Globalization

Speaker Paul Ryan

Don’t Let Big and Dark Money ‘Drown Out the Truth and Drown Out Your Voice’ Don’t Let Big and Dark Money ‘Drown Out the Truth and Drown Out Your Voice’

The cost of elections today increases the power of the privileged few while diminishing that of working Americans and, as such, harms democracy itself.

Apr 3, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

A map showing the US empire in 1898

The Left’s Embrace of Empire The Left’s Embrace of Empire

The history of the left in the United States is a history of betrayal.

Mar 28, 2018 / Lyle Jeremy Rubin

Trump China Tariffs

The Threat of a Trade War Is Overblown―Real War Is Far More Likely The Threat of a Trade War Is Overblown―Real War Is Far More Likely

America’s trading partners will probably just wait for Trump to move on to his next distraction—which could be a shooting war.

Mar 28, 2018 / Mark Weisbrot

Steel-worker

Here’s Why Labor Should Resist Trump’s Tariff Here’s Why Labor Should Resist Trump’s Tariff

It will have little economic effect but will add more bellicosity to a world already overdosing on it.

Mar 14, 2018 / Doug Henwood

The Koch Brothers Get Their Very Own Secretary of State

The Koch Brothers Get Their Very Own Secretary of State The Koch Brothers Get Their Very Own Secretary of State

Trump’s pick to replace Rex Tillerson is an errand boy for billionaires.

Mar 13, 2018 / John Nichols

Donald Trump

Don’t Be Fooled by Trump’s Tariffs. He’s Running a Con. Don’t Be Fooled by Trump’s Tariffs. He’s Running a Con.

Neither Democrats nor the media should get distracted by the show; instead, they should expose the harsh reality behind the curtain.

Mar 13, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Womens March Las Vegas

Could It Happen Here? Donald Trump, Tony Judt, and the Future of American Democracy Could It Happen Here? Donald Trump, Tony Judt, and the Future of American Democracy

Is Trump’s election a step on the road to authoritarianism, or is he an anomaly? That depends—on us.

Mar 6, 2018 / David Cole

cyril ramaphosa south africa

For South Africa’s New President, ‘Black Economic Empowerment’ Is All About Personal Enrichment For South Africa’s New President, ‘Black Economic Empowerment’ Is All About Personal Enrichment

A courageous labor leader during the anti-apartheid struggle, Cyril Ramaphosa is now the face of neoliberal extractivism and worker exploitation.

Feb 27, 2018 / Patrick Bond

Textile factory worker

The Clothing Industry Is Set to Consume a Quarter of the Global Carbon Supply by 2050 The Clothing Industry Is Set to Consume a Quarter of the Global Carbon Supply by 2050

What would it take to make the fashion industry truly sustainable?

Feb 13, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Female Inmate Jail Cell

It’s a Worldwide Trend: More Women Are Being Imprisoned Than Ever Before It’s a Worldwide Trend: More Women Are Being Imprisoned Than Ever Before

As globalization has pushed more women into the labor market, it has also made them more susceptible to criminalization.

Feb 1, 2018 / Michelle Chen

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