Corporate welfare

Cooperative Ownership: A Covid Recovery Strategy

Cooperative Ownership: A Covid Recovery Strategy Cooperative Ownership: A Covid Recovery Strategy

We all have a stake in crisis relief and a just recovery. We should get dividends, too.

Jul 7, 2020 / Nathan Schneider

A man reads outside during the quarantine in New York City

Inequality and Poverty Were Destroying America Well Before Covid-19 Inequality and Poverty Were Destroying America Well Before Covid-19

This crisis shows us how an economy oriented around the whims of the rich leaves death and destruction in its wake.

Apr 22, 2020 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

How Obama-Era Economics Sold Us Short

How Obama-Era Economics Sold Us Short How Obama-Era Economics Sold Us Short

Faced with the shattering 2008 crisis, Obama and his key advisers largely sought to restore the wobbly pre-crisis status quo.

Apr 6, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Ryan Cooper

On the Need for Dissent and Debate in These Urgent Times

On the Need for Dissent and Debate in These Urgent Times On the Need for Dissent and Debate in These Urgent Times

Congress has to figure out how to debate and vote remotely. We can’t accept government by “unanimous consent.”

Mar 31, 2020 / John Nichols

The Coronavirus’s Threat to Democracy Itself

The Coronavirus’s Threat to Democracy Itself The Coronavirus’s Threat to Democracy Itself

Time to enact vote-by-mail.

Mar 24, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Stimulus Plan That We Need Now

The Stimulus Plan That We Need Now The Stimulus Plan That We Need Now

The greatest mistake would be to repeat our errors from the Great Recession.

Mar 19, 2020 / Mike Konczal

Bill Gates

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

Disney Is Not the Greatest Place on Earth to Work

Disney Is Not the Greatest Place on Earth to Work Disney Is Not the Greatest Place on Earth to Work

On the occasion of CEO Robert Iger’s departure, it’s a good time to remember the messed-up ways in which Walt Disney Company makes its money.

Mar 12, 2020 / Peter Dreier

Trump Doesn’t Hate Welfare When It Goes to Wealthy White Farmers

Trump Doesn’t Hate Welfare When It Goes to Wealthy White Farmers Trump Doesn’t Hate Welfare When It Goes to Wealthy White Farmers

The president’s farm aid lays bare the racial and class implications of his disdain of government assistance.

Feb 14, 2020 / Bryce Covert

Capitalism Is Broken. It’s Time for Something New.

Capitalism Is Broken. It’s Time for Something New. Capitalism Is Broken. It’s Time for Something New.

And time is of the essence.

Dec 10, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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