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
Dialectic in the dishwater. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of November 23.
Nov 27, 2020 / Steve Brodner
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
Republicans stall as Americans suffer.
Nov 26, 2020 / OppArt / Igor Kopelnitsky
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
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
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
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
Trump’s kleptocracy cannot continue.
Nov 24, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel