You Either Work or You Go to Jail You Either Work or You Go to Jail
Parole and probation are trapping former prisoners in debt, forcing them to work to avoid getting locked up.
Apr 12, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Can Markets Solve Climate Change? This Democratic Socialist Thinks So. Can Markets Solve Climate Change? This Democratic Socialist Thinks So.
Here’s how.
Apr 12, 2016 / Mark Paul, Anders Fremstad, and James K. Boyce
Sanders Is for Schmucks Sanders Is for Schmucks
When will young voters come to their senses?
Apr 12, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow
Bernie Rocks Buffalo. He Also Did Something Else. Bernie Rocks Buffalo. He Also Did Something Else.
Sanders turned out a huge crowd. He also took a notable detour.
Apr 11, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan
We Asked 4 Prominent Bernie Supporters if They’d Vote for Hillary in November. Here’s What They Told Us. We Asked 4 Prominent Bernie Supporters if They’d Vote for Hillary in November. Here’s What They Told Us.
Is there an argument to be made for “Bernie or Bust”?
Apr 11, 2016 / Doug Henwood, Rania Khalek, Kathleen Geier, and Joshua Holland
The 2008 Democratic Primary Was Far Nastier Than 2016’s The 2008 Democratic Primary Was Far Nastier Than 2016’s
Clinton had not surrendered at this point eight years ago—and the party still came together at the convention.
Apr 11, 2016 / Joan Walsh
Egyptian President Sisi Is Ridiculed for ‘Selling’ Islands to Saudi Arabia Egyptian President Sisi Is Ridiculed for ‘Selling’ Islands to Saudi Arabia
Even members of the usually supine elite are horrified; the dictator’s move could provoke much more widespread opposition.
Apr 11, 2016 / Juan Cole
Nothing About the 1994 Crime Bill Was Unintentional Nothing About the 1994 Crime Bill Was Unintentional
In the ’90s, Bill Clinton exploited fears about crime in the same way that Donald Trump uses immigration today.
Apr 11, 2016 / Bruce Shapiro
Only the Pentagon Could Spend $640 on a Toilet Seat Only the Pentagon Could Spend $640 on a Toilet Seat
What your tax dollars go towards at America’s defense headquarters.
Apr 11, 2016 / William D. Hartung
Ken Burns on Jackie Robinson and the Republican Party’s ‘Pact With the Devil’ Ken Burns on Jackie Robinson and the Republican Party’s ‘Pact With the Devil’
As PBS prepares to air his two-part documentary on Jackie Robinson, we speak to Ken Burns about what the baseball and civil-rights legend tells us about politics in 2016.
Apr 11, 2016 / Dave Zirin