Ben Jealous Shakes Up Maryland Politics Ben Jealous Shakes Up Maryland Politics
The former head of the NAACP is running for governor on a progressive platform that’s won endorsements from Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, and The Baltimore Sun.
Jun 25, 2018 / John Nichols
Lessons From the Death of Seattle’s ‘Amazon’ Tax Lessons From the Death of Seattle’s ‘Amazon’ Tax
A strong housing movement needs strong politicians as allies.
Jun 22, 2018 / Jimmy Tobias
China’s Bigger Economic Threat China’s Bigger Economic Threat
Would the US be better off helping stabilize the Chinese economy, rather than gearing up for a trade war?
Jun 22, 2018 / Feature / Walden Bello
Extreme Inequality Creates Global Disorder Extreme Inequality Creates Global Disorder
And it’s a problem that can only have a political solution.
Jun 22, 2018 / Feature / James K. Galbraith
Letters From the July 16-23, 2018, Issue Letters From the July 16-23, 2018, Issue
Solidarity forever… The only way home… Naming, shaming…
Jun 21, 2018 / Our Readers
What Will the State Look Like in an Era of Ecological Disaster? What Will the State Look Like in an Era of Ecological Disaster?
Hobbes for an age of accelerated climate change.
Jun 21, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Alyssa Battistoni
Will the Foreign-Policy Establishment Learn From Trump’s Election Victory? Will the Foreign-Policy Establishment Learn From Trump’s Election Victory?
The elites have reinforced a global order in which the “winners” are protected and the “losers” are ignored.
Jun 21, 2018 / Feature / Robert L. Borosage
A World for All of Us, Not Just the Billionaires A World for All of Us, Not Just the Billionaires
To fight today’s extreme inequality, we must strengthen the coalition of progressive democrats and challenge the global oligarchy.
Jun 21, 2018 / Feature / Sen. Bernie Sanders
Why We Need a Wider Foreign-Policy Debate Why We Need a Wider Foreign-Policy Debate
The establishment consensus has failed. Citizen intervention can change that.
Jun 20, 2018 / Feature / Katrina vanden Heuvel
How Scapegoating Immigrants Hurts All Workers How Scapegoating Immigrants Hurts All Workers
ICE raided a New Bedford factory in 2007, but the jobs that opened up for other workers didn’t last long.
Jun 19, 2018 / George Goehl