Inequality

How Crypto Leaves Black Investors in the Red

How Crypto Leaves Black Investors in the Red How Crypto Leaves Black Investors in the Red

The pillaging of Black communities in pursuit of the Black dollar is part of the premise of building wealth in America.

Jan 4, 2023 / Anthony Conwright

Giorgia Meloni waves to from a stage.

Giorgia Meloni’s Bootstrap Ideology Giorgia Meloni’s Bootstrap Ideology

The new Italian government’s culture war looks less like populism of the right and more like the same old blaming of capitalism’s victims.

Jan 2, 2023 / David Broder

We Lost Barbara Ehrenreich in 2022, but We Can’t Lose Sight of Her Visionary American Socialism

We Lost Barbara Ehrenreich in 2022, but We Can’t Lose Sight of Her Visionary American Socialism We Lost Barbara Ehrenreich in 2022, but We Can’t Lose Sight of Her Visionary American Socialism

She drew from Debs and historic radical traditions, yet the author and activist was no nostalgic. She modernized the message for the 21st century.

Dec 30, 2022 / John Nichols

Characters stand on the private island in the Netflix movie Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.

The Butler Didn’t Do It! On Rian Johnson’s “Glass Onion” The Butler Didn’t Do It! On Rian Johnson’s “Glass Onion”

While Knives Out was a brilliant inversion of the class politics of an Agatha Christie whodunit, the sequel wants to have it both ways.

Dec 29, 2022 / Ethan Iverson

What I Learned From the Darkest Corners of the Internet

What I Learned From the Darkest Corners of the Internet What I Learned From the Darkest Corners of the Internet

There’s no path out of our strange, increasingly conspiratorial moment, filled with viral lies and rampant disinformation, without rewriting the algorithms governing our lives.

Dec 27, 2022 / Andy Kroll

Fighting Poverty

Poor People Have the Power to Transform America Poor People Have the Power to Transform America

As the threat of yet more political turmoil and escalating violence looms, isn’t it time to break through the isolation with a new sense of collective power?

Dec 26, 2022 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

Karen Bass and former Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa look at a homeless encampment

Los Angeles’s State of Emergency Los Angeles’s State of Emergency

Newly elected Mayor Karen Bass has vowed to take action over the spiraling homelessness crisis. It’s crucial that the city succeed.

Dec 23, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky

Argentina wins the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Lionel Messi celebrates with his team.

What Qatar’s World Cup Tells Us About the World in 2022 What Qatar’s World Cup Tells Us About the World in 2022

The soccer tournament offered signs that billions of people no longer think the United States and its entourage run the world.

Dec 21, 2022 / Tony Karon and Daniel Levy

Conspiracy Theories Aren’t the Only Thing Motivating Far-Right Voters

Conspiracy Theories Aren’t the Only Thing Motivating Far-Right Voters Conspiracy Theories Aren’t the Only Thing Motivating Far-Right Voters

Globalization and neoliberalism have indeed created hardships for certain communities like blue-collar workers, rural residents, and older voters who have been tempted by the right...

Dec 21, 2022 / John Feffer

planet earth

A Gift Guide for the Whole Planet A Gift Guide for the Whole Planet

With accelerating climate change, threats against abortion rights, and need everywhere, you can make a difference by giving.

Dec 19, 2022 / Column / Katha Pollitt

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