We Can Afford to Beat This Crisis We Can Afford to Beat This Crisis
Even deficit hawks like Joe Biden know that when faced with the genuine prospect of annihilation, the only adequate response is to do whatever it takes to prevent it.
Mar 20, 2020 / Feature / Rohan Grey
Covid-19: A Best Case Scenario Covid-19: A Best Case Scenario
Now is the time to imagine a better world.
Mar 20, 2020 / Feature / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
We’re Struggling With the Coronavirus in Spain—but We’re Vastly More Prepared Than the US We’re Struggling With the Coronavirus in Spain—but We’re Vastly More Prepared Than the US
I am locked down in Barcelona, but at least there is universal health care and a tradition of mutual support.
Mar 19, 2020 / Feature / Ben Ehrenreich
The Mobilization That Must Start Now The Mobilization That Must Start Now
With the coronavirus bearing down on our economy, we must deploy all our resources now to survive—so that one day we may thrive.
Mar 18, 2020 / Feature / James K. Galbraith
Bill Gates Gives to the Rich (Including Himself) Bill Gates Gives to the Rich (Including Himself)
His renowned charitable activities seem to serve mainly private interests, namely his own.
Mar 17, 2020 / Feature / Tim Schwab
California Is Fighting Trump for Clean Air California Is Fighting Trump for Clean Air
The president has overturned a 50-year waiver that allows the state to set its own standards—but California, allied with other states, is fighting back.
Mar 16, 2020 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
Inside Trump’s Divisive Mission to Identify and Deter Potential Extremists Inside Trump’s Divisive Mission to Identify and Deter Potential Extremists
Marginalized minorities targeted by the DHS’s counter-extremism program say it lacked transparency and deepened their mistrust of government.
Mar 2, 2020 / Feature / Julia Harte
If We Don’t Reform the Supreme Court, Nothing Else Will Matter If We Don’t Reform the Supreme Court, Nothing Else Will Matter
The court has been captured by conservatives for at least a generation, but there are ways to restore the balance.
Feb 28, 2020 / Feature / Elie Mystal
Kendra Horn Is Radical… for Oklahoma Kendra Horn Is Radical… for Oklahoma
Democratic centrism may not inspire voters nationwide—but in one of the nation’s most conservative states, it can seem downright revolutionary.
Feb 18, 2020 / Feature / Rebecca Grant
Rural America Doesn’t Have to Starve to Death Rural America Doesn’t Have to Starve to Death
A predatory and extractive financial sector has hollowed out communities across the US.
Feb 18, 2020 / Feature / Nick Shaxson