Economy

Chinese miners in California, c. 1862

The Anti-Asian Roots of Today’s Anti-Immigrant Politics The Anti-Asian Roots of Today’s Anti-Immigrant Politics

Long before Trump, politicians on the country’s West Coast mobilized a white working-class base through violent hate of Chinese and Japanese immigrants.

Aug 9, 2021 / Feature / Mari Uyehara

The Fuller Court.

Whose Side Is the Supreme Court On? Whose Side Is the Supreme Court On?

Many people who came of age in the 1950s and 60s view the Supreme Court as a force for good when it comes to race. But the court has often been the most anti-progressive branch of ...

Aug 9, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Randall Kennedy

Unions Are the Heart of Arizona’s Political Change

Unions Are the Heart of Arizona’s Political Change Unions Are the Heart of Arizona’s Political Change

The historically red state’s GOP is attacking organized labor, but labor is fighting back and turning Arizona blue.

Aug 6, 2021 / C.M. Lewis

Scorched Earth

Scorched Earth Scorched Earth

Orban blight. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of August 2.

Aug 6, 2021 / Steve Brodner

Western States Are at the Forefront of Fighting Hunger

Western States Are at the Forefront of Fighting Hunger Western States Are at the Forefront of Fighting Hunger

With California’s gubernatorial recall election less than six weeks away, will the Golden State continue to take the lead in crafting more inclusive anti-poverty efforts?

Aug 6, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

Richard Trumka

Richard Trumka, 1949–2021 Richard Trumka, 1949–2021

The labor leader practiced “true solidarity”—from his days as an anti-apartheid activist to his bold embrace of immigrant rights and Black Lives Matter.

Aug 5, 2021 / John Nichols

Press Secretary Psaki Briefs White House Media

America Faces Cascading Crises. Democrats Must Act. America Faces Cascading Crises. Democrats Must Act.

Any serious effort to alleviate the real problems facing Americans will depend on progressives’ corralling Democratic unity.

Aug 5, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Vaxing and Waning

Vaxing and Waning Vaxing and Waning

Now you tell me!

Aug 5, 2021 / OppArt / Ann Telnaes, Clay Bennett, and Rob Rogers

Billionaires Take Up Space

Billionaires Take Up Space Billionaires Take Up Space

Tax-free joyriding off the backs of workers.

Aug 3, 2021 / OppArt / Peter Kuper and Melinda Beck

Lebanon's central bank, in the capital Beirut

Lebanon’s “National Financial Suicide” Lebanon’s “National Financial Suicide”

The success of the Banque du Liban, once seen as the country’s only functional institution, was all “smoke and mirrors.”

Aug 2, 2021 / Angélique Mounier-Kuhn

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