Economy

“He Just Shat All over Us”: Why Macron’s “Republican Front” Is Fraying

“He Just Shat All over Us”: Why Macron’s “Republican Front” Is Fraying “He Just Shat All over Us”: Why Macron’s “Republican Front” Is Fraying

Macron aims to rally voters against far-right Marine Le Pen, but alienated parts of the coalition he needs to win may sit on the sidelines.

Apr 15, 2022 / Cole Stangler

Merrick Garland, who tested positive for Covid, at a press conference

Laughing Ourselves to Death at the Gridiron Dinner Laughing Ourselves to Death at the Gridiron Dinner

As Democrats embrace rugged individualism, the pundit class leans into public health apartheid.

Apr 14, 2022 / Gregg Gonsalves

Cancel Culture Exists

Cancel Culture Exists Cancel Culture Exists

It’s fashionable to claim there are no real consequences for online callouts. The truth is, there very often are.

Apr 14, 2022 / Column / Katha Pollitt

We Can’t Let Billionaires Control Major Communications Platforms

We Can’t Let Billionaires Control Major Communications Platforms We Can’t Let Billionaires Control Major Communications Platforms

Elon Musk may not be sitting on Twitter’s board, but he remains its largest shareholder—and that’s bad news.

Apr 14, 2022 / Victor Pickard

Sweeping Homeless Encampments Is Cruel and Unacceptable

Sweeping Homeless Encampments Is Cruel and Unacceptable Sweeping Homeless Encampments Is Cruel and Unacceptable

We cannot sit idly by while police target the most vulnerable members of society.

Apr 14, 2022 / Malcolm Harris

Iraqi Soldier by Gutted Iraqi Hospital

The Leftist Argument for Not Paying Your Taxes The Leftist Argument for Not Paying Your Taxes

Not paying taxes for unjust wars has a long history in this country.

Apr 13, 2022 / Rebecca Gordon

Pride flag

Growing Up Queer in a Small Town Growing Up Queer in a Small Town

With minimal representation in my hometown and in the media, I hid my queerness and internalized toxic misconceptions about gender and sexuality.

Apr 13, 2022 / StudentNation / Hannah Reynolds

A woman wearing gloves picks out a loaf of bread at the supermarket

Can Biden Minimize the Cruelty of the Public Charge Rule? Can Biden Minimize the Cruelty of the Public Charge Rule?

Immigrants can put their residency status at risk by receiving government benefits. Could the president change this without altering the law?

Apr 11, 2022 / David M. Perry

Shrinking the Economy to Save the World

Shrinking the Economy to Save the World Shrinking the Economy to Save the World

The degrowth movement argues that the only way toward an ecologically sustainable world is to redirect economies away from market imperatives.

Apr 11, 2022 / Feature / Kyle Paoletta

A man in a suit sits behind the legend

Will Biden Keep His Word and Pardon Federal Cannabis Offenders? Will Biden Keep His Word and Pardon Federal Cannabis Offenders?

Running for president, Joe Biden promised he’d decriminalize marijuana and pardon federal offenders. So why is Daniel Muessig about to go to prison for five years?

Apr 8, 2022 / Ben Burgis

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