Government

The Upside to FTX’s Downfall

The Upside to FTX’s Downfall The Upside to FTX’s Downfall

Congress has the chance to be bipartisan at last and regulate Big Tech.

Nov 22, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Reverend Barber speaks at DNC

Reverend Barber’s Pastoral Letter to the Democratic Party Reverend Barber’s Pastoral Letter to the Democratic Party

“I am troubled by the satisfaction many seem to have with a political reality that will lead to continued policy violence.”

Nov 22, 2022 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

Members of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1587 on strike.

Labor’s Winning Weapon Labor’s Winning Weapon

Two Canadian unions show why the supermajority strike is the key to worker power.

Nov 22, 2022 / Jane McAlevey

Cambridge Fossil Free Research Week of Action

Students Tell Their Universities: Keep Fossil Fuel Companies Out of Climate Research Students Tell Their Universities: Keep Fossil Fuel Companies Out of Climate Research

Amid COP27, members of the Fossil Free Research movement took action around the world, protesting the influence of Big Oil on crucial climate change studies.

Nov 22, 2022 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen

The Power of Negative Thinking

The Power of Negative Thinking The Power of Negative Thinking

Civility and compromise don't work against antidemocratic bullies. The left wins by rousing its own base, rather than grasping at the middle.

Nov 21, 2022 / Chris Lehmann

Activists stand in the background as Joe Biden delivers a speech

Be Careful What You Work For: The GOP’s Abortion Woes Are Just Starting Be Careful What You Work For: The GOP’s Abortion Woes Are Just Starting

The midterms open a future in which reproductive freedom will remake politics.

Nov 21, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Nancy Pelosi speaking at the House of Representatives

Kevin McCarthy Will Miss Nancy Pelosi. If He Survives. Kevin McCarthy Will Miss Nancy Pelosi. If He Survives.

She knew how to whip GOP votes better than some Republicans. If McCarthy is elected, he’ll never control the House the way she did.

Nov 21, 2022 / Joan Walsh

The Democrats Have a Crypto Problem

The Democrats Have a Crypto Problem The Democrats Have a Crypto Problem

The high costs of taking money from Sam Bankman-Fried.

Nov 18, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Donald Trump baseball bat

America’s Political Crisis Goes Beyond Trump America’s Political Crisis Goes Beyond Trump

Given the startling proliferation of illiberal and antidemocratic tendencies in the American polity, how should we rate the health of our own liberal democracy?

Nov 18, 2022 / Andrew J. Bacevich

Democrats Shouldn’t Take Women Voters for Granted

Democrats Shouldn’t Take Women Voters for Granted Democrats Shouldn’t Take Women Voters for Granted

Far from alienating the electorate, an emphasis on abortion rights delivered victory.

Nov 17, 2022 / Column / Katha Pollitt

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