Budgets

Here’s the Progressive Biden Should Pick to Run America’s Consumer Watchdog

Here’s the Progressive Biden Should Pick to Run America’s Consumer Watchdog Here’s the Progressive Biden Should Pick to Run America’s Consumer Watchdog

President-elect Joe Biden should start rebuilding the CFPB—and thereby gain a powerful weapon in the fight against this economic downturn.

Dec 22, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

What if Scientists Already Know How to Prevent the Next Pandemic?

What if Scientists Already Know How to Prevent the Next Pandemic? What if Scientists Already Know How to Prevent the Next Pandemic?

One Health is a pan-species approach that could ward off the next big outbreak. But first, it has to overcome the anti-science ethos of the Trump era.

Dec 14, 2020 / Feature / Jimmy Tobias

We Can’t Message Our Way Out of a Public Health Crisis

We Can’t Message Our Way Out of a Public Health Crisis We Can’t Message Our Way Out of a Public Health Crisis

As the coronavirus has spread, public officials have spent a lot of time urging people to wear a mask and socially distance, when they can’t stay home—and offered not much else.

Dec 9, 2020 / Abdullah Shihipar

Will a Biden Administration Mean a Smaller Military Budget?

Will a Biden Administration Mean a Smaller Military Budget? Will a Biden Administration Mean a Smaller Military Budget?

Preventing future pandemics, and addressing long-standing inequalities, will require cutting our bloated Pentagon budget.

Nov 30, 2020 / William D. Hartung and Mandy Smithberger

Stockton, CA

Starting From Stockton Starting From Stockton

What this small California city can teach America about basic income.

Nov 17, 2020 / David Kirp

Era of Large Numbers

Why a Biden Administration Needs to Spend Big Why a Biden Administration Needs to Spend Big

Democrats must embrace massive infrastructure projects, giant deficits, and a high debt-to-GDP ratio.

Nov 2, 2020 / Mike Konczal

Nancy Pelosi

Democrats Cannot Cave to the Republican Death Cult on the Stimulus Bill Democrats Cannot Cave to the Republican Death Cult on the Stimulus Bill

Liability protection might not sound like an issue worth fighting for, but lives literally depend on whether Democrats hold the line during stimulus negotiations.

Oct 21, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Progressives Won’t Wait for Biden to Set the Course

Progressives Won’t Wait for Biden to Set the Course Progressives Won’t Wait for Biden to Set the Course

If Biden plans to fulfill his campaign trail promise that he’ll be the “most progressive president since FDR,” he’ll have to help lead the push for progressive policies.

Oct 19, 2020 / Robert L. Borosage

UNCOUNTED, a Memorial for People Killed by Law Enforcement Officers

UNCOUNTED, a Memorial for People Killed by Law Enforcement Officers UNCOUNTED, a Memorial for People Killed by Law Enforcement Officers

Countless men, women, and children have been killed at the hands of US law enforcement officers. Breonna Taylor was murdered by Louisville police on March 13, 2020, and recently he...

Oct 13, 2020 / OppArt / Coco Howard

31 Days Until the Election

31 Days Until the Election 31 Days Until the Election

The death toll rises while Trump blusters.

Oct 10, 2020 / OppArt / Bill Bramhall

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