Economics

The Only Thing Stopping Us From Taxing the Rich Is Political Will

The Only Thing Stopping Us From Taxing the Rich Is Political Will The Only Thing Stopping Us From Taxing the Rich Is Political Will

Meet Gabriel Zucman, the rock star economist behind the wealth tax. 

Jan 9, 2020 / Q&A / Clio Chang

City of Protest: On Hong Kong With Jeff Wasserstrom

City of Protest: On Hong Kong With Jeff Wasserstrom City of Protest: On Hong Kong With Jeff Wasserstrom

The China scholar speaks to Ross Perlin about his new book, Vigil: Hong Kong on the Brink.

Jan 9, 2020 / Ross Perlin

NY City Hall Rally Fast Food Workers

Trump Will Claim Credit for a Robust Economy. This Is How We Fight Back. Trump Will Claim Credit for a Robust Economy. This Is How We Fight Back.

The most prosperous regions are controlled by Democrats and are benefiting because of Democratic policies, while Trumplandia is lagging.

Jan 3, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Trump Will Lose in 2020

Trump Will Lose in 2020 Trump Will Lose in 2020

Stan Greenberg on politics, Naomi Klein on the Green New Deal, and J. Hoberman on Reagan and the movies.

Jan 2, 2020 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

AOC Tells Democrats How to Get It Right in 2020

AOC Tells Democrats How to Get It Right in 2020 AOC Tells Democrats How to Get It Right in 2020

“For anyone who accuses us for instituting purity tests,” she says, “it’s called having values. It’s called, giving a damn.”

Jan 1, 2020 / John Nichols

Bill Greider Showed Us What American Journalism Could Be

Bill Greider Showed Us What American Journalism Could Be Bill Greider Showed Us What American Journalism Could Be

Join me in raising a glass to a legend, my mentor and friend, a reporter who prized reality over false notions of “balance.” He will be missed.

Dec 31, 2019 / Robert L. Borosage

The Global Garbage Economy Begins (and Ends) in This Senegalese Dump

The Global Garbage Economy Begins (and Ends) in This Senegalese Dump The Global Garbage Economy Begins (and Ends) in This Senegalese Dump

How Dakar’s trash depot became a battleground for Chinese industry, the World Bank, and Senegalese organized labor.

Dec 31, 2019 / Katie Jane Fernelius

William Greider Knew What Ailed the Democratic Party

William Greider Knew What Ailed the Democratic Party William Greider Knew What Ailed the Democratic Party

…and how to fix it. We will miss him.

Dec 27, 2019 / John Nichols

William Greider

Remembering Bill Greider Remembering Bill Greider

Bill was an American heretic: inquisitive, unwilling to accept conventional dogmas, and always a voice for the people.

Dec 27, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

One Family’s Story and the Meaning of Migration in 21st Century America

One Family’s Story and the Meaning of Migration in 21st Century America One Family’s Story and the Meaning of Migration in 21st Century America

Jason DeParle’s A Good Provider Is One Who Leaves tracks the three decade journey of the Comodas family from the Philippines to Houston, Texas.

Dec 27, 2019 / Q&A / Noah Flora

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