Inequality

Surreace Cox, of North Charleston, South Carolina, holds a sign during a prayer vigil down the street from the Emanuel AME Church following the mass shooting there.

How Can We Protect Our Communities From Homegrown Terrorism? How Can We Protect Our Communities From Homegrown Terrorism?

America must start rejecting the politics of fear.

Dec 15, 2015 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove

Trump supporters in Iowa

Goodbye, Middle Class—Hello, Donald Trump? Goodbye, Middle Class—Hello, Donald Trump?

A study finding a drop in the percentage of Americans in the middle class has political elites anxious.

Dec 14, 2015 / Joan Walsh

Will Spain Replace Its Old Guard in the December 20 Elections?

Will Spain Replace Its Old Guard in the December 20 Elections? Will Spain Replace Its Old Guard in the December 20 Elections?

While the new-left hope Podemos has seen its support drop in recent months, the center-right Ciudadanos has risen meteorically.

Dec 14, 2015 / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín

A woman walks past abandoned row houses in Baltimore, Maryland.

Baltimore Evicts Nearly 7,000 People From Their Homes Every Year Baltimore Evicts Nearly 7,000 People From Their Homes Every Year

It's time to put Baltimore’s broken rent courts on trial.

Dec 14, 2015 / Michelle Chen

An Afghan boy works at a construction site behind a US Army soldier in Logar province, Afghanistan.

Natural Resources Were Supposed to Make Afghanistan Rich. Here’s What’s Happening to Them. Natural Resources Were Supposed to Make Afghanistan Rich. Here’s What’s Happening to Them.

Traveling to Logar Province reveals unmanageable violence and co-optation by foreign companies.

Dec 14, 2015 / Feature / Antony Loewenstein

Climate change protest

The Fate of the World Changed in Paris—but by How Much? The Fate of the World Changed in Paris—but by How Much?

If taken seriously, the commitments made at COP21 could spell death for the fossil-fuel industry. That’s a big “if.”

Dec 13, 2015 / Mark Hertsgaard

The Paris Climate Deal Will Not Save Us

The Paris Climate Deal Will Not Save Us The Paris Climate Deal Will Not Save Us

The agreement will still raise global temperatures 3 to 4 degrees Celsius.

Dec 12, 2015 / Naomi Klein

Naomi Klein: Climate Change Will Destroy These Countries

Naomi Klein: Climate Change Will Destroy These Countries Naomi Klein: Climate Change Will Destroy These Countries

In Paris, vulnerable nations are being forced to accept unconscionable terms to stay in existence.

Dec 12, 2015 / Naomi Klein

Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton Is Whitewashing the Financial Catastrophe Hillary Clinton Is Whitewashing the Financial Catastrophe

She has a plan that she claims will reform Wall Street—but she’s deflecting responsibility from old friends and donors in the industry.

Dec 11, 2015 / William Greider

The End of Chavismo? Why Venezuela’s Ruling Party Lost Big, and What Comes Next

The End of Chavismo? Why Venezuela’s Ruling Party Lost Big, and What Comes Next The End of Chavismo? Why Venezuela’s Ruling Party Lost Big, and What Comes Next

Even Chavistas are fed up with the economic crisis and want change. But unlike the right, grassroots leaders are calling for more popular control and collective decision-making.

Dec 10, 2015 / Gabriel Hetland

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