Inequality

The Art of Eviction

The Art of Eviction The Art of Eviction

How one company helps landlords exploit a loophole in New York’s tenant laws.

Feb 3, 2020 / Feature / Joshua Hunt

The Super Bowl Is a Grift of Epic Proportions

The Super Bowl Is a Grift of Epic Proportions The Super Bowl Is a Grift of Epic Proportions

While the wealthy party during Super Bowl week, a heist is happening in plain sight.

Jan 31, 2020 / Dave Zirin

Poverty Makes the Pursuit of Happiness a False Promise

Poverty Makes the Pursuit of Happiness a False Promise Poverty Makes the Pursuit of Happiness a False Promise

This week on the More Than Enough podcast: Could Guaranteed Income be one way of ensuring we all have the agency we need to pursue “the good life”?

Jan 29, 2020 / Podcast / Mia Birdsong

Moms 4 Housing organizers

How a Collective of Mothers Flipped the Script on Housing How a Collective of Mothers Flipped the Script on Housing

When the group Moms 4 Housing occupied a vacant house in West Oakland, they were confronting a system designed to exclude them.

Jan 24, 2020 / Jonny Coleman

How Much Did Chesa Boudin’s Election Matter? He Just Eliminated Cash Bail.

How Much Did Chesa Boudin’s Election Matter? He Just Eliminated Cash Bail. How Much Did Chesa Boudin’s Election Matter? He Just Eliminated Cash Bail.

The move proves that revolutionary change is possible.

Jan 24, 2020 / John Nichols

Martha Nussbaum Thinks the So-Called Retreat of Liberalism Is an Academic Fad

Martha Nussbaum Thinks the So-Called Retreat of Liberalism Is an Academic Fad Martha Nussbaum Thinks the So-Called Retreat of Liberalism Is an Academic Fad

We talked to the philosopher about her recent book The Cosmopolitan Tradition: A Noble but Flawed Ideal and her thoughts on contemporary global politics.

Jan 22, 2020 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

Poverty Can Be Solved. Just Trust Poor People.

Poverty Can Be Solved. Just Trust Poor People. Poverty Can Be Solved. Just Trust Poor People.

Our current poverty alleviation programs just aren’t working the way they should. Is there a better way?

Jan 22, 2020 / Podcast / Mia Birdsong

Is Anti-Monopolism Enough?

Is Anti-Monopolism Enough? Is Anti-Monopolism Enough?

In Goliath, Matt Stoller argues that US history has been defined by a struggle between monopoly and democracy, but to understand inequality today requires engaging with questions o...

Jan 21, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Gabriel Winant

It’s Time We Celebrate Ella Baker Day

It’s Time We Celebrate Ella Baker Day It’s Time We Celebrate Ella Baker Day

Honoring Baker alongside Martin Luther King would highlight the long and patient work of building a social movement.

Jan 17, 2020 / Mark Engler

Hunger and Hope in Haiti

Hunger and Hope in Haiti Hunger and Hope in Haiti

Amy Wilentz on Haiti, Mia Birdsong on poverty, and Kate Aronoff and Michael Kazin on socialism.

Jan 16, 2020 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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