applicant’s competence but plenty of evidence that shows they invade privacy and institutionalize discrimination.
Sep 12, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Why Hong Kong’s ‘Occupy Central’ Movement Has Beijing Very, Very Scared Why Hong Kong’s ‘Occupy Central’ Movement Has Beijing Very, Very Scared
Hong Kong is one of the most unequal developed economies in the world. Now the mainland government wants to keep a tight grip on the territory’s political system too.
Sep 12, 2014 / Eli Friedman
What Hong Kong’s Occupy Movement Can Learn From History What Hong Kong’s Occupy Movement Can Learn From History
Hong Kong’s democracy movement stands at a crossroads.
Sep 12, 2014 / Jeffrey Wasserstrom and Denise Y. Ho
How the Koch Brothers and Other Family Capitalists Are Ruining America How the Koch Brothers and Other Family Capitalists Are Ruining America
Why are multibillionaires dictating how America teaches its youth, provides healthcare and collects taxes?
Sep 11, 2014 / Steve Fraser
What Marco Rubio Told a Secret Koch Fundraiser (Exclusive) What Marco Rubio Told a Secret Koch Fundraiser (Exclusive)
The senator’s safe homage to the American Dream illustrates his close relationship with the billionaire Koch brothers.
Sep 4, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter