Elon Musk’s Real Threat to Democracy Isn’t What You Think Elon Musk’s Real Threat to Democracy Isn’t What You Think
How the attention-starved CEO took over our communications infrastructure.
Dec 11, 2023 / Feature / Siva Vaidhyanathan
Lina Khan’s Anti-Monopoly Power Lina Khan’s Anti-Monopoly Power
Beginning in the 1970s, the Federal Trade Commission gave up on its mission to protect consumers and competition. Then Khan took charge of the agency, and turned it on its head.
Dec 9, 2023 / Feature / Bryce Covert
Nikki Haley’s Fake Moderation Should Fool No One Nikki Haley’s Fake Moderation Should Fool No One
The favorite of plutocrats and the mainstream media is running a deeply deceptive campaign.
Dec 8, 2023 / Jeet Heer
The New Labor Militancy of LA’s Hotel Workers The New Labor Militancy of LA’s Hotel Workers
UNITE HERE Local 11 is staggering its strikes across Los Angeles, targeting one out-of-contract hotel one day and another the next.
Dec 8, 2023 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
The Planet Is Burning The Planet Is Burning
And the US’s habits of primacy are a key reason why.
Dec 7, 2023 / Sarang Shidore
As Costs and Demand Skyrocket, Abortion Funds Struggle to Keep Up As Costs and Demand Skyrocket, Abortion Funds Struggle to Keep Up
Abortion funds received a huge wave of donations in the aftermath of Dobbs. But that initial swell has receded even as demand for help have both dramatically increased.
Dec 7, 2023 / Bryce Covert
The Pentagon’s Rush to Deploy AI-Enabled Weapons Is Going to Kill Us All The Pentagon’s Rush to Deploy AI-Enabled Weapons Is Going to Kill Us All
While experts warn about the risk of human extinction, the Department of Defense plows full speed ahead.
Dec 6, 2023 / Michael T. Klare
Scott Walker’s Anti-Union Law Could Be Undone by a Court That Respects the Constitution Scott Walker’s Anti-Union Law Could Be Undone by a Court That Respects the Constitution
A right-wing state Supreme Court upheld the Wisconsin governor’s assault on workers. But the court now has a progressive majority and unions are challenging the law.
Dec 5, 2023 / John Nichols
The Green New Deal Is the Opiate of the Masses The Green New Deal Is the Opiate of the Masses
In the Global North, measures to stop climate change cannot double as ways to further economic growth
Dec 4, 2023 / Kohei Saito
The Sensible Dutch Take a Sharp Turn to the Right The Sensible Dutch Take a Sharp Turn to the Right
In an election shocker earlier this week, the far-right anti-immigrant campaigner Geert Wilders emerged as the leader of the largest party in the new parliament.
Dec 1, 2023 / Hans Steketee