Ethical Economics

When Bobby Kennedy Proposed a Radical Rethink of the Measures of American Progress

When Bobby Kennedy Proposed a Radical Rethink of the Measures of American Progress When Bobby Kennedy Proposed a Radical Rethink of the Measures of American Progress

If he had been elected, there is no telling how transformational this new approach might have been.

Jun 5, 2018 / John Nichols

Homelessness in Silicon Valley

The Economic Numbers Are Cheery, but Don’t Believe the Hype The Economic Numbers Are Cheery, but Don’t Believe the Hype

If there is not a dramatic turn in course, the next downturn will erase what gains there have been and leave most Americans in worse straits.

Jun 5, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Phoenix May Day

Why It Matters That Phoenix Is Suing the Trump Administration Why It Matters That Phoenix Is Suing the Trump Administration

Dispatches from the Urban Resistance, May 2018: From Phoenix to Detroit and beyond.

May 31, 2018 / Sophie Kasakove

School cafeteria

What if School Lunch Programs Promoted Public Health, Good Jobs, and the Environment? What if School Lunch Programs Promoted Public Health, Good Jobs, and the Environment?

From LA to Cook County, local governments are using their purchasing power to transform the food system.

May 25, 2018 / Anna Lappé and Jose Oliva

Medicare for All crowd

The Democratic Wave Won’t Crest Without Progressive Insurgents The Democratic Wave Won’t Crest Without Progressive Insurgents

The progressive base of the Democratic Party is revolting against the centrist, big-money politics that have proved so ruinous.

May 22, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

ICE arrest

Trump’s Brutal Policies Target the Most Vulnerable Americans Trump’s Brutal Policies Target the Most Vulnerable Americans

The administration is using the pretense of fiscal responsibility to slash programs for the poor and people of color.

May 15, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Speaker Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan’s Cruel Vision—and the Red-State Rebellion Against It Paul Ryan’s Cruel Vision—and the Red-State Rebellion Against It

His plutocratic policies have provoked a growing backlash, in the form of teacher strikes and demonstrations from West Virginia and Kentucky to Oklahoma and Arizona.

Apr 18, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Teachers Are Leading the Working-Class Insurgency

Teachers Are Leading the Working-Class Insurgency Teachers Are Leading the Working-Class Insurgency

And it’s not the first time.

Apr 17, 2018 / Steve Fraser

Career fair

Why Democrats Should Fight for the Right to a Good Job Why Democrats Should Fight for the Right to a Good Job

With inequality reaching new heights, the idea of a government-guaranteed living wage is gaining steam among progressives.

Apr 10, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

In Marx’s Republic

In Marx’s Republic In Marx’s Republic

Did Capital offer us visions of freedom as well as domination?

Apr 4, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Luban

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