Neoliberalism

Boris Johnson

How to Destroy a National Health Service How to Destroy a National Health Service

Over several decades, a toxic combination of underfunding and stealth privatization efforts have brought Britain’s widely beloved NHS to its knees.

Jun 22, 2020 / Natasha Hakimi Zapata

Tiananmen Square protest

The Forgotten Workers of Tiananmen Square The Forgotten Workers of Tiananmen Square

The 1989 massacre didn’t just end China’s democracy movement. It ushered in a new era of US-inspired worker suppression.

Jun 4, 2020 / Tobita Chow

5 Ways to Rebuild Labor and Transform America

5 Ways to Rebuild Labor and Transform America 5 Ways to Rebuild Labor and Transform America

The economic fallout from Covid-19 has created an opening for unions to lead a mass movement.

Jun 2, 2020 / Feature / Bill Fletcher Jr.

Biden in red Corvette

Would You Buy a Used Progressive Agenda From This Man? Would You Buy a Used Progressive Agenda From This Man?

Progressive voters have to balance hope with skepticism as they are wooed by the former vice president.

May 15, 2020 / Jeet Heer

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Letters From the May 18/25, 2020, Issue Letters From the May 18/25, 2020, Issue

Neither snow nor rain nor Covid-19… On holding your nose… Progress v. progressive values… Essential tributes… No more neoliberalism…

May 5, 2020 / Letters / Our Readers

One Damn Thing After Another

One Damn Thing After Another One Damn Thing After Another

The long roots of liberal democracy’s crisis.

May 5, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Jan-Werner Müller

Graffiti reading

The Vulture Capitalists Are Counting on Us to Do Nothing The Vulture Capitalists Are Counting on Us to Do Nothing

If we don’t come together quickly, when America “reopens,” it will be much like the old America.

Apr 30, 2020 / no-paywall / Quinn Slobodian

Larry Summers

Larry Summers Is a Dead Albatross Around Biden’s Neck Larry Summers Is a Dead Albatross Around Biden’s Neck

Why should we believe Biden’s promises of progressive reforms, when he seeks out the advice of this plutocrat-loving economist?

Apr 27, 2020 / Jeet Heer

A woman wears a face mask during a protest in Chile

Confronting the Pandemic in a Time of Revolt: Voices From Chile Confronting the Pandemic in a Time of Revolt: Voices From Chile

Surviving the coronavirus will be meaningless if Chileans do not simultaneously address the underlying causes of injustice and inequality.

Apr 6, 2020 / no-paywall / Ariel Dorfman

How to Prepare for the Next Pandemic

How to Prepare for the Next Pandemic How to Prepare for the Next Pandemic

What if we took advantage of this moment to tell a different story about wealth?

Apr 2, 2020 / no-paywall / Jonathan Heller and Judith Barish

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