Bidenomics and Its Discontents Bidenomics and Its Discontents
The White House believes American workers have seldom had it so good. And lots of prestigious economists agree. But the voters aren’t buying. Maybe they know something?
Mar 27, 2024 / James K. Galbraith
Wages on the Ballot in Battleground States—Plus, Cities With Cease-Fire Resolutions Wages on the Ballot in Battleground States—Plus, Cities With Cease-Fire Resolutions
On this episode of Start Making Sense, Saru Jayaraman talks about minimum-wage initiatives, and John Nichols reports on city councils’ stands against the war in Gaza.
Mar 27, 2024 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
Don’t Believe the Hype—Biden’s Israel Policy Hasn’t Changed Don’t Believe the Hype—Biden’s Israel Policy Hasn’t Changed
The decision to let a UN cease-fire resolution pass has been hailed as a dramatic turning point. It isn’t.
Mar 27, 2024 / Aída Chávez
Monumental Disaster Monumental Disaster
This false idol ends Democracy.
Mar 26, 2024 / OppArt / Jos Sances
Haitians Don’t Need More “Dumbasses” From the US State Department Weighing In on the Crisis Haitians Don’t Need More “Dumbasses” From the US State Department Weighing In on the Crisis
The solutions offered by current and former American officials rarely, if ever, consider what Haitians actually want.
Mar 26, 2024 / James North
Prabowo and the 2024 Indonesia General Election Prabowo and the 2024 Indonesia General Election
On this episode of American Prestige, Michael G. Vann on Indonesia's new president-elect.
Mar 26, 2024 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison
The Moscow Terror Attack The Moscow Terror Attack
Coming just days after Putin’s orchestrated election, will it endanger his legacy—and his future?
Mar 25, 2024 / Katrina vanden Heuvel for The Nation
The Single Most Important Thing President Biden Can Do for the Climate Is Enforce an Immediate Cease-Fire in Gaza The Single Most Important Thing President Biden Can Do for the Climate Is Enforce an Immediate Cease-Fire in Gaza
War and warming: US support for Israel’s war in Gaza is deepening the climate crisis—and making it impossible to solve.
Mar 25, 2024 / Jeff Jones and Eleanor Stein
The Many Faces of Viet Thanh Nguyen The Many Faces of Viet Thanh Nguyen
The Vietnamese American writer’s leap to the mainstream comes at a moment that demands his anti-colonialist perspective.
Mar 25, 2024 / Feature / Mari Uyehara
Radu Jude’s Wild and Caustic Films Radu Jude’s Wild and Caustic Films
His latest, Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World, is a a digressive and transgressive movie of ideas about the social media age.
Mar 25, 2024 / Books & the Arts / J. Hoberman