Economy

Joe Biden looks into the camera.

In America, Funding War Is a Smart Investment—but Providing Healthcare Isn’t In America, Funding War Is a Smart Investment—but Providing Healthcare Isn’t

Why isn’t Biden, who chafes at the suggestion that our superpowers might be insufficient to sustain two wars, more indignant that caring for people is our kryptonite?

Nov 10, 2023 / Kali Holloway

Andy Beshear delivers his victory speech to a crowd at an election night event at Old Forrester’s Paristown Hall on November 7, 2023, in Louisville, Ky.

Democrats Are Supposed to Be in Trouble. Tell That to Andy Beshear. Democrats Are Supposed to Be in Trouble. Tell That to Andy Beshear.

Kentucky’s pro-choice, pro-union governor just beat the combined power of Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell, and the Republican money machine.

Nov 8, 2023 / John Nichols

Pickets march between rows of watchful police during the biggest demonstration yet staged by the Conference of Studio Unions, at Columbia Studios, on October 26, 1946.

The Long, Wild, Bloody History of the Hollywood Strike The Long, Wild, Bloody History of the Hollywood Strike

Today’s strikes are part of a nearly century-long tradition within the entertainment industry.

Nov 8, 2023 / Chris Randle

Former crypto titan Sam Bankman-Fried outside Manhattan Federal Court.

The SBF Verdict and Crypto’s Unindicted Scam Network The SBF Verdict and Crypto’s Unindicted Scam Network

The high-profile trial leaves many questions unanswered, chiefly about FTX’s apparent role as a money-laundering operation.

Nov 6, 2023 / Jacob Silverman

Senators Burton K. Wheeler of Montana and Robert Taft of Ohio study a globe.

This Isn’t Your Father’s GOP. It’s Your Grandfather’s GOP. This Isn’t Your Father’s GOP. It’s Your Grandfather’s GOP.

Today's Republicans aren’t isolationists; they are hawks targeting Latin America and Asia.

Nov 6, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks during a press conference in the U.S. Capitol on November 2, 2023.

The Folksy Fanaticism of Mike Johnson The Folksy Fanaticism of Mike Johnson

The new speaker of the House combines Christian nationalism and MAGA.

Nov 3, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Worker holds a UAW picket sign

The UAW’s “Stand Up Strike” Strategy Led to a Huge Win—and Not Just for Autoworkers The UAW’s “Stand Up Strike” Strategy Led to a Huge Win—and Not Just for Autoworkers

The question now is whether that victory provides a launchpad for rebuilding worker power in the auto industry and beyond. Or is just a blip in labor’s steady generational decline...

Nov 3, 2023 / Jonathan Rosenblum

Supply-Side Liberals Keep Peddling the Fossil Fuel Fix

Supply-Side Liberals Keep Peddling the Fossil Fuel Fix Supply-Side Liberals Keep Peddling the Fossil Fuel Fix

“As long as they can get away with it, they will continue to invest in fossil fuels,” climate activist Greta Thunberg warned earlier this year. “They will continue to throw people…

Nov 2, 2023 / Hannah Story Brown and Dylan Gyauch-Lewis

David Velasco on April 18, 2018, in Milan, Italy.

Once Upon a Time in “Artforum” Once Upon a Time in “Artforum”

Artists and critics are polarized—and under great pressure from both sides of the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

Nov 2, 2023 / Barry Schwabsky

A photo from above of migrants sitting in chairs at Port Authority bus terminal in New York City.

The Number of Migrants Is Not the Problem—Our Asylum System Is The Number of Migrants Is Not the Problem—Our Asylum System Is

America’s asylum processes keep migrants in perpetual limbo, unable to work and support themselves, after they’ve come to the United States. 

Nov 2, 2023 / Gaby Del Valle

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