JD Vance Can’t Even Bullshit Properly JD Vance Can’t Even Bullshit Properly
Donald Trump is a world-class BS artist. His running mate is just a twitchy liar.
Sep 16, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Private Equity Steps Up to the Plate Private Equity Steps Up to the Plate
Diamond Baseball Holdings is taking over minor league baseball and reaping the benefits of hundreds of millions in taxpayer subsidies.
Sep 16, 2024 / Amos Barshad
JD Vance, AppHarvest, and the Hazards of “Rural Vibes” JD Vance, AppHarvest, and the Hazards of “Rural Vibes”
The Ohio senator was supposed to bring “rural credibility” to Donald Trump’s third run for the White House. But his only attempt at farming crashed and burned through $800 million...
Sep 16, 2024 / Sarah Taber
Kamala’s Capitalist Class Kamala’s Capitalist Class
Both parties have little trouble attracting support from the super-rich. But a closer look reveals fissures within the ruling class.
Sep 16, 2024 / Doug Henwood
Will the Closure of an Oil Refinery Bring Justice or Gentrification to Philadelphia? Will the Closure of an Oil Refinery Bring Justice or Gentrification to Philadelphia?
Four years after the largest oil refinery on the East Coast shut down, residents in South and Southwest Philadelphia still don’t know what will come next.
Sep 16, 2024 / Amber X. Chen
The Age of Public Austerity and Private Luxury The Age of Public Austerity and Private Luxury
A conversation with Melinda Cooper about the recent history of neoliberalism and her new book Counterrevolution: Extravagance and Austerity in Public Finance.
Sep 12, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins and Kate Yoon
Kamala Harris Doesn’t Need to Backtrack on Fracking Kamala Harris Doesn’t Need to Backtrack on Fracking
In 2019, Harris said that there was “no question” that she would pursue a federal ban on fracking. In 2024, she’s taken a different—and unnecessary—stance.
Sep 12, 2024 / Amber X. Chen
Older Workers Deserve Rest—but the Country Isn’t Letting Them Have It Older Workers Deserve Rest—but the Country Isn’t Letting Them Have It
Millions of Americans are working well past the retirement age, not because they “simply don’t want to quit” but because they just can’t afford to do so.
Sep 11, 2024 / Rebecca Gordon
JD Vance’s Slanders Are Far From the Worst Thing the US Has Done to Haitians JD Vance’s Slanders Are Far From the Worst Thing the US Has Done to Haitians
After years of strenuously ignoring the country's agony, Secretary of State Antony Blinken finally visited Haiti last week. For five hours.
Sep 11, 2024 / Amy Wilentz
The Moral Failure of the Grants Pass Decision The Moral Failure of the Grants Pass Decision
While the United States might indeed be the richest country in history, it hasn’t proven particularly rich in generosity.
Sep 9, 2024 / Cedar Monroe and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis