Nasty, Brutish, and Short—Chicago-Style Nasty, Brutish, and Short—Chicago-Style
Lori Lightfoot’s tenure as the city's mayor could be coming to its natural end.
Feb 17, 2023 / J. Duncan Moore Jr.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, You’re No Jack Kennedy Sarah Huckabee Sanders, You’re No Jack Kennedy
Trying to evoke a lost Cold War consensus, the GOP’s rising star conflated “normal” with “crazy.”
Feb 10, 2023 / Jeet Heer
The GOP’s Phony Class War The GOP’s Phony Class War
Racist resentment plus plutocratic economics don’t equal a “working-class party.”
Feb 3, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Britain’s Winter of Discontent Britain’s Winter of Discontent
If unions here are weaker and smaller than in Margaret Thatcher’s day, their strikes are also far more popular.
Jan 31, 2023 / Gary Younge
Argentina’s World Cup Hangover Argentina’s World Cup Hangover
After its thrilling victory on the world stage, the nation of Maradona and Messi gazes into the political abyss.
Jan 11, 2023 / Jacob Sugarman
Conservative Jews Made a Terrible Bargain With Trump and the Right Over Israel Conservative Jews Made a Terrible Bargain With Trump and the Right Over Israel
American Jewish leaders have spent so long genuflecting before the Christian right that even the most blatant anti-Semitism finds them unable to stand up or speak out.
Dec 21, 2022 / Eric Alterman
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Scam Is Business as Usual Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Scam Is Business as Usual
The legal and regulatory establishment has permitted a pattern of fraud and misrepresentation nested in the very business model of the crypto industry.
Dec 15, 2022 / Chris Lehmann
Student Debt and Democracy Student Debt and Democracy
On this week's episode of The Time of Monsters, Astra Taylor joins the show to discuss the politics and morality of debt.
In the Richest Country in the World, Precarity Is the Norm In the Richest Country in the World, Precarity Is the Norm
Policy-makers in Washington and so many states continue to legislate as if inequality weren’t an emergency for tens, if not hundreds, of millions of us.
Nov 2, 2022 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
The Fed’s Ruinous Course The Fed’s Ruinous Course
It’s kneecapping workers to prove its credibility with Wall Street.
Oct 31, 2022 / Robert L. Borosage