“Bidenomics” vs. “Reaganomics” “Bidenomics” vs. “Reaganomics”
What will it take for Biden’s economic agenda to transform the political landscape the way to Reagan’s did?
Jul 21, 2023 / Mike Konczal
Jubilee Justice Regenerative Farming: Tackling Racism With Rice Jubilee Justice Regenerative Farming: Tackling Racism With Rice
Out of the soil of rural Louisiana, a new model for food, farming, and restorative economics.
Jul 17, 2023 / Laura Flanders
Child Labor in America Is Back—and It’s As Chilling as Ever Child Labor in America Is Back—and It’s As Chilling as Ever
It should be a reminder of how deeply retrogressive capitalism has once again become both here at home and elsewhere across the planet.
Jul 13, 2023 / Steve Fraser
The Right Hates Environment, Social, Governance (ESG) Investing. The Left Should, Too. The Right Hates Environment, Social, Governance (ESG) Investing. The Left Should, Too.
If the right really understood ESG, they would celebrate it, not denounce it.
Jun 29, 2023 / Brad Swanson
From Full Employment to Racial Democracy From Full Employment to Racial Democracy
In the second half of the 20th century, Black politics began to shift away from its focus on economic inequality.
Jun 29, 2023 / Column / Adolph Reed Jr.
There’s No Reason Filing Taxes Should Be So Hard There’s No Reason Filing Taxes Should Be So Hard
In early 2024, a few taxpayers will participate in a pilot project to file their taxes for free directly to the government. It’s a great start.
Jun 9, 2023 / Bryce Covert
Next Time, Dammit, Just Default Next Time, Dammit, Just Default
Democrats feared a monster called “default”—but it’s just another Washington scare story.
Jun 9, 2023 / James K. Galbraith for The Nation
The Collapse of This Texas Health Care Program Is Putting Women’s Lives in Danger The Collapse of This Texas Health Care Program Is Putting Women’s Lives in Danger
For low-income, rural, and uninsured women across the state, the Healthy Texas Women program means access to lifesaving medical care—and it may soon disappear.
May 22, 2023 / Julie Poole
A Cleaner World Lies in Nationalized Banking A Cleaner World Lies in Nationalized Banking
The private financial sector tosses a climate-conscious sheen over its horrific practices, but the best thing it could do for the planet would be to get very public—very quickly.
May 17, 2023 / Max Moran
What the Country Refused to Learn From the Pandemic What the Country Refused to Learn From the Pandemic
However briefly, the pandemic showed us that such an American world is not only possible but right at our fingertips.
May 4, 2023 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis