The Democrats Will Keep Losing Until They Solve Their Plutocracy Problem The Democrats Will Keep Losing Until They Solve Their Plutocracy Problem
The party’s habitual deference to big donors makes it impossible to effectively oppose Trumpism.
Elon Musk’s Big Twitter Adventure Will End in Disaster Elon Musk’s Big Twitter Adventure Will End in Disaster
The good news is that the plutocrat’s move to turn a social media platform into a forum for the far right probably won't work.
Oct 31, 2022 / Jeet Heer
Harry and Meghan’s Interview Has Given a Welcome Boost to the Anti-Monarchy Movement Harry and Meghan’s Interview Has Given a Welcome Boost to the Anti-Monarchy Movement
Let’s also abolish the monarchical thinking that defers to oligarchy in the UK and the US.
Mar 17, 2021 / John Nichols
America’s Unending Struggle Between Oligarchy and Democracy America’s Unending Struggle Between Oligarchy and Democracy
A new history charts the three-centuries long contest between elites seeking to uphold a racial and economic order that benefits them alone and the forces of democracy seeking to d...
Oct 6, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Manisha Sinha
While the Poor Get Sick, Bill Gates Just Gets Richer While the Poor Get Sick, Bill Gates Just Gets Richer
The billionaire’s pandemic investments, like much of his work, remain a secret.
Oct 5, 2020 / Tim Schwab
Trump Paid Less in Taxes Than a Schoolteacher or a Nurse Trump Paid Less in Taxes Than a Schoolteacher or a Nurse
What’s most shocking about the president’s taxes are the things that are legal.
Sep 29, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Burden of Dangerous Work Must Be Shared by All The Burden of Dangerous Work Must Be Shared by All
As the right-wing elite push for a premature end to the lockdown, they too must start carrying their share of the load.
Apr 24, 2020 / Jeet Heer
What Bloomberg Is Doing Has No Precedent in American Political Life What Bloomberg Is Doing Has No Precedent in American Political Life
If he becomes the nominee, then the Democratic Party will be a wholly owned subsidiary of the billionaire.
Feb 27, 2020 / Jeet Heer for The Nation
Democrats Must Reject Not Just a Billionaire but the Billionaire Class Democrats Must Reject Not Just a Billionaire but the Billionaire Class
Sanders is right that the party cannot surrender to “a corrupt political system bought by billionaires like Mr. Bloomberg.”
Feb 20, 2020 / John Nichols
Bloomberg Is Creating a Party of One Bloomberg Is Creating a Party of One
If he succeeds, the billionaire will destroy the Democratic Party.
Feb 19, 2020 / Jeet Heer