President Scrooge and His Dickensian Cabal President Scrooge and His Dickensian Cabal
The administration’s holiday greeting is a plan to slash food stamp benefits for roughly 700,000 unemployed Americans.
Dec 25, 2019 / John Nichols
Letters From the January 13/20, 2020, Issue Letters From the January 13/20, 2020, Issue
Is a deficit really a strength?… Sharp quills (web only)…
Dec 24, 2019 / Our Readers, Marshall Auerback, and Donna Minkowitz
After Neoliberalism After Neoliberalism
The last 10 years have seen the collapse of neoliberalism. The question now is, what comes next?
Dec 24, 2019 / Ganesh Sitaraman
A Roof Is Only the Beginning A Roof Is Only the Beginning
The Housing First model prioritizes providing apartments, but people who are homeless need more than a home to stay housed.
Dec 23, 2019 / Michelle Chen
California’s Fires Prove the American Dream Is Flammable California’s Fires Prove the American Dream Is Flammable
If we want to keep cities safe in the face of climate change, we need to seriously question the ideal of private homeownership.
Dec 23, 2019 / Kian Goh
Global Taxation Is a Mess. Here’s How to Start Fixing It. Global Taxation Is a Mess. Here’s How to Start Fixing It.
There’s a fairer way to tax multinational companies–and it’s not by making French wine more expensive.
Dec 20, 2019 / Madeline Woker
Nikil Saval Is the Most Interesting Politician in America Nikil Saval Is the Most Interesting Politician in America
From Das Kapital to the State Capital, the Philadelphia State Senate candidate is pushing for a just and functioning economy for all.
Dec 20, 2019 / John Washington
Why Public College Should Be Free Why Public College Should Be Free
Private institutions should be forced to compete with free, high-quality public ones.
Dec 19, 2019 / Bryce Covert
The 2010s Radicalized Video Games—and the People Who Make Them The 2010s Radicalized Video Games—and the People Who Make Them
As an increasing number of games began to critique 21st century capitalism, their designers in the US battled for unionization.
Dec 19, 2019 / Lewis Gordon
This Is Why the World Is Facing Climate Catastrophe This Is Why the World Is Facing Climate Catastrophe
At the COP 25 summit in Madrid, the powerful countries stalled and squabbled while activists marched and pleaded for serious climate action.
Dec 17, 2019 / Ben Ehrenreich