Politics

Florida Socialists Are Here to Stay. Just Ask Richie Floyd.

Florida Socialists Are Here to Stay. Just Ask Richie Floyd. Florida Socialists Are Here to Stay. Just Ask Richie Floyd.

Despite Republican lawmakers warning them to stay out of the state, this Florida city council member represents a growing contingent of Sunshine State socialists.

Oct 11, 2023 / Kathryn Varn

A visitor takes photos of the Kowloon district from the viewing deck of the International Commerce Centre (ICC) in Hong Kong, 2017.

The Market Radicals Who Want to Put an End to Democracy The Market Radicals Who Want to Put an End to Democracy

A conversation with the historian Quinn Slobodian about economic loopholes, the end of neoliberalism, and his new book Crack-Up Capitalism.

Oct 11, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

Jim Jordan, Steve Scalise

Who’s Driving the GOP Clown Car? Who’s Driving the GOP Clown Car?

With Kevin McCarthy out, far-right Republicans Jim Jordan and Steve Scalise are vying for the House leadership chair.

Oct 10, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

Israel-Palestine

Israel-Palestine Israel-Palestine

As the conflict in Israel and Palestine escalates, the human toll will be enormous.

Oct 10, 2023 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Senator Menendez Is Just the Latest Sucker to Fall for Fool’s Gold

Senator Menendez Is Just the Latest Sucker to Fall for Fool’s Gold Senator Menendez Is Just the Latest Sucker to Fall for Fool’s Gold

While most celebrity goldbugs are on the far right—Steve Bannon, Glenn Beck, Candace Owens, Ron Paul…—Democrats are not immune from the strange charms of this economic delusion.

Oct 10, 2023 / Feature / Jeet Heer

(Left) Firefighters dousing the flames at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in New York City, on March 25, 1911. (Right) People walk past the Asch building 100 years later, on March 24, 2011.

Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

How it inspires the struggle for workers’ rights.

Oct 10, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly on September 22, 2023, in New York City.

Israel’s Response to Its 9/11 Risks Missing the Lessons of America’s 9/11 Israel’s Response to Its 9/11 Risks Missing the Lessons of America’s 9/11

Ignoring intelligence failures and doubling down on bad policy is the worst response to terrorism.

Oct 9, 2023 / Jeet Heer

America’s Healthcare System Is a Failure

America’s Healthcare System Is a Failure America’s Healthcare System Is a Failure

Despite spending more per capita on health care than any other wealthy country, the US struggles to match other nations’ life expectancy and health outcomes.

Oct 9, 2023 / OppArt / Kirk Maynard

Student Loan Cancellation Protests

Student Loan Payments Have Resumed, but the Fight for Cancellation Isn’t Over Student Loan Payments Have Resumed, but the Fight for Cancellation Isn’t Over

With Biden's plan blocked by SCOTUS, borrowers find themselves closer to reaching $2 trillion of student debt. Now more than ever, we need to end this crisis.

Oct 9, 2023 / StudentNation / Shanna Hayes and Sabrina Calazans

Former president Donald Trump welcomes Representative Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) to the stage at a rally in support of Ohio Senate candidate J.D. Vance in Vandalia, Ohio, on November 7, 2022.

Trump’s Pick for Speaker Is a Nightmare Waiting to Happen Trump’s Pick for Speaker Is a Nightmare Waiting to Happen

Trump wants his close political ally Ohio Republican Jim Jordan to become second in the line of presidential succession. Brace yourselves.

Oct 6, 2023 / John Nichols

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