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How the World Bank Can Stop Funding Disaster How the World Bank Can Stop Funding Disaster

Now that the Supreme Court has ruled the World Bank can be sued, what’s next for the organization?

Mar 21, 2019 / Komala Ramachandra and Erika Lennon

Making Nuclear Weapons Menacing Again

Making Nuclear Weapons Menacing Again Making Nuclear Weapons Menacing Again

The Pentagon plan to overhaul the US nuclear arsenal is as costly as it is dangerous.

Mar 21, 2019 / Feature / Michael T. Klare

Lindsey Graham’s Missing Spine

Lindsey Graham’s Missing Spine Lindsey Graham’s Missing Spine

From “Never Trump” to “Trump Forever.”

Mar 21, 2019 / OppArt / Robbie Conal

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Brexit Has Made the UK a Laughingstock Brexit Has Made the UK a Laughingstock

The British political class is in crisis.

Mar 21, 2019 / Column / Gary Younge

How a Series of Jail Rebellions Rocked New York—and Woke a City

How a Series of Jail Rebellions Rocked New York—and Woke a City How a Series of Jail Rebellions Rocked New York—and Woke a City

It has been nearly 50 years since New York’s jails erupted in protest, but the lessons of that era feel more relevant than ever.

Mar 21, 2019 / Feature / Heather Ann Thompson

College Admissions Scams, From Jared Kushner to Hollywood

College Admissions Scams, From Jared Kushner to Hollywood College Admissions Scams, From Jared Kushner to Hollywood

Amy Wilentz on bribery and cheating, Rebecca Grant on abortion in Mississippi, and Bryce Covert on Medicaid in Arkansas.

Mar 21, 2019 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Mike Trout

Mike Trout’s Mega Deal and Baseball’s Economic Rot Mike Trout’s Mega Deal and Baseball’s Economic Rot

While the sports media celebrate baseball’s mega deals, the majority of teams have cut payroll.

Mar 20, 2019 / Dave Zirin

Russian Jets and Flags

The Cold War Ides of March The Cold War Ides of March

US Cold Warriors escalate toward actual war with Russia.

Mar 20, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

Alan Krueger, in memoriam

Alan Krueger’s Radical Empiricism Alan Krueger’s Radical Empiricism

Remembering the Princeton economist who pioneered the study of the minimum wage.

Mar 20, 2019 / Matthew Zeitlin

Bloody Sunday Families

Will There Be Justice for the Bloody Sunday Victims? Will There Be Justice for the Bloody Sunday Victims?

For almost half a century, the British government avoided calls to bring criminal charges against paratroopers who killed 14 unarmed Catholics in 1972. Last week, the government an...

Mar 20, 2019 / Peter Pringle

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