Economy

How Monopolies Have Taken Over Our Everyday Lives

How Monopolies Have Taken Over Our Everyday Lives How Monopolies Have Taken Over Our Everyday Lives

Once you put on your “monopoly decoder ring,” David Dayen writes in his new book, you start to see how monopolies influence almost every part of American society.

Nov 30, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Bryce Covert

Snap Judgments

Snap Judgments Snap Judgments

Dialectic in the dishwater. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of November 23.

Nov 27, 2020 / Steve Brodner

5 Stages of Loss

5 Stages of Loss 5 Stages of Loss

Denying a peaceful transfer.

Nov 27, 2020 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Janet Yellen

Janet Yellen at Treasury Is One of Biden’s Best Appointments Janet Yellen at Treasury Is One of Biden’s Best Appointments

As a former head of the Federal Reserve and economic adviser to the White House, she is uniquely qualified to take on the current challenges, but she must ensure that the new norma...

Nov 27, 2020 / Marshall Auerback

Desperate Need for a Stimulus Package

Desperate Need for a Stimulus Package Desperate Need for a Stimulus Package

Republicans stall as Americans suffer.

Nov 26, 2020 / OppArt / Igor Kopelnitsky

FDR speech 1944

Want to Be Like FDR, Joe Biden? Make Your Thanksgiving Proclamations Rallying Cries Want to Be Like FDR, Joe Biden? Make Your Thanksgiving Proclamations Rallying Cries

The 32nd president used every tool—even Thanksgiving Proclamations—to promote a moral vision for social and economic justice. Biden should do the same.

Nov 26, 2020 / John Nichols

Diego Maradona: Comrade of the Global South

Diego Maradona: Comrade of the Global South Diego Maradona: Comrade of the Global South

As much as for his genius with the soccer ball, he will be remembered for his willingness to fight power and be a voice for the voiceless.

Nov 25, 2020 / Dave Zirin

A Dangerous New Chapter of the Pandemic

A Dangerous New Chapter of the Pandemic A Dangerous New Chapter of the Pandemic

Last week, Covid infections in the USA reached a record level, with more than 150K infections reported in one day.

Nov 25, 2020 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo, Edel Rodriguez, and Tjeerd Royaards

Good Times and End Times on 26th and Folsom

Good Times and End Times on 26th and Folsom Good Times and End Times on 26th and Folsom

The weed is legal, the virus is spiking, and kids dream of robots protecting their families from the landlord.

Nov 25, 2020 / Roberto Lovato

Time for Democrats to Drain the Real Swamp

Time for Democrats to Drain the Real Swamp Time for Democrats to Drain the Real Swamp

Trump’s kleptocracy cannot continue.

Nov 24, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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