Economics

Nigel Farage at the European Parliament

The 2 Things Britain Can’t Leave in the EU The 2 Things Britain Can’t Leave in the EU

Hint: They’re both real problems that Brexit has likely worsened.

Jun 28, 2016 / Column / Gary Younge

Black Lives Matter

The Other ‘Political Revolution’ Growing in Washington The Other ‘Political Revolution’ Growing in Washington

Black feminists have moved a big idea that is breaking up the Beltway’s neoliberal consensus.

Jun 28, 2016 / Dorian T. Warren

An ISIS flag in Lebanon

ISIS Is a Symptom, Not the Cause, of the Middle East’s Disintegration ISIS Is a Symptom, Not the Cause, of the Middle East’s Disintegration

And other vital lessons the US security establishment has not learned.

Jun 28, 2016 / Patrick Cockburn

Paul LePage

Big Solar’s Obstructionism in Maine Big Solar’s Obstructionism in Maine

Will Big Solar perpetuate the abuses of Big Oil?

Jun 27, 2016 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin

Hillary At Mayors Conference

What the Democrats Must Learn From Brexit About Free-Trade Deals What the Democrats Must Learn From Brexit About Free-Trade Deals

Sanders and Clinton are right to oppose the TPP, and the Democratic Party should do the same.

Jun 27, 2016 / John Nichols

Sweatshop worker

Colleges Aren’t Enforcing Their Own Anti-Sweatshop Policies Colleges Aren’t Enforcing Their Own Anti-Sweatshop Policies

SUNY’s failure to enforce its anti-sweatshop policies is a reminder that major institutional consumers can only go so far in addressing the crisis of globalized labor abuses.

Jun 27, 2016 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen

Seeing Appalachia Through the Eyes of Appalachians

Seeing Appalachia Through the Eyes of Appalachians Seeing Appalachia Through the Eyes of Appalachians

Several new media projects are re-envisioning a region long stereotyped as backward and ignorant.

Jun 25, 2016 / Photo Essay / Layne Amerikaner

Trump Speaks on Brexit

An Urgent Message From the UK: Take the Trump Threat Seriously An Urgent Message From the UK: Take the Trump Threat Seriously

A progressive politics that addresses the fears of voters who have been battered by austerity, globalization, and deindustrialization is absolutely necessary.

Jun 24, 2016 / John Nichols

Brexit fallout

What Are the Risks of Brexit? What Are the Risks of Brexit?

Falling trade, global recession, growing nativism—but it’s possible to mitigate these risks, if we finally end austerity.

Jun 24, 2016 / Jeff Madrick

Disgust With Elites and Fear of Others Drove the Brexit Vote

Disgust With Elites and Fear of Others Drove the Brexit Vote Disgust With Elites and Fear of Others Drove the Brexit Vote

I landed this morning in London, the capital of a nation that voted to turn its back on its neighbors.

Jun 24, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan

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