Ecuador’s Left-Wing Success Story Ecuador’s Left-Wing Success Story
It doesn’t fit with neoliberal orthodoxy, but President Rafael Correa has made remarkable progress. Will the next government sustain it?
Feb 14, 2017 / Mark Weisbrot
This Fratricidal War of Ours: A Referendum Divides the Italian Left This Fratricidal War of Ours: A Referendum Divides the Italian Left
The left seemed to have been infected by the mad-dog rhetoric of Beppe Grillo of the Five Star Movement.
Dec 6, 2016 / Frederika Randall
Spain’s Socialists May Have Destroyed for Years the Chances of a Left-Wing Government Spain’s Socialists May Have Destroyed for Years the Chances of a Left-Wing Government
The party’s leaders would rather see continued right-wing rule than form a progressive coalition with Podemos.
Nov 4, 2016 / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín
The Looniest Economic Fantasies of the Third Debate Came From Chris Wallace The Looniest Economic Fantasies of the Third Debate Came From Chris Wallace
When it came to economic questions, the final debate was organized as an argument for austerity policies that fail everyone but the one percent.
Oct 21, 2016 / John Nichols
The Fight Against Austerity Started Here The Fight Against Austerity Started Here
In 2011, the people of Wisconsin challenged the right’s austerity agenda. Their uprising was even more revolutionary than you think.
Sep 23, 2016 / Sarah Jaffe
Will the IMF Become Irrelevant Before It Changes? Will the IMF Become Irrelevant Before It Changes?
The neoliberal reforms it has imposed on countries around the world have been disastrous.
Aug 29, 2016 / Mark Weisbrot
Donald Trump Spreads Economic Fairy Dust Donald Trump Spreads Economic Fairy Dust
He’s pushing the same old failures of Reaganomics: tax cuts for the rich and deregulation, along with nostalgia for an industrial era long gone.
Aug 10, 2016 / Jeff Madrick
Just in Time for the July 4 Break, Congress Imposes ‘Colonialism at Its Worst’ on Puerto Rico Just in Time for the July 4 Break, Congress Imposes ‘Colonialism at Its Worst’ on Puerto Rico
Power is supposed to derive “from the consent of the governed,” but a new law addresses a debt crisis with an assault on democracy.
Jul 2, 2016 / John Nichols
Britain Is in Danger of Becoming a Zombie State Britain Is in Danger of Becoming a Zombie State
There is one path back from the abyss—but it’s a narrow one.
Jun 29, 2016 / Editorial / D.D. Guttenplan
Did Brexit Help the Right Win in Spain? Did Brexit Help the Right Win in Spain?
It certainly played a role—and the disappointing result should reignite debates within Podemos over long-term strategy.
Jun 29, 2016 / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín