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Monica Bailey

There Goes the Neighborhood: How Brooklyn Got Gentrified There Goes the Neighborhood: How Brooklyn Got Gentrified

In the first episode of our new podcast series, we visit Bed-Stuy to learn how developers find properties to flip—and what happens to people who already live there.

Mar 9, 2016 / Podcast / Kai Wright and There Goes the Neighborhood

Harvard University

Universities Are Becoming Billion-Dollar Hedge Funds With Schools Attached Universities Are Becoming Billion-Dollar Hedge Funds With Schools Attached

Students are beginning to urge divestment.

Mar 8, 2016 / StudentNation / Astra Taylor

The Future of Oil Is Here—and It Doesn’t Look Pretty

The Future of Oil Is Here—and It Doesn’t Look Pretty The Future of Oil Is Here—and It Doesn’t Look Pretty

As prices plummet and oversupply continues, the once-unsinkable industry is foundering.

Mar 8, 2016 / Michael T. Klare

Kerry, Lavrov, de Mistura at talks in Munich

The New Cold Warriors Bare Their Fangs Ahead of the Next Round of Syria Peace Talks The New Cold Warriors Bare Their Fangs Ahead of the Next Round of Syria Peace Talks

They praise anyone thought to be standing up to Russia, no matter how noxious.

Mar 8, 2016 / James Carden

Bernie Sanders, Foreign Policy Realist

Bernie Sanders, Foreign Policy Realist Bernie Sanders, Foreign Policy Realist

Without restraint abroad, we will never be able to focus on rebuilding our country at home. 

Mar 8, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Where Do the Presidential Candidates Stand on the United Nations?

Where Do the Presidential Candidates Stand on the United Nations? Where Do the Presidential Candidates Stand on the United Nations?

You might be surprised.

Mar 8, 2016 / Barbara Crossette

Democrats Who Voted Against TARP Funds Say It Wasn’t About the Auto Bailouts

Democrats Who Voted Against TARP Funds Say It Wasn’t About the Auto Bailouts Democrats Who Voted Against TARP Funds Say It Wasn’t About the Auto Bailouts

There was deep concern in 2009 about misuse of the Wall Street bailout money.

Mar 8, 2016 / George Zornick

How AIPAC Mainstreams Anti-Muslim Hate

How AIPAC Mainstreams Anti-Muslim Hate How AIPAC Mainstreams Anti-Muslim Hate

After withdrawing at the last minute in 2015, a twice-disgraced Islamophobe will be back at the pro-Israel group’s annual summit this year.

Mar 8, 2016 / Ali Gharib

Stranger Than ‘House Of Cards’

Stranger Than ‘House Of Cards’ Stranger Than ‘House Of Cards’

Given the absurdities of the current political season, it is worth asking why the return of the Netflix drama was so highly anticipated.

Mar 7, 2016 / K. Leander Williams

Refugee holding a sign

Is the European Union Unraveling Before Our Eyes? Is the European Union Unraveling Before Our Eyes?

It’s being destroyed by its own contradictions and failure to deal with the refugee crisis.

Mar 7, 2016 / Maria Margaronis

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