New economy

Joe Biden Is Embracing His Inner FDR

Joe Biden Is Embracing His Inner FDR Joe Biden Is Embracing His Inner FDR

Biden has begun to deliver a critique of capitalism that, while hardly radical, carries unmistakeable echoes of the 32nd president.

Feb 14, 2023 / John Nichols

The Many Confessions of Sam Bankman-Fried

The Many Confessions of Sam Bankman-Fried The Many Confessions of Sam Bankman-Fried

The former crypto CEO can’t stop explaining himself.

Dec 2, 2022 / Blog / Jacob Silverman

It’s the Economic Precarity, Stupid

It’s the Economic Precarity, Stupid It’s the Economic Precarity, Stupid

Economic inequality is a symptom of a broader problem that, if left unaddressed, will trigger more radicalization.

Jan 28, 2021 / Albena Azmanova and Marshall Auerback

The Right Answer Is to Throw Money at the Problem

The Right Answer Is to Throw Money at the Problem The Right Answer Is to Throw Money at the Problem

Progressive are waging and winning the fight for direct payments because, in a pandemic moment, people need cash to survive.

Dec 17, 2020 / John Nichols

Republicans Lose Their Collective Mind Over Ilhan Omar’s Call to Dismantle ‘Systems of Oppression’

Republicans Lose Their Collective Mind Over Ilhan Omar’s Call to Dismantle ‘Systems of Oppression’ Republicans Lose Their Collective Mind Over Ilhan Omar’s Call to Dismantle ‘Systems of Oppression’

They’re really telling on themselves.

Jul 8, 2020 / John Nichols

Congress Must Seize the Spotlight Back From Trump

Congress Must Seize the Spotlight Back From Trump Congress Must Seize the Spotlight Back From Trump

The Congressional Progressive Caucus is prepared to lead the way, with an innovative remote hearing on fighting mass unemployment.

Apr 17, 2020 / John Nichols

Student Climate Strike

Fossil Fuel Companies Are Suffering Under the Coronavirus. Good. Fossil Fuel Companies Are Suffering Under the Coronavirus. Good.

If fossil fuel companies and their financial backers are scared now, then they should be terrified of what’s to come.

Apr 16, 2020 / no-paywall / Ilana Cohen

From Globalization to Regionalization?

From Globalization to Regionalization? From Globalization to Regionalization?

The world after the coronavirus pandemic is likely to be a very different place.

Mar 22, 2020 / no-paywall / Michael T. Klare

Bill Greider Showed Us What American Journalism Could Be

Bill Greider Showed Us What American Journalism Could Be Bill Greider Showed Us What American Journalism Could Be

Join me in raising a glass to a legend, my mentor and friend, a reporter who prized reality over false notions of “balance.” He will be missed.

Dec 31, 2019 / Lived History / Robert L. Borosage

Thank You, Comrade Greider

Thank You, Comrade Greider Thank You, Comrade Greider

Bill Greider spared no one his incisive political criticism—on the left or the right. “I think this country needs to start over,” he once wrote me.

Dec 30, 2019 / Lived History / Karen Rothmyer

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